The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-14
THE UNSPEALABLE ALoER,


/ Tacoma Ledger, Rep.
General Alger, who has formed po-
litics alliance with that political what is
it Governor Pingrec, in order to secure
seat in the senate, is declared to have
started his campaign with a distortion
OF the truth. General Ager declared in
his recent interview, in which he adj
mitted that he was in political partner
ship with Pingrec, that Governor
Pipgree is for President Mckinley first,
last and all the time. This was made in
the course Of his interview, as a mere
statement OF fact, but it bears on its face
evidences of being meant for an apol-
! ogy for the unusual combination
Governor Pingree now in his usual
plain language upon reading General
Ayers statement, proceeds to put the
secretary Of war in u very undesirable
position. Governor Pingrcc says, III
General Alger said that it is his opinion
from his point Of view," and then lac
proceeds TO state his position from q
Pingree point of view, which is diamet-
rically opposed TO the Algerian view.
Governor Pingree says; "The ques-
tion whether ! am for President Me-
kinley lies with the president, not me.
II General Alger knows that President
Mckinley is opposed to territorial ex-
pansion, and is not an advocate OF the
murder and the destruction being vs-
tied upon the innocent Filipinos, hc has
right to say that | am for Mckinley.
Ii General Alger is informed that Nc
Kinley is opposed 10 trusts and TO legs-
lation to restrict and suppress them,
then | am closer to the opinions of Me-
Kinley than has generally been believed.
II General Alger is assured that Pre- i
dent Mckinley is not in touch aud
sympathy with the disreputable poll l.
cal methods OF Mark Hanna and his
friends and deprecates such leadership,
then am for Mckinley.
There is no other solution oi this than
that of the incOnceivablc statement
made by the boy, which no one could
fathom. except upon the basis that the
boy lied. Governor Pingree's peculiar
ideas have been known 30 the people Of
this country for some time. They have
been exploitedin the newspapers and he
has publicly expressed himself freely on
many public occasions, which afford the
the strongest kind Of evidence that Gen
eral Alger could not help knowing his
position, even had he not for the past
few weeks been in Michigan, and in
close touch with Pingree. Whatever
faults the latter may have. hc has not
been accused OF lhypocricy or dodging
upon any question upon which he has
made up his mind, and the truth OF his
present statement squarely giving the
lie 10 Alger's assertions that "Pingree il
for the president iirst, last and all the
time" is fortified by all his previous
Iuttcrances, public or private.
The question arises, how il is possible
ior President Mckinley 10 longer carry
this Michigan old man Of the sea upon
/ his shoulders. The burden was heavy
enough before, but now 10 his other
shortcomings is added that OF making
statements that are proved untrue.
/ Outside the moral and political side Of
I the matter ID is hard tO see how anyone
bnt Alger would have monumental gall
to enter into an alliance with anyone
/ hol Ting such views OF the presidents
policy az does Pingree and yet retain
hi- position as a member Oi the presi-
dents confidential political family; how
anyone but Alger can look for AID and
comfort who believes, az does Pingree,
that the the forces under control Oi
General Alger are guilty Of ''the murder
and destruction being visited upon I'M
nocent Filippinos. -.
Alger has heretofore proved himself
I incompeteut, irrelevant and immater.
/ ial . now be proves himself untruthful
/ and ungrateful. II President Mckinley
allows him longer 10 remain member
! III his cabinet be- will nOtOniy drive from
/ the party in Michigan many loyal Re-
pubiicans, but he will make a breach in
7 the otherwise unanimous support be
would otherwise have in other states oi
/ the Union.
I n President Mckinley has the welfare
I Of the army, oi the people, 81 the Repub-
I lican party, 0f his own administration,
/ he will lOss no time in firing Alger; not
I trailing him off into an ambassadorship
| bat dropping him with a dull, heavy
thud which viii h. heard With pleasure
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