The Atlanta constitution., 1900-04-09
WEBSTER DAVIS IS
OUT WITH M'K|NLEY
Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Disgusted With
Administration.
WILL SPEAK FOR BOERS
Republican Who Was a Probable
Quantity for Second Place on
Presidential Ticket Declares
Kruger Right and Eng
land Wrong.
By Jos: Oil.

Washington, April -tSpccialD-Prcsi
dent Mckinley has received another stall
has been one OF inc Irp f'in,~u NirtN iriic.
nets who has uonc Tie JJab act As !
tho administration had not already NOR
,b,n enough trouble because OF its pro
English foreign policy Davis has under
taken 20 add to its hur'.n.
In a statement in which, by i'm
nlication. he severely arraigned the
british trend of the administration
nolicv. Mr.. Davis annonced his res
iqnation from the offie he has held
since the beginning ofthe presiden-
tial administration.
Mr. Davis gos out of ofIls in order that
no may turn the floods ohis oratory in
tho interest Of the Boer ause Every
word he utters on that lnVill. Of course.
DO a word of criticism ofhe Mckinley
HAY policy Of open sympar for the Eng
Ush The Importance Of IS announce
ment comes Largely iromhe fact that
webster Davis has been tied as one OF
the strongest young repunihs IN Amer
g., q, man whom Mckiv found and
the finding oi "Ho" """ ''"l L" pt
/ most proud 81.
sas CITY, has a reputation the west
of beine n great orator. lie was es-
neciaIlv prominent in campaign
which led up to the nination OF
Mckinley at st. Louis, of all of
the Young men Gevelol in that /
fioht he has been regal by the
republican leaders as tEblest.
Now that he has announ his deter /
nination 10 take mp the Sc of the
r}oers and To lead asitaioi their be.
/ b.rf these same rOpUhllca adcrs are .
.noe~ina at Davis and are 1g that il f
IS an "A small piece of GRAND play
7 They now declare that as sas he got
yyashfnyton Davis bee afflicted
u.,,h inc swcIlcd head and ttis change
~ heart IS entirely due To 4agrin in
beip,, called down when Secy Hitch
2 c,.k took control of the in depart
e mont They say that Davihat time
MA. roudlv imagining himhe most
! important figure i'm adminstl circles,
! amd that because Secretaiitchcock
!, Aid not 50 regard him he suihd went
= off To Africa To lind s0iheeXt for
- further acknowledgements
4 good deal Of this is trutit does
e NOT minimize the political lance of
) ms action of the assistant larry of ,
V the interior. +
4 Sore Point with hepuis.
Politicians have all the lealzcd
,b,t his Hoer war was likerove a
- a,,otleJl,, sharp thorn in theor the q
= ,en,,rlicans during the comtpaign. 5
81 bccause OF the pronounced Tip for
D. IrnyI,nd which has been Med III a
- every step taken by the statement ,.
since Mr.. HAY came BACK indon (.
Is :. hacntne nremier. There loubt | !,
:, ;hat the overwhelming sehlf the h
: American people is with the ana "
Y that sentiment is not likely out
: hen mon like Davis who hn on a.
- .,ha scene become active in tttiun n,
"a i'm their behalf. ii
ID While republican leadelen-
at deavoring to make it appefDa- IL
be Wis is inspired solely by Q to W +"
ot make a grandstand playyin "
\. helm him on the lecture m. nj
he Davis meets them by decline
offers to lecture for money ca
-. Davis declares that he is goihis
q, 6ebt SOLELY because he believeer p
az cause is lust and because he re "a
" tho American people do not lie ! IN,
ho British position of the adnm $40
~, which he helped to put INTO pi col
" Mr. Davis feels that a lect. on,
- host wav tn arouse the enthusi, ocf
=, American people in behalf OF | gu;
m. African republics and awaken a, So,
the Justice of their cause. R
NJ Mr.. Davis decided to resign Ro
an the acceptance of an invitation, Bel
n lecture on the south African Pul