The Red Cloud chief., 1899-06-30
At THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

In these day when 90 many men are
ready 10 there mad Q Q for wealth TO
sacrifice almost everything for money
the man who places duty before money
10 . benefactor, whose good influence
upon the youth Of the country Is in.
calculable. Such . man is Gen.
Leonard Wood Military Governor Of
Santiago and formerly commander Of
the Rough Riders. Gen. Wood, who
is at present in Washington to see his
wife and TO confer with the war depart.
ment, must have been sorely tempted
when the Washington Street Railway
and Electric Light Syndicate offered
him $50, 900 a year to resign from the
army aud become its President; his
salary as = Brigadier General Of
Volunteers, the rank he now holds, 10
only $500. But IL 80, he put the
temptation behind him and announced
his intention TO return to his duties
at Santiago, and 70 remain In the army
a. long ~ his services were required.
That announcement Is all the more
p%rsiseworthy. for having been made
after the yellow fever was reported to
have broken out at Santiago. II is
men OF this stamp who proved that
money worship has not succeeded in
driving out trre patriotism from the
first position in the esteem Of the
people.
The. political wise.acres are saying
that Secretary Ayers retirement from
the cabinet at an early day has beer
made a certainty by the formal
announcement Of the alliance between
himself and Gov. Pingree for the
purpose Of attempting &c put Secretary
Alger into the seat now held by Senator
Mcmillan; they say that IL Secretary
Alger does not voluntarily resign, the
President will be forced to ask for his
resignation by Senators Mcmillan and
Borrows. Secretary Alger has returned
TO Washington, but he isn't saying q
word on this subject. The President
will find himself ia rather an embar-
RAISING position should Secretary Alger
not voluntarily resign before he begins
an active campaign for the Senator,
ship. a Senator Mcmillan is one Of his
wsrmest personal friends. Ia fact the
Presidents position is bound to b.
more OF less embarrassing anyway
That he is q warm friend Of Secretary
Alger has been fully proven by hi
standing by him through all the
criticism Of his management Of tn,
War Department, and keeping him il
his Cabinet against the advice anG
protest Of many leaders of his party
1t will not be an easy matter for hin
to maintain a strict neutrality In sue
q contest, no matter whether Secretar,
Alger remain in the Cabinet or goes on
Owing to the war in the Philippines am
the Military control Of Cuba aud Port,
Rico, the War Department has NOR,
favor to distribute than all the rest O
the department put together an
Secretary Alger would be more tina
human II he did not throw some o
those favors where they would advauc
his candidacy, IL allowed by the Pres
dent To do SO.
While War Department officials wi
not admit as much publicly, It is q
open secret in Washington, that the.
are making preparations to carry on
an expected order from the Presideu
to enlist q considerable body Of volul
teers, to be sent 10 the Philippines,
they should be ASKED for by Gen. Oti
Stories OF ex.Speaker Reed are alway
sure Of a respectful and interested hea
ing inv Washington. The following W,
known to be substantially correct
at least two Of the group to which
was told, in a Washington hotel. IN
Reed said the story-teller, has Lad b
mind bent upon retiring from Congre
for several years. This was known
some of his Western friends rs Il
back as the fall OF '96. and they tri,
TO persuade him TO locate in st. L0ui
Congressman Chas. +. Joy, OF S
Louis, and other prominent men
that city, tried TO induce him to loca