Evening journal., 1905-07-12
SENATOR ALGER
WILL Be MISSED
His Retirement Will Cause
an Interesting Struggle
in Michigan
DEMOCRACY AB1 The TARIFF
Il Mnllam WalN smlth.

date to succeed himself for the term be-
cunning March. l17 opens up an inter- I
estny political struggle lin that state /
The retirement of Senator Alser VIII re- I
move from public life one of It's most
interesting figures. a man who suffered
much for the sins OF omission and COM
mission Of others, but who was given
loyal vindlcalion when his own state
found the opportunity, upon the daath
of the late Senator Mcmillan to bestow
upon Mr.. Alger the Senatorial tosa so
long and honorably worn by his dia-
tinguished predecessor.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Alger has himself de-
clarad that he will return TO private life
at the end of his present term this con-
clusion must be accepted as final and
definite. The Senator is afflicted with
heart trouble and it is upon the urgent
advice Of his physician that he refrains
from entering the held again as candi-
date. The Senator admits that this
forced action is a great disappointment
60 him as he had hoped to round out his
life with another term In the Senate.
Senator Alger's career as head OF the
War Department during the war with
spain Is a part of contemporaneous
American history. The embalmed beef in
vestigation is stln fresh in the minds OF
the people. but if ever man was sac
lridced to make an American holiday his
tory will undoubtedly show that Senator
Alger was that man. AS head of the War
/ Department during the most trying times
OF recent years he worked zealously,
early aud late Trusting, as any Secre-
| tary must, TO the heads of departments
under him. General Alger devoted his
time to solving the many problems that
presented themselves. Chickering's between
chiefs Of divisions. and lack Of harmony
between officers of the various arms Of
the service did much to bring discrodit
upon the department but no man be-
lieves that General Alger was other than
a loyal and jealous American citizen lab
orug with an eye single 10 the general
good of the men in the military service.
But the exigencies of the times de-
manded that the fault be placed some
where and public opinion was adroitly
nodded against the Secretary Of War. He
resigned and returned to his home city,
broken In health and bounded by the par
tisans of the very men who had brought
discrodit upon the department Ingratitude
that bascst of an sins. manifested it,
self in the persons of army officers who
through the kindness of the Secretary
had been permitted to fight the battles
of their country behind mahogany desks
Then came General Ager's election TO the
Senate If the General sought this ofic,
TO prove that his own people believed IL
him he succeeded wei. He was warmly
received IN the Senate by men who knew
his worth and during his service in thai
body has proved useful and valuable
member His experience as Secretary OF
War fitted and qualified him for mem
hership on the important committees or
Military Affairs, Commerce and Coast
Defensos. Senator Alsor will be missed.
Congressman A. l.. Brick Of the Soutl
f Bend. Indiana district was in Washing
I ton last week hustling around the De
partmcnts Mrs. Brick was having az
exciting experience at her own home anS
s proving herself 20 be as much OF
( hustler as her distinguished husband
b a laundryman in South Bend by thl
I name Of Q. NJ Taggart was attacke,
y by a savage bun dog and was gcttinl
: much the worst of the encounter whei
u Mrs. Brick saw the affair and went t
:. his relief, welding broomsticR wit
= such force as TO stun the animal AM
rescue his victim without serious IN
jury.
According TO Congressman Brick tn
a, coming session Of Congress will De on
Loo q
N years. Il believe" said he. that ther
RI will be railroad rate legislation. and
4. am sincerely in hopes there viii be som
IT legislation looking TO a revision of IN
IS tariff. Tariff revision is an uncertai
he thing and none can foreten what ma
be done along those lines. / am oppose
to a general ripping up of the tart
fe schedules and the general unsetulng
'r business conditions. but everybody know
ie that some changes ought TO be madl
ne reforms that business conditions rcquil
III and for which the people win make o
urgent demand upon Congress"
I'd No section of the country is more v
K tally interested in the success Of the Istl
~ mian Canal than the South for it meai
~ a concentration Of business at southci
ports and a lessening of freight tran
portation from which many Of the soutl
ern manufacturing centers are now su
fering. Hence southern statesmen a
taking more than mere casual irtere
in canal construction. Among them
Representative sydney J. Bowie OF All
~ bama. who was here during the pa
ut week. The canal is OF the highest in
he portanoe. TO the people Of our part OF Il
M country" said he. Il have always agre,
al with senator Morgan that the Panau
route was not practicable and that d
shift from Nicaragua 20 that route W.
IL a put up job and disgrace TO the coui
ar try. OF course 1 should rather have q
ue Panama canal than none at an but "a
~ still confident that we shall have 10 DO,
10 Nicaragua for our canal. In my cp.
ion IL Engineer Wallace had found Il
,@ Panama route feasible he would n
,c- have permitted himself TO leave the gre
as task before him. lie was on record as di
ad crcditng The plans of fhe or,Slvnl coi
M mission under which PaIs.ii., sss civ
tho preference"
Passing from the canal TO things poil
lch cal, Mr.. Bowie predicted the possibli
ds. of return 10 power of the Democrat
the party OF which ho is an able exporcl
Ike ''The pressure for tariff reform is goi
VS.. 10 be so heavy, continued Mr.. Bow
that the voters must return to the OF
10 Marty that is committed Ia tho ,,rfr,i-