The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08
he ADVISED MCKINLEY.
Israel Maier, Of Danville, Claims to Have
Instructed the Chief Executive on the
Many Questions that Have Oon-
fronted the National Admin.
istration During the Past
Ten Years.
PREDICTED THE OUTCOME OF THE LATE
SPANISH WAR.

SPANISH WAR.
The announcement made in the
various Philadelphia papers on Friday
last that Isarel Maier, would deliver a
lecture in the Academy of Music in
that city on Monday evening March
9Th, created considerable surprise
among the people who had known
Maier when he conducted clothing
store in Boomsburg. The advertise
ment was as follows:
"Lecture on the theme and subject
of the pen is mightier than the sword,
by Israel Maier. The adviser to Hon.
William M. Mckinley, President of
the United States, and the Federal
Administration, Washington, regard
ing the truth and secrecy of the out
come of the war with SPAN, from
strokes OF the pen."
He went to Philadelphia to fill his
engagement on Sunday, arriving there
in the evening, and the Philadelphia
Times at once sent reporter to inter
view him. The Times on Monday in
relating the conference between Maier
and the reporter says: ''You see.
said the adviser, "people are beglnn-
ing to know that there is some one
back of Mckinley. And do you
know that people have been wonder
ing who this adviser is, little dreaming
that he is country storekeeper IN
Danville, bur at the same time the
nations greatest adviser and diplomat
and greatest pedant, too-the great
est in the universe. But it has leak
ed out and l may as we'll tell it all. l
received letter asking me to prepare
an article for leading magazine.
Tomorrow night l lecture here. Then
l go to New York. They want me
badly over there. The Cubans, too,
will soon hear from me. The poor
devils, you remember, were so anxious
to know who that great politician was
who stood so close TO Mckinley and
was advising him in all matters relat-
ing to their island. They will soon
find out.
"Won't the Philadelphlans be sup
prised tonight when they learn who it
was that laid Secretary of War Alger
awayl" continued the adviser with a
significant smile. "My letters did it.
They showed up Alger's incompetency
and criminal negligence which caused
thousands of American soldiers to
perish in the polluted army camps.
Mckinley could not have done other
wise than he did in the matter. You
mustn't blame Mckinley. The great
est letter of all, however, the one
which held the rise and fall of the
nation, was the one which gave the
President some valuable points in in.
ternational ultlmatum law relating to
Spain affecting the $500, 100000 debt.
My dear sir, l COULD show you each
Of the four hundred letters and then
refer you to my scrap book in which
Ihave newspaper clippings showing
that not only Mckinley, but Others
about Washington whom l have ad
vised have acted upon my suggestions
carrying them out to the very letter.
After "Adviser" Maier conclude:
his lecture tour he proposes to come
back to Pennsylvania and settle the
Senatorial controversy, SO that neithe1
the Quayites nor the Insurgents neee
have further concern on that score.
eyes," he said, in answer to ques
tion on that subject, 81 am the darl
horse that you have heard about will
reference to the candidacy for th'
United States Senate. l am going t.
be elected"
The Times on Tuesday morning
was eagerly sought after by the people
supposing of course that it would con
tain at least portion of the lecture
The disappointment can scarcely b
imagined when it was learned by
large bold faced head line in tn
Times that the lecture did not occul
The non-appearance of the lecturer
explained by that journal as follows
Israel Maer, the Danville tailo
''advisor to William M. Mckinley
President of the United States an
the Federal Administration, Washing
ton walked into the Times Office la'
night and explained that he would nc
lecture in the Academy of Music &
advertised. Only thirteen tickets ha
been sold, he said, and he deemed
advisable to abandon the platform an
tell the people the truth and secret
OF the success of the Mckinley admit
isuation through the newspapers.
Maier SAID he paid $500 for the III
OF the Academy. The money WI
the savings of years. He was sor
that the people of Philadelphia are