The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-09-29
IS NO POLITICIAN
Dewey Has No Desire to Become Pres
1dent of the United States.
He Thinks the Filipinos in tho Course of
Time VI Guild BE Able TO Govern
themselves Seen. Otis Has
Tried to Do 90 Much.

NEW YORK, Sept. Gin an inter
view with the Evening Post Tuesday,
Adm. Dewey, who arrived at New York
Tuesday, in regard to the Philippines,
among other things said:
Il thought that this thing in the
Philippines would be over long before
this, as it should have been. 1 can't
imagine how they have stood out I'M
til now. OF course, there was rainy
season, and l suppose little was done
One great trouble out there has been
that q, n. Otis has tried to do too much.
told him SO. He wants to be general,
governor. Judge and everything else,
TO have hold of all the irons No man
can do this. This is the great trouble.
1t is enough for man to do one thing,
to be one thing, but when man tries
to do everything and be everything IL
is easy TO imagine the result.
The fight in the Philippines should
be easily ended. The people had been
so badly Treated for such a length of
time by the Spaniards that they are
dlstrustful. This is the great difficulty
in dealing with them. Where we have
met them and they have been in such
contact with US as to learn that we
mean to tr eat them well; where they
have seen that we mean what we say,
there is no trouble. They stand by US
I
this in time. They will get from I'M
der the influence of Aguinaldo, or
rather those people who are behind
Aguinaldo, who, as said before, is a
mere tool
do think the Filipinos are At for
self-governmentP Well, no; not just
now. They probably will be in lit
tie time. They are a very queer peO-
plea very queer mixture-many of
them are quite civilized and good peo-
pie, but do not think they are fit for
self-government just yet. But when 1
say that, l must add at the same time
that it is my candid opinion that they
are more fitted for it than the Cubans;
that they are better people than the
Cubans in every way. do wish, how
ever, that the whole business was set
tied, and think that after little the
Filipinos will take kindly to US"
1t was suggested to the admiral that
the democratic slate had been settled
with Adm. Dewey for the presidency
dency.
well" said the admiral, 1--WE should
make a pretty mess of it. Gen.
Wheeler, of course, has had some
training in the political school but
then he is West Pointer L had for
gotten that. He would want to run
everything as he would regiment,
and OF course, would make a splendid
mess of it. You can not run govern
inent as you would regiment.
''Well, admiral" suggested the re-
porter, sit would not be such a change
from the ship Olympia to the ship of
state"
yes" said the admiral, '.it would
be very great change. 1 am not a
politician, am a sailor; my training
q has been all that way. l am at home
on board my ship. l know my bust
ness, or at least should know it, and l
do not want to mix up in the affairs of
government. 1 am perfectly satisfied
to live and die simple sailor, who
tried to do his duty. l am not a poll
tician. l can not make a speech even.
l wish l could, but l have to be con-
tent with my lot"
Some one said just then to the ad-
miral that his son was reported to have
made the statement to the effect that
his father was a dyed-in-the- wool re-
publican.
The admiral laughed outright, and,
turning aroun ], pointed to piece of
wood laying on the deck some yards
away, at the same time saying: my
son knows as much about what my
politics are as that piece of stick"
The admiral would not say a word
about the alleged interference of the
German admiral, Diedrichs, at Manila.
Gradually Worked His Way Up.
DETROIT, Sept. 27.-Michael S. Cor
bett, Detroit manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Co., died at Harper