Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-13
The Politician.

an order directing all bureau officers
and their army assistants to greet the
new Secretary in full dress uniform.
The dazzling uniforms of Major Gen
eral Miles. Brig Genarels Corbin, Will
son, Ludingbon, Greedy and Sternberg
and their assistants added much to the
brilliancy of the scene, Justice Cole,
of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, administered the oath OF Of
fee to Mr.. Root. Mr. Alger left for
his home after the formalitles connect
ed with the official transfer Of the war
office were completed. His retirement
ends and closes the only charge
against the work of the administration
seriously made, or widely affecting any
large part of the public. The assiduity
with which 1t was urged was itself the
best possible proof that no other chan
mel for assault existed and no other
charge was advisable. Generally
speaking, Republicans feel that the ad-
ministration has Deen strengthened by
General Alger's resignation. AT the
same time they will not as a whole feel
that he did anything to bring the Pres
ident or his party into disrepute. The
principal weakness from which he suf-
fered is oftentimes virtue, especially
in private life. If he carried his likes
and dislikes too far, he has paid the
penalty to the uttermost. Secretary
| Alger has made mistakes, but when the
books are posted and the record made
up, his management of the War De-
partment will not stand lowest in the
list of those things which have given
the administration prestige and the
Republican party strength for future
contests.
All official reports received by Sur
geon General Wyman, of the Marine
Hospital Service, indicates that the yel-
low fever situation at the National
Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va, and
the conditions in the localities there
about, continue satisfactory The
measures adopted by the Government
to prevent the spread of the disease
are working admirably. There were no
new cases and no deaths at the Hamp-
ton Home up to the first of this week,
according to the official dispatch of
Gov. Woodfin.
The President has now purchased
the Mckinley Cottage" in Canton, o.
The deal was closed last Saturday and
the consideration. is said to be $4,000
The property was not on the market
1t is endeared to the President and
Mrs Mckinley as their first home,
where they began housekeeping. The
home was the political mecca, for near
ly a million people during the cam
paign of 1896 The news of the pur-
chase caused great satisfaction in Can
ton.
Serene E. Payne, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee of The
House of Representatives and a mem
ber of he joint commission on the
Alaskan boundary, said: Being {
member of the commission, my lip!
are sealed as to the probable report thu
commission will make and the course
the boundary matter will take. This
would be a matter for an arbitration
committee, if one were appointed. / dt
not think that Sir Wilfrid Lauriel
had any idea war would result from
the boundary question, when he made
his recent speech in Ottawa. Tht
thing isn't worthy of a serious consid
Grafton" Meanwhile, Sir Wilfrid
Laurier turns his back on our recen
invitation to be our guest in Chicago
He is disinclined to accept or even con
slider invitations from our side of tht
border. Sir Wilfrid was a veritablt
boom to the Washington smart Sc
last winter He was the patron sain
of every bounder and climber in tbs
city. He had filled many a thinly pop
ulated drawing room, and we haC
wished he might come again.
Gratifying reports are received her
in regard to the health of the mistres
of the White House, who has been yer!
much reduced by the low fever which
developed during her visit to New
England and confined her to her room
for many weeks The invigorating ali
and the quiet life at Plabtsburg are re
storing Mrs. Mckinley to her usua
health During the absence of tn
Presidential family the interior of tn
White House, notably the historic blu
room, where the state receptions are hell
and the family dining room are under
going great changes. With the returl
of the President and Mrs. Mckinley
and the reassembling of the Cabine
to gather around the White House ia
BILE. The newly appointed Secetar,
of War and his family will be a dis
tinct acquisition 10 the Cabinet circl
and the society at large. They will a
once establish themselves in a Wash
ington home.
The number of enlistments in tn
new volunteer army has already reach
ed total of 9O36 and the final compile
ton of the ten volunteers regiment
for service in the Philippines wi.
,, realized even ahead of the anticipate
, time. 1t is asserted that Secretary c
War Root has a plan matured 10 max