The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-15
AlVer VIII Have 10 out.

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nation Of the war portfolio Is nov in
The hands Of President Mckinley,
although the fact may 10, be announced
for some weeks. The resignation was
not offered voluntarily, bot came al the
Of the executive himself.
Ever since the formal announcement
the Aiger-Pingree alliance aud Pin
grees denUncialion Of President Nc
Kinley, leading republicans and friends
Of the president have urged him TO ask
for the resignation Of Secretary Of War
Alger. The demand became 80 strong
during the last fortnight that the
president minated 10 the secretary
thst they bad reached the parting Of
their ways. The secretary did not
resign al once, and the president then
asked for the secretary's resignation in
a more formal way. Mr.. Alger, after
several days consideration, sent a
resignation, to take effect some months
hence. It was intended that this
should not be made public until late In
the fall, but now that 1t has leaked out
it will undoubtedly cause the date Of
the Alger resignation 10 be changed.
The formal announcement Of his re.
tiremeni from the cabinet may b.
looked for st an early moment.
The reason assigned by Secretary
Ayers friends for his dating his resig,
nation some months away is that he il
anxious to sign the secretary Of war;
full report OF the wal TO congress II
December. II the president is willing
to allow the secretary this time Mr.
Alger will 60 on a long vacation snC
the president will run the war depart
ment himself. If not, Mr.. Alger viii
resign shortly and will be succeeded
probably by a New York man, ysrl
likely General Francis V. Greene.
Army officers are complaining some
what bitterly over what they claim 4
the beginning Of an attempt by tbI
administration 10 throw all the blam
for the failure Of the Philippine cam
paign on General Otis. One OF then
summed up the situation o. follows:
General Otis has been and will b
sacrificed % the political needs Of th
administration.
at is given out semi-oficially her
that be has always been told that b
could have all the men that he wanted
80 be has, but he has also been noliie
that the president hoped that be woul
mol require any more and be has trie
10 get along as best be could. n
Gently it was photographed all over ID
country THAT IL General Otis did nc
, have enough men It would be his ow
fault, and again il was SAID that "A
overwhelming force vas 70 be place
al General Otis disposition and thi
be was 10 be held responsible for aut
cess
: "Mark my words, when congrei
! meets and the inquiry is made as
why We have lost 30 many men an
gained 30 little, and why the trooJ
> freely placed by congress at the di
posal Of the president were not ust
, as freely, the answer will be return,
) that 1t was all Otis fault. II will
said that he wanted TO make q reputl
[ ton by winning with q few men Of
n that when Overwhelming forces we.
placed al his disposal be proved il
competent 10 direct them. As ms
e ter Of fact, 10000 additional men a
nowhere near overwhelming. II Il
president would stop playing pollti
and call the entire $4,000 it would
g no more than enough"
This officer may not be right, but
represents a large class among arr
men here.