The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28
THAT HOUSE FOR DEWEY
Perhaps It Will Not Be to His
Notion to Take It as Gift.
Is WELCOME TO ANYTHING
Not Much Left of the Old Time Days in
New York's Famous Bowery- How
Teddy Roosevelt Is Rough
Riding Himself Out.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
New York, May 24.-After all, the
movements in New York and Washing
ton for the purchase of residences for
Admiral Dewey may be abandoned.
There is a growing feeling in favor
of doing something more substantial
for the hero. That the Washington
subscription will be large, no one
doubts. That New York would roll up
a handsome sum for the purchase of
a mansion in the metropolis goes with
out saying. Should similar enter
prise be suggested in Chicago, the pub
lic-spirited Chicagoans would surely do
as well as any other community and
give the admiral as fine house as
could be built in the Western metrop-
oils.
In fact. the people of Butte or Ana
conda, or any other Western city,
would make a success of such a move
ment and should the idea become con-
tagious no municipality would be COM
plete without Dewey mansion. in
which the admiral would be expected
to live at least a few days or hours
during the year.
pense account. The admirars income
is limited. He might be able to keep
up appearances in New York and
Washington by refraining from any of
his old time club expenses, but he
must draw the line somewhere He
would go broke on housekeeping with
out even the satisfaction of seeing a
wife enjoy the endless novelty of new
houses and new surroundings.
John j. ingalls, has made very
sensible suggestion. He asks the peo-
pie why they do not give the admiral
a half million dollars and permit him
to live as he pleases. Having been
club man for many years. he would
enjoy the money much more than it
is possible to enjoy the houses, which,
as ingalls, says, he could not with pro-
priety sell.
OF course, the level-headed admiral
may put stop to all of these friendly
movements. He may tell the Ameri-
can people that he is not willing to
accept presents as a reward for his
services to his country. He may insist
that he is not really in need of finan-
cial assistance and that his salary as
admiral will keep him comfortab bly,.
Such a notice to his admirers would
be in keeping with his career and while
money is always acceptable in this age
of money power, there are some reasons
for believing that the unwavering dig
nifty of such refusal would live in MS
tory as one of the numerous proofs OF
the strength of Dewey's character.
OF course, the American public will
do something for Dewey aside from
cheering. They will present him with
something of value in addition to their
love and esteem. They will give him
a house or a fortune or the presidency,
or something, but at present the stu
alton leaves ample room for specua-
ton on the part of those who are
studying his character. AS between the
house-which would be a white, or red,
or brownstone elephant on his hands
and the 100000, by all means let him
have the latter, but let it be deposited
in the bank without the blow and
bluster and vulgar noise which some
times accompany gifts, and, if the re-
cipient be a man of pride, make them
a curse rather than a blessing.
However, it is useless to talk on the
tism at present. The people are glori-
ously intoxicated over Dewey's
achievements. and no matter what the:
result to Dewey or to themselves, they
are bound to reach the climax of their
patriotic revel and redden the skies
with a jubilation that will make or
binary mansions and monuments and
bank accounts seem like trifies, below
the dignity of watch charms and kim
dergarten toys.
The puritanical wave which has
struck town is working strange freaks
on the Bowery. The Bowery is the
opening through which the community
let's off it's surplus steam. There you
find the old fashioned concert hall in
all its glory. You see good natured
men of the rough-andready class seat
ed about tables, drinking beer while
lie 1iy. Will .'raSr
time and picturesque ruins in the
guse of winsome soubrettes indulge
in songs and dances which are relics
of by-gone days-reminiscences of
Aud Lang Syne." The singing is
usually so bad as to be really good.
1t is the frontier town of 20 years ago
in New York lacking the true virility
and enterprise which on the frontier
We're wont to provide the corpses. In
fact, the Bowery is neither wicked nor
criminal 1t is bluff 1t is living
on its reputation. 1t is a meek and
harmless attempt at what was once
considered the spice of New York life,
and thus, while doing no real harm to
the class of people who patronize it,
adds to the peace and quiet of the city
at large.
But the police have been raiding the
Bowery and the tenderloin and I have
been wondering what some of the hi
1arious Westerners who come to see
the menagerie will do for entertain
ment if the reform movement contin-
ues. The pool rooms are being closed:
groups of sporty individuals are being
taken to the police stations; the or
chestras at the concert halls have muf-
fled their drums and deadened their
violins; the proprietors and walters at
the beer halls walk on tiptoes and ner-
vously consult their watches at sun
down; the Mazetteers are swelling to
the point of explosion, and vice is
quietly seeking an abode in parts of
the city where it has hitherto been I'M
known.
AS for the Mazet investigation. the
republican managers are wondering
how they can bring it to a close with
out confession of failure. The pet
tiness and childiahness of the examin-
alton of witnesses have disguised the
people of the state, and the failure to
bring out any proof of actual corrup-
tinn or nalfea Sance In Office has ra,adk