The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-22
hcree Gives Out a Signed Inter.
view Regarding the Firing
of Alger.
per offered Repeatedly to Get
ont If the President
Desired,
! Was as Often Assured That
His Work Was Entirely
Satisfactory.

)rTRolT, July ::.-Governor F'ngFee
handed to the Associated Press a
ared. signed interview, giving what
governor asserts TO be facts which
absolutely reliable. bearing upon
relations between General Alger
President Mckinley. with which
public is not familiar"
/, the outset the governor says:
have no hesitation in saying that
course pursued by the president in
matter is little less than cowardlv.
q say the least. very unmanly."
oyenor Pingree said his informa.
did no, come from General Alger.
from zone whose information can.
he Disputed
Preceding, he says that repeatedly
e. the Eastern newspapers began
ir attack upon Secretary Alger. the
tetary informed the president that II
s. pres, comments embarrassed the
lnis,ra'ion in the slightest degree.
you'd resign at once. but the presi.
as often protested empha,ically
he had the utmost confidence in
Fe,ary Alger and his conduct Of the
department. aud the country could
afford to lore his services. The
taaor says that nj the time his '.al.
q alliance" with General Alger was
panccd and before his disavowal Of
rslew> cri,icizing the president had
Fhed Washington General Alger told
President that upon the president
h'est ln,imation. he would resign.
the president refused TO entertain
Idea for moment.
Rcpca,cdip offered to Get Out
! 10 the alleged alliance" being
reason for asking for General Al.
resignation. Governor Pingree
Long before my announcement that
"nld support General Alger for the
senate, Secretary Of State Hay. on
i. : last. requested Vice Presiden,
part to intimate to General Algel
bis fesisnation would be accepta
y Tho president and would relieve
nom the embarrassing attacks ol
l.Fe,' upon the conduct Of the war
Hobart very properly declined I,
party TO such an unmanly. not Il
eowardlv proceeding. and expressed
i'nion IN terms decidedly vigorous
asf'r that. General Alger. entirely
rant q this miserable conspiracy
f"i times offered to end the atiacl
Aeml''ing his resignation, but still
PRESIDENT did not have the courag
'NlrcN- himself 10 his secretary
''fai Alser finally did hand his res
.o'i !" The president to take effec
""r"d Not lace tho General.
'ae President dared not face tn
fal N manly way and ask hin, (
ana Sive his reasons for maxim
'siH'>t He finally accomplishe
'f''iee'ion what he dared not do i
pen and frank manner himself"
'''hof Pingree states thnt Mr.. HI
was finally prevailed upon b
,n'S General Griggs ia convey I
s'gse'ary that his resignation wa
'n and gave my alleged allianc
we secretary as a pretext."
"'''ehting upon the whole matte
soserno' says that General Alger
i'lcs was compelled by demand
.eM s York politicians. backed by ii
's'"pulous and heartless press
>, ,,eaiets that it will be learne
~ ~, , .ne president himself has bee
"s'n1e for whatever mistakes ha,
$. '"'e IN conducting the war" +
A'r"r Net Rsspo.ajsls.
r'n told on the very Nest authors
btmfal te"'fal Alger made very few .
u "e"'s OF officers during the wa
rsl'' ' 'he commissions were almu
- upon the orders Of the pre-
ro'ernor alleges that the mo
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