New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-10-11
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. C.

| :" 1ANhAAA a. DO"OJ hoo CSCo pCu Will ulS
life from the attentions of several mill
ions of his enthusiastic and well mean
ing countrymen, and will now seek the
Iqulet and retirement which he so earn
est]y desires and has so richly earned.
| Over sixty -four years of age, his health
Is too poor to endure the strain of fur
ther active service. s u
It is amusing to witness the alarm
which his home coming has reused in
the breasts of Mckinley and the Ad-
ministration's underlings and lickspit-
ties. Knowing that Dewey had con-
demned in forcible terms the cruel and
unnecessary war in the Philippines, Ger.
OTIS stupid management, and the whole
brutal program of the Imperialists, the
Administration and its oagans have
sought by every means in their power
to lessen the blow of his homecoming.
Mckinley has based his whole hopes
of denomination on the military and Ina
perial spirit which he has been fostering,
but he is frightened nearly to death with
fear that Dewey will become a presiden-
tial quantity and place his positive and
honest personality in opposition to the
weak, wobbling and jelly-ish automa-
ton who now occupies the White House.
The Presidents dread is not that Dew
ey might be the Democratic nominee,
but that he might become the Republic
an nominee. For nothing is more GER
tain than that the BIZ trust and financial
magnates, who control and manage the
Republican party exactly as though it
were one of their private corporations,
have made up their minds to throw Nc
Kinley overheard in case the fall cleo
tions carry oat their present threat of
Republican disaster. In that case Nc
Kinley will discover some reason Of
failing health for declining a renomina-
ton which he will know is not to be
given.
| As for Admiral Dewey's nomination
by the Democrats, 1t is quite out OF
question, seriously considered only by
yellow journals and those malign inter-
ests which would rejoice at the Democ-
racy repeating the mistakes shown in
the nomination of Mcclellan in '64 and
Hancock in 80. Admiral Dewev's
achievements are the pride of grateful
country, but the principles of Democra-
cy are not to be put in practice through
the exploitation of military fervor.
ROOSEVELT In TRAINING.
| With McKinley's setting aside serious.
ly considered, Gov. Roosevelt. of New
York, as the wild ass of the desert whom
the trust magnates have in training.
Consider Roosevelt. In 1884 he was a
Mugwump and is credited with having
voted for Cleveland. For years he was
c]assed as an Independent of known and
pronounced free trade views He trained
with the Eastern School of College
Socialists, who believed in the gradual
absorption by the government of public
utilities, but who never did anything to
carry out their views. In those DAYS his
''strenuousness" was devoted to sinking
in Improbable ventures the greater part
of the large fortune which he inherited.
Roosevelt is man of tremendous en-
ergy and bad judgment. He has never
hesitated to abandon principle for per-
sonal advantage. He is always "spoiling
Tor fight" and at Santiago deliberate
ly violeted orders TO be the first in ac-
tion. His Rough Riders were only saved
from terrible slaughter by the timely ar
rival of the Tenth regulars colored
regiment. --.. .... ~
These are the inside facts known to
every regular army officer and proven
by report on record in the War Depart.
ment, bit, carefully kept from the pub
lie eye. ... s..
| His election as governor Of New York
was achieved by corrupt political deal
with group Of corrupt Canal Ring pol.
! iticians, who had got away with $9,000,.
| 900 of state funds and whose punish.
ment was demanded by honest men OF
both parties. Though the guilt of the
| members of this ring had been pointed
out by the highest judicial officers of the
state, Roosevelt made up packed com.
mission of third rate lawyers and then
weakly hid behind their partisan white
washing report. a
| In spite Of his bronco busting public