The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-04-22
SAM JONES.
T1E OHIO REPUBLICANS ARE
AFRAID or HIrl.
War in the Philippines -Aiger
Has no Thought Of Resigning.

HAS no Thought Of Resigning.
Washington. April, III. "a
midnight conference was held to
consider the specter Of Sam
| Jonesism, which is badly fright
ening Ohio republicans. The
conference was participated in
| by Boss Hanna, Mr.. Mckinley,
and several other republicans Of
prominence who came from Ohio
to Washington for the purpose.
They believe that Sam Jones in
tends to run as an independent
candidate for governor Of Ohio,
and that he stands a good chance
Of getting enough votes to throw
the states to the democrats, If he
doesn t get elected himself.
They realize that the loss of Mr..
McKinley s own state this year.
would start a boom for Teddy
Roosevelt that might knock Mr..
Mckinley out of a nomination
next year. They don't know
Just what to do about III. "a
proposition was made that San
Jones be given the regular re-
publican nomination for govern
or, but it did not find much fav-
Or, because IL was stated that he
could not be controlled by the
machine. It was also proposed
that an attempt be made to as-
certain whether sam Jones could
be bought off with big appoint
ment in the diplomatic service.
All agreed that something had to
be done to head off Sam Jonesism
in Ohio, and all promised 70 put
their wits to work.
And the fighting still goes on
IN the Philippines. Our troops
whip the Filipinos and take
town every day or two, but al
soon as they leave the town it
would require 100 00l mon on
the island of Luzon al one, to
permanently garrison all towns
lthA fIiipiGo5 occupy it again.
Aiti this sort Of thing is likely to
g7 on indefinitely. II IS not sur
Ip.ising that men are beginning
- ask each other how long the
people Of this country will be
Willing to put up with this sort Of
thing. The question is peril
nent,
Not satisfied with trying to de-
priye him, Of honors rightfully
belonging to him, the navy de-
partment has ignored the re-
quest of Rear Admiral Schley-
he has at least got his commits
sion as rear admiration sea duty
and practically placed him On the
shelf for the time peing, by max
ing him member Of the naval
examining board in Washington,
while Sampson, the man he ranks
is in command Of a fine squad
ron.
Secretary AIger had hardly got
settled again in his chair at the
war department, before he made
public a new defiance of those
republicans who have been try
ing to persuade Mr.. Mckinley
Of the wisdom of throwing Alger
overheard, regardless of what he
might tell of the campaign of '96.
This challenge of Alger indicates
his belief that his hold on Mr..
Mckinley is strong enough to
keep him in the cabinet, no mat
ter what happens. He said:
"Since | entered the cabinet,
| have not considered resigning;
the matter has never been mem
toned to me by the president,
and / have no intention Of re-
signing. If the purpose Of the
CONSTANT reports that / will leave
tbS cabinet is to tire out the pres
Edent and myself, those RESPONSE
BILE for them are very much mis-
taken-they don't know their
men," 1t is an open secret that
many prominent republicans are
working to force Alger out Of the
cabinet. They are willing to
drop him easy by letting him
take the Ambassadorship to
France, or any other diplomatic
/ position, under this government,
but they insist that he shall be
asked to resign if he will not do
so. 1t was in connection with
this scheme that Whitelaw Reid 8
paper printed savage attack on
Alger and Algerism, a few days
ago. Reeds relations with Mr..
Mckinley are so close--he would
have been in the cabinet but for