The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03
THERE'S ONLY ONE ALCER
That Is What the People of De-
troit Said.
GIVEN A GRAND WELCOME
Pingree Says That Alger's Forced Rssig-
nation Was an Insult to the State.
Will Not Forget the Cow
ardly Conduct.


ly banished this afternoon and evening
by the magnificent welcome rendered
him by the people of his own city and
state. From O'Clock, when the well
coming committee crowded into his
private car upon it's arrival at Toledo,
| until 8 O'Clock, when the general ceased
| grasping outstretched hands, the scene
was a constant and spontaneous ova-
ton. Smiles and tears repeatedly
struggled for the mastery over the
secretary's bronzed countenance as he
gazed into the eager faces of the null
titudes, who loudly and convincingly
insisted that "Algers all right" and no
dissenting voice was heard Darkness
fell during the speeches from the re-
| viewing stand in front of the city hall,
giving opportunity for throwing a
| searchlight upon the features of Gen
| eral Alger drawn in crayon on a cam
vass Is feet square hung from the city
hall and surrounded by patriotic dec
orations. great crush at the indoor
| reception was the final feature.
The special train which met General
| Alger and party at Toledo consisted
of six coaches 1t carried 400 members
of the reception committee. When the
| Pennsylvania train arrived, the Sener-
| ais car was besieged by his friends.
General Alger was escorted through the
| reception train and gr'eeted by all.
About 300 bicyclists and over 10000
marchers escorted General Ager from
the Michigan Central station, by a
circuitous route, leading past the gen
| erals home to the reviewing stand.
| Military and veterans of the civil war,
! including Fairbanks post, G. A. r., of
Il general a
| pany of Spanish war veterans and
| scores of marchers in secret society
| uniforms filed past. Fairbanks post
carried two great banners, stretching
half way across the street, which de-
| clared There is only one Alger."
When General Alger appeared upon
| the reviewing stand there was a roar
| of applause from the dense crowd,
which blocked all traffic across the
| Campus Martius. The eX-secretary re-
| viewed the parade and returned the
| salutations of many marchers. especial
| ly those of veteran G. A. r. comrades.
Mayor Maybury, after calling for or
der. said:
General Alger, should despair, sir,
| of being able to voice the heartiness
| of this welcome were it not already
shown in this vast concourse through
| which you have passed. 1t will go
| forth to the world, sir, that where you
| are best known there you are best be-
| loved and best appreciated. 1t will
go forth to the world, sir, due notice
that the standard of high character
built up by patience and perseverance,
honesty and uprighteousness cannot
be thrown down by SANDER"
Governor John Pingree, in his
speech, read in behalf of the state
some pointed references to incidents
relating to Alger's home coming, and
fired some characteristic shots at the
| n o VI c ~ II ial Ia.
largely responsible. The governor said
that Alger's best service for his coun-
| try was in his efficient management
of the war department. He added:
The facts which led up to the sub
mitting of your resignation to the
president are we'll known. The treat
| ment which you have received has
| justly aroused the resentment of fair
| minded Americans. The people of
| Michigan look upon the manner in
which your withdrawal from that cab
| met was forced as an insult to the
state. They are here to-day to rebuke
| the cupidity of politicians, high and
| low. They are here to show their con-
tempt for the cowardly attacks of
venal press.
"a mean-spirited and upscrupulous
press has carried ON campaign of de-
hberate Misrepresentation and lies con-
cerning your business management OF
!
Michigan know that these attacks are
absolutely without Justification In
| spite or the obsolete customs and sys-
tens OF your department, you contri-
puted more than anyone to bring the
war with Spain to a quick end. You
did so. although hindered by the inter-
ference of others unfit to handle busi-
ness or military affairs
The people of Michigan will remem-
Der the indignity to which the state has
been subject. In time they will come to
know who is responsible for it. / think
| they already see that politics makes
towards of some men, in both high and
| low position. They will in time despise
the official. no matter how exalted his
| position, who truckled to the newspa-
pers, or who considered money or in
formation in any form. They will turn
away from any representative of Micni-
gan at Washington who has stood by
without protest and permitted citizen
of the state to be a grossly abused and
misrepresented man as you have been.
They will not forget the cowardly con-
duct of some of the neWspape pers and
public men of the state who have by
their silence practically joined in the
attacks upon you. The sense of justice
and fair play of our people will not sup
port such methods, They will be appar-
ent when the people of our state ex-
pressed themselves at the polls
know that some people think it un-
wise upon an occasion like this to give
voice to such sentiments as have been
expressing. l say to them that the
truth is never out OF place. l also say
that there is no better way of showing
our appreciation of your worth as a
citizen of Michigan than by exposing
the methods of those who have been a
part of the conspiracy to diseredit you
and insult the state and its people.
Il have come to believe that the in
eli nSf n
government is the newspaper Its
boasted liberalty is but a license 1t
has no scruple and no conscience There
are. of course exceptions but | speak
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