The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE INVENTIONS or AMERICANS
HAS DONE MORE TO Make
This CouatrY Popular Than Re-
publican Legislation
Has Done.
Washington. July 8, 1899

ana Secretary Alger, WMch SEEM
ed almost at hand a day or two
ago, has been postponed for a
time by Pingree's denial, doubt
less under instructions from AL
ger, of the correctness of the anti
Mckinley interviews recently at
tributed to him by reputable
newspapers, in Michigan and
elsewhere. But postponing i'll
does not mean that it will be
avoided permanently. Notwith-
standing his protestations of 10y
atty to Mr.. Mckinley, Alger is
under suspicion, and if he can
prevent a break that will result in
his being kicked out of the cabi-
net, he will have to display more
diplomacy than he has ever been
credited with having in his make
up. His retention in the cabinet
was also probably assisted by
what Senator Burrows told Mr..
McKinley-that Senator McMil-
Ian and himself would not ask for
Alger's dismissal, at this time,
because they believed his remain
ing in the cabinet would be more
of a benefit than an injury to the
formers candidacy for re-elec-
tion. One of the results of Mr..
Mckinley suspicion of Alger
will be that the latter will not be
allowed to issue an important or
der or to make an appointment,
until the approval of Mckinley
has been secured. OF course,
this approval has always been
necessary, but it has as a matter
of course been freely given here
tofore in all matters pertaining to
the war department. Hereafter,
everything is to be scrutinized
carefully and every act of the war
department will be McKinley's
personal act,
The inventions Of Americans
have done more to make this
country prosperous than republic
can legislation has done, notwith-
standing preposterous claims, and
the inventive genius Of Americans
was never more actively employed
than at this time. This is proven
by the heavy increase in the re-
ceipts of the United States patent
office, now So, 900 week more
than a year ago, and by the fact
that the week S issue Of patents,
trade marks and labels was great.
er than any since April, 1890, also
by the five thousand applications
awaiting action by the patent Of
flee.
Kentuckians who have been to
Washington since the state con-
vention was held, seem to regard
democratic success in the state as
certain. For instance, Mr.. II.
M. Lanham said: William Goe-
bel will be elected governor OF
Kentucky without a doubt. He
is man Ct the peoplsand stands
for the public against corpora
tions, trusts and monopolies. He
won out after a fight that proved
his pluck and staying qualities,
and demonstrated his abilities as
one Of the greatest organizers in
the country"
As the democratic state con-
vention of Ohio will not convene
for some weeks, there is plenty Of
time to talk about probable can
didates for governor, and it is
freely taken advantage oil
wherever q few democrats gather
to discuss politics. There are q
number of men put forward as
favorites, including Kilbourne,
Rice, and Haskell, but the man
whose name has been oftenes
mentioned in connection with the
nomination, during the last two
or three days, is John r. Mclean,
the owner Of the Cincinnati In
quirer. One Ohio democrat saic
of the probable platform: "Ohic
democrats are unitedly opposed
to the policy Of the Federal ad
ministration in the Philippines;
they are opposed to certain pc.
culiar features in the conduct o
the Spanish war; they emphatic
ally condemn Algerism and al
the dishonor and disgrace implied
by the term, and they are opposed
to trusts and similar forms Of or.
ganized corporate wealth. They
will shape their platform along
those lines, and they have reas.
enable hopes of winning upor
them alone, although other plank
may be added to the platform.
That the republicans of the STATE