New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-06
ALLIANCE.
rr-RTHER LIGHT ON IT'S PERSONAL AND
POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
AN ATTACK ON THE ADMINISTRATION. IN
WHICH THE GOVERNOR GIVES

WHICH THE GOVERNOR GIVES
HIMSELF FREE REIN
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuxE.l
WASHINGTON. July New light continues TO
no thrown from day to day on the political and
personal significance OF the alliance recently
formed by Secretary Alger and Governor Hazen
Pfngree to defeat the reelection Of James
Mcmillan as a United States Senator from
Michigan In view OF General Alger's apparent
ourpose to retain his seat in President Nc
Kinley's Cabinet. attention has naturally been
attracted TO the attitude assumed by the Secre-
,arv's new political partner toward the National
Administration, and the policies with which 1t
has been identified
one or two Of Governor Pngree's candid. dis
rsss,onate eulogies OF the Chief Executive and
his political programme are already in cir
ou,ation In these the new associate Of
the Secretary OF War has appeared in the de-
PRESSING role OF an overfearful and somewhat
RESPONDENT friend Of the Administration. How
ever Governor Pingree's consciousness takes
rlavrul air occasionally. and II is pleasure TO
End him now and then emerging from an At
tirsonian atmosphere OF gloom and INDUCING
tho lighter qualities OF his critical genius. In
q THANKSGIVING Day interview granted by him
las, November TO a representative Of The De-
t,ot Evening News" he put on record this
anpreciation OF the President the Adminlstra-
tons Philippine policy and certain Of It's pohtl-
cal supporters; la.
didn't call on the President anybody else
c Sint maj Mr. Pack went 10 Hanna to see MN
ahout the matter. beca use. as a mater % 80
tbai foreign missionary society 70 take care q Our
home mission. One would think thsa me ynar ~
rev Marcus Aureius Hanna, 1ght-nano inaI ", %
Dr. Mckinley. chief apostle OF the ,ia was
in he
The political affairs OF the various oSor IL
don't need their help neke iT INTO bits before it has
converted half OF the prospective lsoIl'icel pI;h
9 pm; imagine Si society Of Foreign Missions taking
into confidence the only ana lnlIn5auie 1boTnes
y Piaff We don't want any Of that CROWD win uS.
49, a. ,he rev DR. J c. Burrows. also prominent
IN the mission work that We don't care what '''eS
And let me say this morning that II AcKinley Is
giving thanks to-day for the orsaIlIasonr al an
VS. M services of such humanitarian disciples
~ 1olitical and economic reformation as the genLS1
mango his tune in a very few months .oo.,.,
Mckinley has all ne can atteha 10 Gnu NJ Grrs
,.snt 10 waste any time in caring Ior tle tlOiiie
Wission society Of Michigan. In three months me
SlSSe Of the country will have become SO dis
gvstPeS vim the idea of public foreign missions
80 Tie man VINO originated and encouraged OIe
ia vii never 1are to come before them and ask
io ~. ar a - Of people worrying over the fact
mat the Michigan delegation may not support thg
- ~ that ! have something 10 do Win ual
ssrtinert Now. I am not worrying about the o. o.
-, N a man who is advocating pOAcy NIiiICl
III I'm MIN ionz before the convention is camel
Av~eIius Hanna talking about humanity anu al
- r.ttie hOohv Congressmen, who say they VII
,o'n ne society II is enough TO make dos slch,
{go,ra If course. has 10 back the FItsIuei51 ~
Stoce,ing the extension Of the missions; dIlC an
- rnfssionarv societies Of the resi- OF Ial b@'-s
~ - Vre with a rapidly which IS starting. -.
" dOD'f care II they come into this 1lato ~
49,, a-i1 nave no trouble beating Msslo!ldry bUl
-, L4s is one Of the who has followed inc
DYES sent
--e-,e 10 the other AS a matter or tact We udES
nor thought Of the support o. the rama peopISS
g. the coming campaign, and have not SAID "OI
shoft n I presume that there Will ne Hee.44ls
- ne chief members Of the Missionary socety 20
IN over their foreign work to-day, ana thal u
N-T-inlev will give thanks for having entered mo
~ Uork OF course II will kill him dead; Dut ne
5oesr:t KNOW it, so I presume his thanks, joined
win those OF the other reverend Drethreh' VIII oe
haven't given any thought o. what the Michigan
dslegstfon vii do 10 the next National Republican
ConyeDtion as that time IS too far OF However
I am not worrying about men VINO nave aIreaoy
sounded their political doom, which will be con-
surnated as soon the American people learn
the !practica bty Of carrying on foreign missions
when there is much work 10 he done az nome.
In view Of the above undisputed Thanksgtv-
ing Day interview Of The Detroit Evening
News.r the wonder arises whv the Governor
should have thought II advisable 10 repudiate
a more recent interview expressing similar SEN