The Elbert County tribune., 1899-11-23
DEWEY. oH ArklNsoN7

varying comments by the pupb'
press, but the great majority OF th'
newspapcrs Of the country recognize
the report ns finnl. concerning the mat
ier OF which It treats. certainl,
there is disposition among the pco
pie to believe what George Dewc,
says. and to give him crssdit for know
ing exactly what he is talking about
Here are some Of the comments Of thu
newspapers. including four. at least
that are not administration organs In
my sense OF the words:
The Hartford Cournnt says:
"Mr. Bryan. Mr.. scburz. Mr.. Cock
ran, Mr.. Atkinson. all the rest Of them
must now make their choice quickly
between attacking the character fol
ltruthfulncss OF George Dewey. and
standing convicted OF deception before
the American people. The chance IL
still open TO them to say that they
themselves were deceived. but they
riust suy II at once or not ut all
There's no time for shilly -sbally. The
people Mt Inst have the evidence In
their hands The men we have nnmed
and their newspaper echoes have been
holding forth for months past on the
ndmInistration's perfidy In its dealings
with AguInnldo-fhe broken alliance,
promise Of Independence. Now, In his
personal memorandum embodied In
the preliminary report Of the commits
sion. Admiral George Dewey says:
No alliance Of any kind was entered
Into with Aguinaldo, nor was nny
promise Of independence made to him,
then (Afay. 1909 or nt any other time.
This is testimony from the man who
was there and who knows. Any poll
tician or editor who so much ms peeps
ngnIn about broken alliance and
broken promise will be saying. In ef-
feet. that the admiral OF the navy is n
liar. That VIII be inadyisablc. To put
the fact mildly, Il will displcase the
American people. They are inclined to
he fond OF him. and NIL the Bryans and
AtlxInsons, New York Posts and
Springfield Republicans between. Jaa-
lam Point and Calumplt couldn't
shake their confidence in his veracity.
- Which knows more about the
mnttcr-Georgc Dewey or the 'anti-im-
perlnlist' spouters and ink-splashers?
Whose advice is likely to be the sound
or and safer for the country TO follow
ibis or theirs?"
The Washington Star declares:
1--WE have in this paper n complete
refutation OF many ISLANDERS against
the American name, and a thorough
justification of what has been done in
the Philippine islands under the Amer
lean authority. Friends of the truth
have every reason. indeed. to rejoice. .'
The Boston Transcript Ond) rcjoices
that the report puts an end to the
swarm OF rumors which have con-
fused public judgment of the Philip
pine question"
The Philadelphia Press Rep) points
out that the members OF the commits
sion are all without taInt OF partisan
bias, further than the fact that ma
jority Of them were not In entire sym
pathy with the Republican party" and
continues:
when the commission wns appoint
ed by the President It was conceded by
nil to be ns fair n commission ns could
be chosen for the purpose Of trying tt
bring about peace and OF Investigating
and reporting on the situation In those
islands. President Schurmnn was
made the head Of the commission be
vnuse he had expressed doubts us tc
the ndvisabIllty Of carrying on the
Philippine war. This non-partisan
commission spent several months In
travelling about the islands, studying
the conditions and the people, and In
seeking to bring about pence witt
AguInaldo. Admiral Dewey was there
from the beginning, and everybody hai
conceded that his opinion In regard ts
what should be done In the island,
would govern the administration"
The New York Journal Of Commerc,
thinks that the '.antl-lmperIalist" yer
sion OF the war is discovered to. b,
Fantastic in Its variance from tn,
facts" and says that mo one can pre-
tend to he an honest man and any Ion
ger misrepresent the Philippine sItu
niion."
The New York Tribune Rep.) aver
that ''If this report is not to be believed
and II Its recommendations are to hav,
no weight, then we may as well aban
don scholarship. renounce reason ant
grant that Judgment is fled to brut
ish beasts.'"
The New York Times Qnd.) says tina
the report twill leave no candid mint
unconvinced OF the sincerity OF ou
procedures and the honorable unset
fishness Of our Intent"
The New York Sun CRep.) thinks ths
the report must carry conviction :,
every reasonable mind" and the Phil
adelphia Times QndD foresees rs {
final result OF the commissions labors
that "the flag Will stay In the East"
II all comes down to about this-wil
the American people believe George
Dewey or Edward Atkinson?
Professor Dean G. Worcester. who
| hns been with the Philippine Commits