Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-05
THE PRESIDENT EN-.
DORSES GEN. OTIS.
Secretary Roots Arrival.
Many Kind Words for
Gen. AIger.
SILVER AS AN ISSUE.
Kansas Will Go Republican
. Alleged Dewey Interview.

tFrom Our Regular Correspond ent. }
WASHINGTON, D. O.. July 81, 1899.
Wide awake as newspaper men are
generally, they do not always get on
to things as soon as they occur. For
instance, none of the Washington cor
respondents knew until day or two
ago. that President Mckinley had ord
cred cablegram sent to General Otis
more than a week sgo, telling him
that the President was entirely satIs-
fed with what he had accomplished
and believed that he had done all that
could have been done under the cir
cumstances. The following ia por-
tion of the answer OF Gen. Otis: at
appreciate very much the confidence
the President has expressed in me and
assure the President that have no
other ambition or thought than to car
ry eat his instructions.
CAN SUPPRESS IT.
with ths plans. now natured, I be-
iieve we can suppress the rebellion in
q reasonably short time with honor to
the United States and satisfaction to
the President" 1t is highly credita-
BILE to the President that while the
yellow journals were dem anding the
recall OF Gen. Otis, because he had
fsiled TO please some of the CORE
spondents and to accomplish impossi-
bilties, he should have shown his con-
hdence in him in such q marked man
ner. That the resident and the en-
tire administration had implicit conf
de1ce in Gen. Otis, has been known
in Washington all the time.
POLICY OF THE NEW SECRETARY.
Secretary Root arrived in Washing
ton to-day and will, Tomorrow, form
ally succeed Gen. Alger as Secretary of
War. There are many rumors in cir
euIation IS to what his polisy is to be,
but they are merely guesses, mostly
wild. There is no occasion for q Secre-
tery OF War to have any pelicy other
than that OF the President, under
whom he servee, and no reason to be-
lieve that in that respect, Secretary
Root will differ in any radical Wav
from his predecessor.
WILL YET BECOME A HERO.
A sseat many kind words will ac-
company Secretary Alger into his pri-
vate life, and being spoken at this
time, there is no possible reason to
doubt their sincerity. The following
remarks made by Representative JoY
OF Missouri are a fair sample of what is
being said by many republicans OF
prominence: ST am not surprised to
see Gen. Alaer's election to the SEN
ate predicted. / make the same
prophecy. Instead of being q target
for all manner of abuse and the victim
OF every persecution, Gen. Alger will
become the hero, and this will be
especially true Of his future in his own
state"
AS Senator Elkins has paid, he was
at the head OF War Department during
a most successful war. He equipped
and put 250 600 men in the field in an
incredibly short space OF time, and
when every thing had to be obtained at
almost 8 moments notice.
NO PIE FOR BREAKFAsr.
To be sure, the soldieus did not have
pie for breakfast, nor were feather
beds carried around for them, but on
the whole, they Jared remarkabl we'll.
The time will come when Gen AIger
VIII OOs BlNCn bHO CESQlJ lOE MS great
work and the kindliness OF heart which
accompanied his executive admins
tration."
Representative Smith. of Illinois, thus
summed up the amusing wobbling OF
the democrats on the issues OF the Pres
idential campaign: The democrats
may try TO run their campaign on q
dozen issues, but the moment they
nominate Bryan, thsy will force the
silver issue to the front. They cannot
escape il ifhe is the nominee, as now
seems practically settled. Mr.. Bryan
car not subordinate silver unless he
deseends to mere pettyfogging in poll
tics, for he is the embodiment OF the
idea. Ii silver is not mentioned in the
platform, and b .yan is nominated, the
people will not De deceived. They know
Bryan's position too WELL"
PROSPERITY IN KANSAS.
Three hundTed million bushels Of
corn and $4,000 900 on deposit in its
banks" said Represe ntstive Curtis,
have drowned cut the calamity vail
ers and restored Kansas to it's old
place among the sure republican states.
Thousands who voted for Bryan in 'e6
will vote for Mckinley next year, and
, is can be claesed among the certain