Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28
FEBRUARY o., 1899.
KITCHEN cAnINEr SAUCE.

A few days ago the statement was sent
out from Washington that the days Of
Algerian were positively Numbered.
Washington correspondent. who, 30 is
known. possess especial advantage in
the way ~ Keeping in touch with whot
II going on 90 adminislraiion circles nnd
whose dispatches have mot lufrequontly
been suspected of having been sen ioned
81 not aotu1lly prepared, boo the Kitchen
cabinet. asserted confidently that within
two weeks Algcr would tender his rosip-
nation. OF his resignation would hc sent
10 him boy tho President Now. however
II would appear that those correspondents
were decidedly previous Al0er has am
nounccd his purpose "to hrazon BE- out"
aud tho President. 30 would seem. is prac-
tically poworloss 90 prevent llm from so
doing.
Algcr knows "a good ihiuF when DE gets
hold Of 81. and has mo- intention Of drop-
ping from the Presidents neck. aud "a
little review Of history tends to show
that the President couldn't Wcil uuI0an
him. n ho would lu o. word Algct haH IA
deed go the portfolio of Secretary of WHr,
aud that deed wa. signed. scaled. anI do-
nvcrcd by Marx Hanna. who hos thc
President power of attorney DOB sucn
mattors. aud whose acts bind Ar. Me-
Kinloy.
Aud the ntto review Of history to which
we have referred 81 quito interesting Erie
day Representative johnson W,puhucam.
Of Indiana, in hia terrible a%rraisnmont of
tho President declared Chat tho leading
Republican papers of tho country. which
for months past have bcgv Hereby at
tacking the Secretary. have lacked the
courage 10 lay their axe Co The root 40
the evil. and oensurc the gentleman. who.
to reward him Tor Dis political services
n disbursement boo the campaign OF
1896. appointed him to hls present posi-
ton. and has maintained him there ever
since. Notwithstanding Dis iucompotoncy,
and against complaints that have been
made against him
The New York Evening Post. I'm com
monttng ON this. Says it is q frank state
ment OF what is universally known TO
be the truth. Secretary Alger. adds the
Post, cannot be got rid OF. simply because
he bought his place with a heavy came
paign contribution. lie Is Ia member OF
what is known in Washington as the
Mckinley Syndicate, which Mr. johnson
describes. also Ia very plain language.
as the gentlemen who furnished the
money for his CMckinloyfo nomination
and election. and who, I doubt not have
pledged him a denomination and r%e-elec-
tidn."
To the New York Herald OF Sunday
John Gllmer Speed contributes "a six
column pohtco-biographical sketch, SO
60 speak. OF Algor. IN which sim broader
light Is thrown on the subjects claims
TO his present position. I'm that part ~
the sketch which is especially geruane
10 the matter immediately under consid-
Grafton. tho writer shows that Alscr Is
an adept IN controuing delesates 10 pollti-
cal conventions. and reproduces the dccla-
rations in John shorman's book that
ne sherman believed and thousht bee
had conclusive proof that Alger bought
tho sherman neerocs in the convention
which nominated Harrison. Then thc
writer says;
"\yhen General liarrisop was elected
Alger sought 90 30 into his Cabinet, hut
Haruson made him no otter b. was
freely limited when Mckinley WAS seeking
the nomination that Ayers experience IN
getting dclegates in the South was used
bN Mamma. and when Alser Was invited
to a place ia the Cabinet there was a
suspicion that Aiger helped with some
Thing more substantial than experience.
The experiences OF the last year lead
many 20 believe that The obligations L.
Alger are very heavy, else he would nor
be retained"
Precisely. Mckinley has che second
term bee In his bonnet Than that fact
nothing could be more patent. His re-
election and the carrying out % his policy
are necessary TO the fulfilling OF Mark
Hanna's contracts with the syndicate.
Mere the President 40 cAuce, the deed
gsven TO Alger ~ Hanna and repudiato
hanna's contract Will the Secretary. this
last-named worthy might not only buy
some OF tae Mckinley negroes In the
next national Republican Convention. but
might also tel OUT OF school some very
unpleasant and damoeing tales 1t there
fore, seems that Mckinley must stand or
fah by Aigerism, and that b. the circum-
stances he could but conclude that 'twere |
eSater TO bear the tls OF Algerisln than
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