Evening star., 1899-11-23

ii las remained fos John r. Mclean. a
hrother-in-law II Admiral Dewey. to intro
dscc. politics jnt0 IN, discussion of the ques-
-."u r-sr-ctin-; tn. transfer Of the Dewey
H,.gr- H. j. qCutcd a. follows in yester-
DAYS Nv York Hcri,ld:
The criticisms asainS, Admiral Dewey
L.te,. been inspired 10y Cer.aiu persons, who.
f"r well understood reasons. have little love
for tn" admiral u + AN inSidious attack
IgF.Iu ~ representative American by hidden
political foes I believe that III" flght "hCh
has started % iusidiUUsly Will soon become
uI.u. ard I have no doubt that the AmerI-
can people who always love fair play. Will
resent these unjust and injurious attacks
,'r.ou Admiral Deweys character IN way
rH1f will not b@ soon forgotten by the men
T. -p"nSibIc for the criticisms.
This Is q. iefiuit, statement. Mr.. Mclean
af.I1unces no mere suspicion. no mere be
1i.f c,lorrd hv wouudod family feeling
rHJr wh;.t H.. wou,d have the country ac-
,,pj a. a fact Il is T." bc hoped therefore
-tAJ NJ will Immediately produce his proofs
Ti, need uog he startled to hear that his
unsupported wo".i viii not he sufficient with
rn- country. Ther" are several reasons
why bu, The Star viii content itself with
t,F,. and viii state them frankly:
,It ADMIRAL Dewey has at no time since
his landing i'm New York been political
qu,uti'y This j. NOT o. say that some Of
hi~ ovcrzesslous friends. and one or two
--uSa tioual and thoroughly insincere news
pap"rs have not urged q political career
upnn him. But fl ! fact that the Ad-
nir.,l himself. with rare ciearheadednesS
and characteristic firmueSs. has refused
&" acceie 10 Jhc proposition. He has de-
;,tred. in n way that provoked unstinted
.ppiauss. that he Is thoroughly satisfied
win his Office At the head Of the American
Navy and would not accept the change
proposed. even i he had reason to believe
tI.st he pc pl. desired 1T. What had any
politician tu gain therefore by instigating
or applying any criticism Of the Admiral in
+H- matter complained Of? In whose way
politically does MI Mclean conceive Ad-
1uzr4I Dewey Z" be-
:. The expression Of diSapproval of Ad-
rtirsi D4w-y-s action in transferring to his
wife IT.. home presented I" him by many
uf his grateful aud aGIniring countrymen
has been Widespread. All sections of the
,-,urtry have reflected rhe feeling. Some
II fh. rriJiri-m ha- been harsh. But
..rip:-d with tH, har-hrst Of IL mas been a
r.,r. uf regret tr~tifyiug 10 the intensely
strong hold tn hero If Manila had on the
hearts # al n. people. Did the politicians
manipulate this =" the politicians con-
rr.i th" audiences IN theaters? Do they
z..= thu ct., wheJ 10 applaud. and when
,.r-r Indeed. i there not easy reason to
-.rI-r~taud how men and women gener-
al.y. whether subscribers to the Dewey
r,,ur fund cor not. should. they did
Win hout % though. "f anything but the
A"~"'~ happiness and fame have felt acute
-Gr-, at The step n took?
g. Mr Mclean las any particulars as
70. mis- assertion n, should give them. If
'..,s. H. viii stand ptHoried a. the first indi-
- .-,s,I who sought u" Introduce politics into
tr.~ uuhsfa,y affair. and to add to Admiral
F-way'~ di~c"mtrIr. aj time when
,.~ry n,dy else would r=~c it.