The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-08
Army and Navy Club Wants
Him For President.
SOME SPECTACULAR EFFECTS
Are to be introduced Whom He Comes Bnek
From the Orient and n Popular
Wave Is Expected TO DO the
Rest rs IL Did for Grant.

From tho Orient and Popular
Wave Is Expected TO DO the
Rest M 1t Did for Grant.
Washington, Dec. 2.-(Speeial. )--There
nppeaTp to be regular4y organized pro-
paganda among the members Of the
Army and Navy club Of this city b create
presidential hoom. A number Of
articles have appeared lately in lcc Al
newspaper, evidently written BY men,
bers Of the icon committee. An interest
tag prophecy Of what win happen when
Dc Eey onmes home, about eighteen
months hence, appeared today. Among
other things 1t says:
1.-THE purpose Of the President was too
wholly seldsh when lie undertook to
create tho grade of major general for the
sdjutsnt general. He was not 81 ting up
nights to study out lucky thinRs for Cor
bin. The President did not intend that
there should be any military hero In she
war with Spain. He had observed tbat
the people Of this republic have been In
the habit Of electinS solliers to the
presidency; and Mr.. MCKINLEY Of course
wants the nomination and election in
1900. It beoano necessary to keep Gen.
Miles in chick. But with the adjutant
general In command Of the army and
directing affairs from Washington, the
adjutlnt general would get suffisient
credit TO detrset from any glory won on
the battlefield, while the President could
claim that he was all the tims directing
the adjutant general.
Let me call your attention to the flct
that on December IS, 1892, Rear
Admiral George Dewey ia to be retired.
middle Of March or the FIRST Of April,
1900. Then we viii see whett or or rot q
war hero has been produced during the
hostilitisI with Spain. Do you know
what win happen when Dewey reaches
San Frsnsisco2 A great reception viii
be rendered him which will surpass eVeR
that given to Gen. Grant on his return
through the Golden Gate from his his
toriC journey around tie world The city
COUNCILS Of San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Denver und Chiclgo have already made
preliminary prrS ngsn ents fer the recep-
tion Gf Admiral Dewey. He will be
b b,nqueted in San Francisco, diued OF
Los Az geles, lurohed at Carson City and
received at Salt Lake, all within week,
and q spontaneous presldentiGl boom will
be inaugaratei. By the time he gets
half scross the sontinsnt it will be all
over bat the formal nomination.
"What party Goes he b long 30! That
makes no difference. Gen. Gra9t be-
longed TO no patty after the civil war, but
the Republican party claimed hin first
and that settled 1t. IL makes no
difference to what party Dewey belongs
now tae party that rominntes him will
noInir ate tho winner.
"There wero six rear admirals on the
active list when the war began and all
of then were kept in the b ckground; /;
not ona of them was PERMITTED to go to
ses. Tho naval officers were thus held
back, just as Gea. Miles was held baek.
II We had bsen II war with n first class
nation we would have been nationally
disgraced end politically damned before
the world, because our best men were
not permitted to go to tho front and meet
the enemy. But George Dewey's per-
formanCS was something that no
politician could foresee. He IL the real
war hero today and he will remain on
ths forefront. until 1900. He Is the COM
hog man"