Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-22
DEWEY SPEAKS.

LII Is uOUeTSIOOu Juht u66u was Ql6O
in Washington for record yesterday
transferring the Dewey home irom Mrs.
Dewey TO the Admiral's SOD, George
G. Dewey, Admiral Dewey mas ex-
pressed the keenest indignation at the
manner in which the information that
be had decided his home to his wife had
been received by the American people.
When | made over this house to my
wife," he said in an interview, 81
though l was doing the most gracious
act that an American gentleman could
do. l though the people had given me
this house tor me 10 dispose of as l
chose. 1t pains me very deeply TO feel
that I am compelled to lay open the
secrets OF my domestic life, but in view
of toe insults winch | bave received at
the bauds OF writer's of letters which
oave neen published, l fell justified IN
someW bat oversiepplng the bounds OF
proprlety aud saliue mat Mrs. Dewey
understood better tnan did the feel
ings OF the people, and at first de-.
Glued TO permit tue house to be trans.
terred TO ner. Sne did consent only
after an arrangement had been effected
whereby not only the house, which was
the gift to me from the American peo
pie, but her entire personal fortune,
which, as you ara hware,is considerable,
was to ultimately go 10 my son George.
rhus he had absolutely nothing TO loose
by nv conveying nv house to my wife,
out, on the con- ary, wss great gamer
t tler, BY. L. r>iaIous b tween by so !
and myself nave always been the most
kiodly, and betwet Mis- Dewey and
my sou tue mcs5 plea She thinks
a great deal OF him and he OF her, and
he was 10 be her heir as well as mine.
| would never have believed it possible
that tue American people, who lately
applauded me, could 80 suddenly turn
uuon me as 10 fill columns of the news
papers with the worst sort OF abuse.
When I laDded in New York | was told
1 was hero, the idol OF the nation. l
was told that nothing was too good for
me; that anything could ask was mine
| asked no ldoiatry; l asked No ap-
ulause. I had merely done my duty
and was ready to doit again. Bat, l
did ask one thing, and that was TO be
let alone, to conduct my personal and
domestic affairs as saw fit. and this
one simple privilege which l asked
from The American people has
been denied me. Where I was
hero two months ago l am now re
ductd to such position that certain
people cannot say things too villainous,
COO scurrilous about me; and no one de-
lends me. II was SO much of hero
then, and the American people thought
we'll enough OF me TO give me this
house, why do not some Of these peo-
ole defend me now Ii had known
how much trouble, how much abuse
was to come upon me as the result OF
accepting this house, l would never
nave taken it at the hauds of the Amer
ican people. When l sailed into Ma
nila bay, over dangerous ground, with
death and even worse in front of me,
little thought that in such q brief Pc
riod OF time after | returned to my ma
i've land the American people would
countenance such monstrous attacks
upon me because I was doing what l
considered to be the most gracious
ching could do, to present my homo
TO nv bride. want the American
oeople to know that if | could l would
return to the contributors to the fund
the house purchased with it. I would
never in the world have accepted it
# had known what it would cost
me. If I should feel tomorrow as
1 feel tonight would cut it all, throw
up everything, go on the retired
list. and go abroad. In fact, | feel SO
diseor -aged, 80 worn out tonight, that l
scarcely know what will do. l hardly
ieel like living in b country where
can be attacked 10 such sn outrageous
manner without being defended by any
one, When the American people want.
ed me- to command a fleet aid to sall
Into Manila harbor I did my duty as
saw it, and as / believe soldier should.
And if thev want me now, or at some
fnture time, to command another fleet
nv life and my sword are always at the
disposal of my couotry. And if it were
not for nv country would wish that
had never fought the battle Of Manila,
a. now wish 1 had never taken tbs
house. When accepted this house |
tnoucht it was gift. did not know
that the people who contributed the
m ,ney to buy it gave it to me with q
string tied to 1t, or l should never have
taken it. 1 owe great deal to tne
American people. ana they owe some.
thing to me. But, thank God, the
Amer American people don't own me
and ! am still independent. When
1'I was in command of the Ameri
can fleet al Manila, and when first ar
| lived in this country l felt that was
public man and that the puoilc uau
right 10 certain information about me
| and NV movements, and l consclel-
Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rot
life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
4 nd >.