The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25
DEWEY HIGHLY INDIGNANTLY.

has been in hot water since he married
a Catholic wife. First, it was said by the
politicians that he was not an available
candidate for the presidency any more
than Sherman, Sheridan, and Bland, be-
cause the American people wanted no
Catholic as mistress OF the White
House. Dewey preserved his usual dig
nifty and said not a word. He has no
ambition to be president and has a dis
like for public life. He has achieved
lame and Immortality in the service OF
his country and has no desire to embark
in politics.
Alter the national ovation rendered
him in New York he sought partner
to share his joys with him in the bonds
OF matrlmony and found one in the
person OF Mrs Mildred Hazen They
were married by a Catholic priest. Then
his troubles began. As genuine Amer
lean he cared not for his wife's creed.
Had she been Baptist, Presbyterian
Or a Methodist he would have loved and
welded her just the same In the words
OF Moore he said to himself:
From the hereto girl of my soul shall fly.
| 10 seek somewhere else a more orthodox
| kiss?
| Cursed be the hearts and the laws that try
this.
Alter the politicians had considered
his availability for the chief nlagistracy
OF the nation the bigots began to croak.
They discovered that Dewey had trans
ierred to his wife the home presented to
him by the American people, and then
they commenced to pour their venom
on his devoted head. 1t was said that
Mrs. Dewey intended to convey the
property to the Catholic church, and the
narrow-1ninded bigots went crazy They
attacked the admiral in the public prints
they Kissed his portrait in a Washing
ton tlleater, and insulted him by saying
he had breach-of-pronlise case on his
hands. They mentioned the name OF a
respectable woman as the plaintiff,
but she promptly squelcEed the SANDER
by saying if she were to Sue anybody it
would be the persons guilty of such
defamation. Then Dewey broke loose
and resented the treatment of the sec
tartan bigots, who probably had never
contributed a cent to his testimonial.
He voluntarily gave an interview in
which he spoke bluntly and plainly, like
the honest sailor that he is. Among
other things he said:
when I made over the home to my
vile, I thought l was doing the most
gracious act an American gentleman
could do. I thought the people had
given me the house to dispose OF as |
chose. 1t seems I was mistaken
81 would never have sold it, FOR
disposed OF it in any manner outside
OF my own family, but I did believe
had right to give it to my wife or sol
ii l chose to do so.
Mrs. Dewey understood better thar
I did the feeling Of the people and al
first declined to permit the house to be
transferred to her. She did consent
only after an arrangement had beer
effected whereby not only the house
which was the gilt to me from tht
American people, but her entire per
sonal fortune, was to go ultimately tc
my son George.
81 do not intend to arraign the entire
American people for the acts of few
but am hurt; am cut to the quick
7 never have felt so bad in all my lie
want the American people
to know that if could
would return to the contributors OF thu
iund the house purchased with it.
world never in the world have accepted
il ii ! had known what it would cos
me.
when I accepted it I thought it wa:
a gift. I did not know that the people
who contributed the money to buy i
gave it to me with a string to it CT
never should have accepted it. | never
!. would accept anything with string tict
to it; never have and I never will"
The indignant hero said much more
!: in the same strain and referred to tht
} fact that he was hero two months ago