Show T A A BOOMERANG The Tho Miles inquisition lids has turned out to be a b boomerang for McKinley Mc Mc- McKinley McKinley Kinley Alger and Eagan The rhe charges made by General Miles i in regard to the beef furnished to the tho sol diers in the late war war with w th Spain have been proven proven to the satisfaction of the American people This Thib is not ot all rhe The testimony of Alger ancl and Eagan b be be- before the tho War Investigating In Commission has hris been impeached J by several witnesses before the beef court including that of General Eagan himself The evidence is conclusive that chemically chemically chemi chemi- call cally treated beef was sold to the government and served out as rations to tho the soldiers and that it caused much of the sickness and mid probably mar many y of the deaths in inthe inthe th the army The article called tinned tinned roast Toast beef has been shown to not hav have havo o been heen roast beef at allbut all allbut allbut but a lot of worthless refuse boiled and pressed which the witnesses nauseating nauseating generally pronounced as in ing unpalatable and no na n n nutriment whatever Secretary Algers Alger's order depriving depriving depriving ing General Miles Z of control rol of his subordinates was a great sur surprise surprise prise until it t was le learned that it was vas was issued iss ed for for tho th purpose of pre pre preventing re- re ventin venting cr General Miles Miles f riN nt- nt wA ing up testimony to boj J furnished l to tho the court of inquiry The order was given too late however i as tI the o witnesses were already found fo n and the their r. r testimony e t i. i t tha ha il has been given But the order order o of th the Secretary of War Var shows to what whit lengths he he would woul go to prevent t th the truth from being ma made e known i in ii J regard to this beef matter Hannas Hanna's name has been connected connected connected con con- con con- with that of Alger in th tit the g matter of giving g ving out beef contracts to repay the tho pack packers rs for contributions contributions contri contri- k to the campaign fund Eagans Eagan's testimony clearly shows that the contracts for so called caned re refrigerated beef in to o to beef on the hoof were made made- by him because it was Secretary Algers Alger's express wish that he lie should deal with certain beef packers which the Commissary General General- eral construed as equivalent to an un order r from his hib superior Mr i McKinley the tho evidence o against your clerks and agents in ih inthe the tho conduct of tho war wm is of tho the most damning character You rewarded Eagan for calling calI Dg i ii Miles Miles' Milesa i e a liar It now turns out that Miles i was not a aliar liar but a brave soldier seeking eking s to to protect the tho army array and and that tho the War Department Department Depart Depart- ment was was indifferent nt to to- to tho the fate fato of of f tho the soldier that it suppressed d rL the tho report of Governor Roosevelt elt lt and paid no heed to the General 1 of 01 of the All Army lY but hut kept on poisoning poison poison- ing soldiers soldier that the beef tr trust st might be bo enriched in consideration l i past of-past af past and future favors Mr McKinley you cannot brin bring brine back to lif life the tho dead soldiers s who I Y have been poisoned and starved But duty demands s that you dismiss in disgrace your recreant servants 1 ind indict ct and punish the beef trust and ind and investigate ate Senator H Hannas I conduct conduct and if it it bo by found I that J h ho he FL had md a hand in these beef contract o censure him also Mr i President if you you are honest and ind desire desiro to retain tho the good will wiit of f tho the people who b have no honored you rou 1 by y electing you to the high position you occupy you yon you will P pun pun pun- lIf 41 those ish-those sh those who are firo responsible foi for j he sickness and death deith ith of ut ou our r sold solders soldiers f. f iii ers through feeding them embalm ed cd d b beef ef and starving them on on tin tin- t l'- l' ned beef pulp The facts are aro j a J proven en the controversy is Closed closed and ind the public are fire waiting for you y you u to o act in the Silver Ol premises SH of K Watchman atchman Knight |