New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-21
HOW THE ALGER MEN FEEL.
BREEZY LETTER MEANT FOR PoIIr.
ICAL DYNAMITE.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: send this communication TO show how w
feel In Michigan outside Of the Federal Office
holders when the question Of General Ayers dis.
missal from the Cabinet is under consideration. I
send 1t beca want to place some political dyn.
amite under the very OF the slanderous jour.
nails that deserve more punishment than they are
likely 10 get Has The Tribune the moral courage
TO publish my letter? II had when Horace Greeley
was on earth. Every letter ] sent then was pub
llshed under the heading Of An Occasional Cor.
respondent"
II General Alger had been President OF the United
states instead OF Major Mckinley, the Filipino
chieftaIn Agulnaldo would have been captured
and the war in the Philippine Islands ended before
this time General Otis would have been aid on
tn, shelf and a good fighting general placed in
command OF Army, and the Fiipinos would
have been whipped to standstili and would have
surrendered Internationally.
Had General Aiger been President instead %
Major Mckinley Cuba would have been pacihed.
Porto Rico would have A more settled government
the tariff on lumber would have been modified. and
our difficulties with Canada amcaby adjusted long
ago.
Had General AIger been President instead Of
Major Mckinley, the great Interoceanic Nicaragua
Canal, instead Of being mythical memento Of
laundering would have been nearly II not quite
completed resulting in one OF the grandest and
most useful engineering and commercial improve
ments In the world
Had General Alger been President instead OF
Major Mckinley, the gold money standard would
have been irrevocably established by law and
William j. Bryan, with his ls to foolishne's.
would have been politically dead beyond hope of
resurrection and no one would have volunteered
TO disturb his remains
Had General Alger been President instead OK
Major Mckinley, American institutions would nave
been more thoroughly established in the Hawaiian
- CFrnl .
the control of this Government and more In ac-
oord Min the civilization OF the New instead Of
the Old World -
II General Alger was President OF the United
States he would be the President and not MARX
Hanna-and the Attorney General would not han
from New-Jersey, but from some one OF the Chi'eo
States.
~ General AIeer was President Of the United
States instead OF Major Mckinley and, In order
10 promote his second term aspirations. ne wished
70 get rid OF one Of his Cabinet Ministers ne "oud
not send him with a hypocritical parting Goa
bless YOU to see Hobart in his cottage by the sea.
This country would be better OF II us Chiet
Executive was man who had dollars OF n's own
instead Of being under the thufho vi "" ~
had the dollars.
president Mckinley is a very pleasant gentleman
but when he gave orders 20 General Alser was
case Of the cart being before the horse the no''om
rail on TOP the subordinate commanding Ills 'u'
perior officer ,,, ~,
General AIger has not retired from politics He
will be heard from later on. II there Is nothing
better in store for him. Michigan VIII hoho' hei
elf nv sending him to the United States senate 81
her first opportunity. for he IL one OF 'ne mus
courageous ard patriotic citizens IN TINS proau anu
with heart OF kindness Ike that OF Lincoln ana
Of courage like that Of Grant.
GEORGE W. PARTRIDGE
Detroit Mich. Aug. H. 1893
LACK OF courage TO print things however u''
agreeable. has not generally been thought even
Ia, Tho Tribune's enemies. TO be Its fahng "ooo
organization men, such as we assume that 'his
old Private Secretary OF Zach. Chandler oid AS
sistant Secretary OF the Congressional Na'ona'
Committee. and old Secretary OF the Michigan
Renublican State Committee, still Is, nave oeen
ant IN conplain OF US more for printing TOO much
,ho, too ut,le Machine men anywhere nave
never worried much about The Tribune cour-
age though through two generations my "a
been bowling about it's discretion. we print
Mr. Partridges letter because 1t Is by man
who knows how TO write, and Is mighty inter-
esting reading" because, II damaging TO any
body II will certainly not be TO the PRESIDENT
nv ~ any cause that attracts The Tribune; and
because 1t Is we'll to know just how the active
home friends Of the late Secretary OF war
are feeling and talking. II the mask could DC
torn off in other quarters. we should doubtless
find other bosses and their friends feeling the
same way; and ready to talk the same way
too, the moment they are not allowed 10 e0n-
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