The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-27
MCKINLEY A COWARD.
In the Matter Of the Resignation
Of Alger.
PlNGREE THE AUTHORITY.
Talks Very Plainly and Says Alser Is
Only Scapeeoae-hard
on Hanna.

Talks Very Plainly and Says Aleer
Only a Scapeeoas-Hard
on Hanna.
DETROIT, July Ex-Governor PIN
gree to-day handed to the Assocfat
ed Press prepared, signed inter
view, giving what the Governor as
serts to be s'facts which are absolute
" reliable, bearing npon the reia
tions between Gen. Alger and Presl
dent Mckinley, with which th'
public are not familiar"
At the outset the Governor says:
II have no hesitation in saying
that the course pursued by the
President in this matter is little less
than cowardly. 1t is, to say the
least, very unmanly."
Governor Pingree said his lnfor'
nation did not come from Gen
Alger, but from Zone. whose kno"i'
edge of the facts cannot be dis'
puted."
Proceeding, he says that repeated
~ aimee the Eastern newspapers be-
pan their attacks upon Secretary
Aleer the Secretary informed the
President that if these press COM
ments embarrassed the Administra-
ton in the slightest degree he wouid
resign at once, but the President as
often protested emphatically that ne
had the utmost confidence in Secre-
tary Alger and his conduct OF the
var department, and that the coun-
trv could not afford to lose his SER
vices. -.
The Governor says at the time his
aalleeed alliance" with Gen. Alger
was announced, and before his dis
ayowal of interviews criticising the
President had reached Washington,
Gen. Alger told the President that
upon the Presidents slightest init
nation he would resign, but the
President refused to entertain the
idea for moment.
AS to the alleged alliance being
s any reason for asking for zen
Ayers resignation, Governor Pin
pree SAYS: "Long before my an.
!, nouncement that I would support
Z Gen, Alger for the Senate seere'
tarv Of State Hay, on Jnne ias1'
raauested Vice President Hobart to
,ntimate to Gen. Alger that MS
Z RESIGNATION would be acceptable 70
-thePresident and would relieve him
s0f the embarrassment Of the attacks
regarding the conduct of the war
Mr.. Hobart very properly declined
10 be a party to such unmanly, not to
say cowardly, proceeding, and ex-
pressed his opinion in terms decided
ly vigorous.
q After that, Gen. Alger, entirely
sspnorant of this miserable conspir-
ssacy, several times offered to end the
sattacks by submitting his resigna'
ktion, but still the President did not
Shave the courage to express himself
to his Secretary. Gen. Alger finally
kdid hand his resignation to the
President to take effect on January
2. The President dared not face the
General in a manly way and ask
him to retire and give his reasons
kfor making the request. He finally
accomplished by indirection what
he dared not do in an open and
frank manner himself.
Governor Pingree stated that Mr..
Hobart was finally prevailed upon
By Attorney General Griggs to con-
vey to the Secretary that his resig-
nation was desired and ''gave my al
legged alliance with the Secretary
as pretext.
Commenting on the whole matter,
the Governor says Gen. Alger's
sacrifice was compelled by demands
of the New York politicians, backed
by the .'unscrupulous and heartiess
press" He predicts that it will be
learned ssshat the President himself
IL responsible for whatever mistakes
have been made in conducting the
war"
He adds: II am told on the very
best authority that Gen. Alger made
very few appointments of officers
during the war, and that the commits
sfons were issued almost entirely
upon the order Of the President"
The Governor asserts that the
most recent attacks upon Algel
were caused by his frank declara
tion of opposition to trusts: and he
adds that there is decided odor ol
trusts around the present Admins
tration, with Mark Hanna as the &C
knowledged king maker
In conclusion, the Governor calls
on Michigan newspapers to do JUS
{ tice to the States foremost repre-
3 sentative in public life.
1t is conjectured- here that Brig
Gen. Henry NJ. Dufaeld gave som'
of the foregoing information, but tn
General declines to be interviewed
Tho moot nf tho horn too6oro n
men are women.
. Mans work should be a continua
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authority fora1:!&i III
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