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Show GENERAL ALGER DEAD. No career, of an3 man living or dead, better illustrates the possibilities iu this Republic of equal men than that of RubscI A. Alger, who was born on a. farm in" Ohio, who was left an orphan at eleven 3rears of ago in comparative com-parative poverty, and who died in Washington 3'estcrday a Senator of the United States and a multi-millionaire. Senator Alger had occupied many stations in lifo and had gained many civic and militao' titles. He was a graduated law3'cr, he was a soldier through tho Civil war emerging therefrom there-from with tho broveti titlo of major-general, major-general, he was Governor of the State of Michigan, he was Secretary of War under tho lamented McKinlej', and he was appointed and afterward elected United States Senator from tho Stale of Michigan. General Alger, as his friends affectionately affec-tionately called him, was a lovable mai: goncrous to other men in his dealings with them, benevolent in his attitude toward human sociot, and patriotic and just in his desires toward his country. Tho onh known mar to tho contentment content-ment and high reputation of his life canto from his son iio as Secretary of War when, as ho and his friends have always asserted, his purposes were overruled D3' the "kitchen Cabinet" whicn prevailed in those daj's, resulting result-ing iu tho unfortunate scandals attaching attach-ing to his department. Genoral Alger did not acquire great fame as a otatciman. He w;:s competent compe-tent in all the ord'.nary affairs of life, and in hi3 multifarious experiences aud vocations ho showed a resolute determination deter-mination and industry and a capacity which combined with wonderful opportunities op-portunities to make for him a. groat personal success; but he was not at any time rogarded 1)3 the country ns a man of exalted public talents. The mention of his name for the Presidency in tho convention of 18SS did not meet with the serious regards of the country, which was looking for abler men. General Alger will be missed far more in his individual relations to men than in his public career; for his place as a Senator has been already filled 1)3' the election of William Aldcn Smith, whoso term will begin oh the fourth d.'i3 of next March. Thousands of citizens citi-zens of Michigan and tens of thousands of men in the United States who have been tho recipients of his personal con-pidoration, con-pidoration, who have noted his kindly ways and havo had opportunities to profit 1)3' business association with him, will bo filled with regret at. the loss of so good a personal friend. |
