The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-04

duced thick, black cane carved sLd
resembling Irish bog oak more than
anything else.
"t thought" said the Admiral,
that this thug in the Philippines
| would be over long before this, as 1t
should Lavo been. l can't imagine
how they nave stood out until now. Oi
course there was the rainy season, and
| suppose little was done. Ode great
trouble out there has been that Gen,
Oils has tried to do too much. told
him so. He wants to be general, Gov
ernor, 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 u man tries
to do everything and to bc everything
it is easy to imagine the result.
"The fight in the Philippines should
be easily ended. The people have been
so badly treated for such leugth OF
time by the Spaniaros that they are
distrustful. This Is the great itliCulty
in dealing with them Where we have
met them and they have been in much
contact WITH L. - TO learn that we
mean to treat them we'll, where they
have seen that We mean what we say.
there is no trouble. They stand by Us
all the time. Ali Of them will lcarn
this in time. They will get from under
the intluedce Of Aguinaldo, or rather
those people who are behind Agutnal-
do, who, rs | said before, is mere tool.
DO you think the Filipinos are fit
for self-governmcnt? ?"
"Well, no, not just now. They pr OLA
bly, will be in a little time. They arc
very queer people-a very queer mix
ture. Many Of them are quite civilizcd
and good people, but do not think
they are fit for seli-government just ye'.
But when l say that must aud at the
Same time that it is my candid opinion
that they are moro fitted for il thar
the Cubans, that they are better people
than the Cubaus in every way.
II do wish, however, that tho whole
business was settled, and think that
after a lite tho Filipinos will take
kindly to U.s."
1t was suggested to the Admiral that
the Democratic slate had been settled
" ith Admiral Dewey for the Pres iden-
cy and Gon Wheeler for the Vice Pro
sidency.
We'll" SAID the Admiral, "wc
should make pretty mess Of it. Gen.
OF course, has had some train.
ing in :he political school, but then he
Is q West Pointer. | had forgotten
that. He would want to run everything
as i.c would a regiment, and, of course,
would make a splendid mess OF it. Yo-!
cannot run y government as you would
a regiment"
We'll, Admiral" suggested the re-
porter, sit would not be such u change
I ON The ship Olympia TO the ship Of
State"
Yes" said the Admiral, "it would
De very great change. | am not a
| am a sailor; my training
mas been all that way. | am at home on
board my ship. know my business, or
At least, should know it, and l do nor
want to mix up in the aifairaof govern |
nent. | am perfectly satisfied to live
and die as a simple sailor, who tried to
10 his duty. l am not a politician. can
not make u speech even. | wish could,
out | have to be content with my loL."
Some one said inst thon TO the Ad |
miral that his son was reported to
nave made the statement to tho effect
that his father was u dyed-in-t -the-wool
The Admiral laughed outright, and,
turning around pointed to q piece OF
wood lying on the deck some yards |
away, at the Same time say ing: My
son knows as much about what my
politics are rs that piece OF stick"
The Admiral would not say " ord
about the alleged interference OF the
German admiral, Diedrichs, at Manila.