The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-07-29
WAS"UNMANLY"
SAYSP INGREE
Governor Of Michigan Severely
Scores President Mckinley
TREATED ALdER SHAMEFULLY"
The Assertion Is nade That War
Secretary Repeatedly Offered
to Vacate.

A Detroit, Mich, special says: Gov
ernor Pingree handed to the Associ-
ted Press Friday prepared, and signed
interview, giving what the governor
asserts are to be ''facts which are alb.
solutely reliable, bearing upon the re.
lations between General Alger and
President Mckinley with which the
public are not familiar" At the out.
set the governor said:
81 have no hesitation In saying that
the course pursued by the president
in this matter is little less than cow
ardly. It is, to say the least. very
unmanly."
Governor Pingree said his informa.
ton did not come from General Alger,
but from one whose knowledge of the
facts cannot be disputed.
Proceeding, he says that'repestedly
since the eastern newspapers began
their attacks upon Secretary Alger,
the secretary informed the president
that IL those press dispatches embar-
rassed the administration in the
slightest degree, he would resign at
once, but the president as often pro-
tested emphaticslly that he had the
utmost confidence in Secretary Alger
and his conduct Of the war depart
ment, and that the country could not
afford to lose his services.
The governor says that at the time
"his alleged alliance with General Al
ger was announced, and before his dis
avowal of interviews criticising the
president had reached Washington,
General Alger told the president that
upon the presidents slightest intims-
ton he would resign, but the presi-
dent refused to entertain the idea for
moment.
"As to the alleged alliance being
any reason for asking for General Al
gers resignation, Governor Pingree
says, Long before my announcement
that I would support General Alger
for the senate, Secretary Of State Hay,
on June I'd last, requested Vice Presi-
dent Hobart to intimate to General
Alger that his resignation would be
acceptable TO the president and would
relieve him from the embarrassing at.
tacks OF the press upon the conduct OF
the war.
! Mr.. Hobart very properly declined
to be party to such unmanly, not TO
say cowardly, proceeding and express.
his opinion in terms decidedly vigor-
GUS.
CATER that General Alger, entirely
ignorant OF this miserable conspiracy,
several times offered to end the attacks
by submitting his resignation, but
still the president did not have the
courage to express himself to his Sec
rotary. General Alger finally did
hand his resignation t. the president
to take effect January I'd.
1.-THE president dared not face the
general in o manly way and ask him
to retire and give his reasons for max
ing the request. He finally accom-
plished by indirection what he dared
not do in an open and frank manner
himself"
Governor Pingree states that Mr..
Hobart was finally prevailed upon by
Attorney General Griggs to convey to
the secretary that his resignation was
desired and gave my alleged alliance
with the secretary as q pretext.
Commenting on the whole matter,
the governor says that General Alger's
sacrifice was compelled by demands Of
New York politicians, backed by the
'unscrupulous and heartless press. "
He predicts that 1t will be learned
'that the president himself will be
responsible for Whatever mistakes have
been made in conducting the war;"
II am told on the very best author.
ity that General Alger made very few
appointments Of officers during the
war, and that the commissions were
issued almost entirely upon the order
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