The courier., 1902-04-05

of his own; i'm the married man BY the
purchase of a spring suit. The normal
woman must see to IL that her house Is
cleaned. painted. papered. resurrected
from decay. Herein is the difference.
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Genefal Miles
IL General Miles had been In he
Filipines, II he had done a soldiers
and a generals work, the people of the
United States would sympathize with
him in his troubles. But since his ele-
vation to the rank of lieutenant general
of the army he has spent most of the
time in Washington criticising the
president and the secretary of war. his
two superior officers. He objects to
taking orders or even appearing to re-
ceive advice from anyone. The person.
ality of the secretary of war and of
the president has nothing to do with
his troubles. Secretary Alger was as
obnoxious to him as Secretary Root,
and President Mckinley and he were
not in harmony. Lieutenant General
Miles says he should be the final au-
thority in the war department. He re-
sents the fact that the Office he holds
is subordinate to two others.
The generals record is distinguished.
He has been a brave and effective In
dian fighter and his services in the
civil war were of great value to the
country.
In his old age he Is irascible and he
intimates that his sei vices are not suf-
ficiently appreciated by the government
at Washington. He fancies the people
of this country know all about it and
would vote for him il he allowed the
democratic party to nominate him for
president. But greater soldier than
he, a naval commander of the first
rank among the few great admirals
of the world, soon discovered that the
people demand something more from a
president than fighting qualities. Since
General Miles has been at the military
head of the army he has repeatedly
shown a lack of the discretion which Is
an essential possession for the civil
head of this nation. His relations with
the war Office, which have constantly
grown more strained, is an illustration
IF the difficulties into which he would
plunge the people who elected him as
president of this country. On dress Oc-
casiOns where gold lace, decorations, a
stiff, straight back and a proudly
hA in l.
General Miles does the country proud;
but in affairs of moment he Is not
heroic, poor man. He is given to strik-
ing attitudes and the pose of a martyr
suits him better than any other. That
pose does very well on the stage but it
is not becoming to the head of the
army. 1t is effeminate and weak.
Whining, complaining and tale-bearing
are the devices of weakness. To be-
come president of the United States is
a worthy ambition; but for the head OF
one of the departments Of the govern
ment to be plotting to succeed his
superior officer is, to speak in the mild
est terms, very bad form. Having
once shown that he is using his posi-
ton to make grand stand plays for
votes, it is not likely that either the
press or the public will be seriously
impressed by anything he may say
or do So long as this is the case his
political intrigues and maneuvering can
not injure the president or the army,
both of which he appears willing to
condemn without qualification.
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Secretary Shaw and Women
In the first place a woman addressed