The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-07-07

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 3rd.

MIR. EDITOR:-lnc break between Mr..
Mckinley and Secretary Alger, which
seemed almost at hand Il day Or two ago,
has been postponed for Il time by Pin
gree's denial, doubtless under instructions
from Alger, of the correctness of the anti
Mckinley interviews recently attributed
to him by reputable newspapers. in Mich
igan and elsewhere. But postp"niny it
does not mean that it will he avoided per-
mancntlv. Notwithstanding his public
protestations of LOYALTY to Mr.. Mckinley,
Alger Is under suspicion, and if he can
prevent Il break that will result in his be-
ing k cicd 1T of the Cabinet, he will have
to display more diplomacy than he has
ever been credited with having in his
Rake up. His retention in the Cabinet.
was also probably assisted by what Sen
ator Burrows told Mr.. Mckinley-that
Senator Mcmillan and himself would not
ask for Ayers dismissal, at this time, be-
cause they believed his remaining in the
Cabinet would be more of benefit than
an in jury to the formers candidacy for
reelection. One of the results of Mr.
Mckinlcy'S suspicion of Alger will be
that the latter will not be allowed to issue
an important order or to make an APP
po:ntment, until the approval of Mr..
Mckinley has been secured. OF course
this approval has always been necessary,
but it has rs n matter of course been freely
given heretofore in all matters pertaining
to the War Department. Hereafter, every
thing is to be scrutinized carefully and
every act of the War Department will be
Mr. Mckinley's personal act
The inventions of Americans have done
more to make this country prosperous
than republican legislation has done, not
withstanding preposterous claims, and the
inventive genius of Americans was never
more actively employed than at this time
This is proven by the heavy increase i'll
the receipts of the L. :. Patent office. now
So 900 week more than Il year ago. and
by the fact that the weeks issue of pat
ents trademarks and labels was greater
than any since April, 1891, also by the
five thousand applications awaiting action
by the Patent Office.
kentuckians who have been to Wash
ington since the State convention was
held, seem to regard democratic success
in the State as certain. For instance, Mr.
II. NJ Lanham said: civilian Goebel
will be elected Governor of Kentucky
without IA doubt. He is a man of the
people and stands for the public against
corporations, trusts and monopoles. He
won out after a fight that proved his
pluck and staying qualities and demon
stratcd his abilities one of the greatest
organizers in the country
AS the democratic state convention of
Ohio will not convene for some weeks,
there is plenty of time to talk about prob
able candidates for Governor, and it is
freely taken advantage of wherever a few
democrats gather to discuss politics.
There are number of men put forwad as
favoritcs, including kilbourne, Rice, and
Haskell, but the man whose name has
been oftenest mentioned in connection
with the nomination, during the last two
or three days, is John II. Mclean, the
owner of the Cincinnati Inquirer. One
Ohio democrat said of the probable plat
form: Ohio democrats are united OPP
posed to the policy of the Federal admin
istration in the Philippines; they are OPP
posed to certain peculiar features in the
conduct of the Spanish war they emphat
ically condemn Algcrism and all the dis
Il !,
and they are opposed to trusts and SINH
lar forms of organized corporate wealth
They will shape their platform along
those lines. and they have reasonable
hopes of winning upon them alone, al
though other pianks may he added to the
platform" That the republicans If the
state do not feel the confidence they
express was shown by the request made
of Mr.. Mckinley to come to the state and
make some speeches for Hanna 5 ticket.
There is more or less discussion in po-
litical circles as to the Influences which
caused Governor Roosevelt tn rem We
himself from the path of Mr.. Mckinley
and to declare himself strongly in favor
of the latter's denomination Boss Platt
is credited with having made the deal,
which is understood to involve tue sup
port of Roosevelt by the administration
for the nomination in 1924, as well as
! some fat slices of patronage under the
present administration Mr.. Roosevelt
may realize on the latter part of the deal
all right, but there are several big Ifs