The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1899-04-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Il midnight conference was held to
consider the spector ofSam Jonesism
which is badly frightening Ohio re-
pubheans. The conference was par
tieipated in by Boss Hanna, Mr..
Mckinley, and several other repub-
leans of prominence who came from
Ohio to Washington for the purpose.
They believe that Sam Jones in
tends to run as an independent can
didate for Governor of Ohio, and
that he stands a good chance of
of getting enough votes to throw
the state to the democrats, il he
doesn't get elected himself They re-
alize that the loss OF Mr.. Mckinlev's
own state this year, would start a
boom for Teddy Roosevelt that
might knock Mr. Mckinley out of a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT year, They don t
know just what to do about it. A
proposition was made that Sam
Jones be given the regular republican
nomination for governor, but it did
not find much favor, because it was
stated that he could not be control
led by the machine. 1t was also
proposed that an attempt be made
to ascertain, whether Sam Jones
could be bought off with big APP
pointment in the diplomatic service.
All agreed that something had 20 be
done to head off Sam Jonesism in
Ohio, and all promised to put their
wits to work.
And the fighting still goes on in
the Philippines. Our troops whip
the Filipinos and take q town every
day or two, but as soon as they
leave the town-it would require
100, 600 men on the island of Luzon
alone, to permanently garrison all
the townsville Filipinos occupy it
again. And this sort of thing is
likely to go on indefinitely. 1t is not
surprising that men are beginning
to ask each other how long the peo-
pie of this country will be willing to
put up with this sort of thing. The
question is pertinent.
Not satisfied with trying to de
priye him, of honors rightfully be-
longing to him, the Navy Depart
ment has Ignored the request of
Rear Admiral Sehley-he has at least
got his commission as Rear Admiral,
for sea duty, and practically plac-
ed him on the shelf for the time be-
ing, by making him a member of the
Naval Examining Board in Wash
ington, while Sampson, the man he
ranks, is in command of a fine sqad-
ron.
Secretary Alger had hardly got
settled again in his chair at the War
Department, before he made public
new defiance of those republicans
who have been trying to persuade
MIR. Mckinley of the wisdom of
throwing Alger over board, regard
less OF what he might tell OF the cam
paign of. t96, This challenge of
of Alger indicates his belief that his
hold on Mr.. Mckinley is strong
enough to keep him in the Cabinet,
no matter what happens. He said:
"Since | entered the Cabinet, | have
not considered resigning; the matter
has never been mentioned to me by
the President, and have no inten-
ton OF resigning, If the purpose of
the constant reports that | will
leave the Cabinet is to tire out the
President and myself, those respon-
sible for them are very much mis-
taken,-they don't know their men. >"
1t is an open secret that many pro-
minent republicans are working to
force Alger out ofthe Cabinet. They
are willing to drop him easy by let
ting him take the Ambassadorship
to France, or any other diplomatic
position, under this government,
but they insist that he shall be ask
ed to resign if he will not do so. 1t
was in connection with this scheme
that White law Reds paper printed
a savage attack on Alger and Alger-
ism, a few days ago. Reeds rela-
tions with Mr.. Mckinley are so
close-he would have been in the
Cabinet but for Boss Platt's pro-
tests-that it is certain he never
would have printed that attack
without Mr. McKinley's knowledge.
The warmer the fight grows.
the better democrats will be pleased,
because they knows it is bound to
make heap of trouble for republi.
cans next year.
Wherever few long headed repub-
licans gather just now, the subject of
how the party can get the idea that
it is too favorable to trusts out of the
heacis--oif the voters, is apt to come
up for discussion. At a gathering of
several republican Senator's, in Wash
ington, this week, one of them said
II must confess that do not con-
slider the political outlook over
bright for therepublican party. The
Spring elections were not encourage
ing. The Toledo election lregard as
most significant Sam Jones, the in