The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
YEARNlNG FOR DEWEY.

IRON the day when the great popular outburst
of admiration and honor for Admiral Dewey
manifested itself upon the announcement OF his
epoch making victory at Manila, those Democrats
who have long been eager to rid the party OF the
leadership Of Bryan have been looking 10 him with
yearnng that he might become their candidate for
the Presidency. He seemed to them to be heaven
sent Moses lead Democracy from the wilderness, II
they could but get him to act in that role and every
thing which has happened from that time to this has
but increased the yearning and strengthened its hold
upon them.
They were not coy wooers these Democrats They
soon let the admiral know that il he would accept the
nomination OF the Democratic party he could have it.
and they tried with eoquence to persuade him that
if he would accept the nomination the people would
do the rest and his election the Presidency would
be as certain as was that of Grant in 1868.
Dewey promptly rejected the overtures. AS mem
Der OF the navy he has had nothing to do with political
parties but he came from family of stanch Vermont
Republicans and his partisan leanings, he had any,
would be naturally that side He announced clearly
when first approached that he has political amb
TONS that he does feel fitted for undertaking the
grave duties OF statecraft in which he has had
perience In fact as he laughingly said when some
one suggested to him that Dewey and Wheeler"
would be winning ticket Il would the nation
like ship and Wheeler would it like regiment"
Despite the positive assurances of the admiral, how
ever the yearnings of the antBryan Democracy have
not lessened. 1t is in fact ground hog case with
them. They must have candidate to put UP against
Bryan and they cannot find one except Dewey. 1t
is surprising, therefore, to find that the ceebra
ton OF the admirals arrival at New York has been
once followed by efforts to bring him forward even
against his will candidate
Ill. ,1o of
racy that are working up the Dewey Presidential
BOOM nor the lesser class OF politicians, but Of
the foremost rank in Democracy For example, no
less leader than William C. Whitney is quoted as
having said in regard to it:
Il am convinced that his selection as Presidential
nominee would be something very much larger and
better at this particular time than party victory.
1t would be patriotic reunion around the one man
who ypihes the and is best fitted by his char
acer and experience to preside its development
Dewey gave us the Philippines. He understands the
situation as no other man does The people would
trust him to deal with it more completely than they
would any other man. They would rather him at
the helm, directing the policy OF the Government in
its possessions, than any other man. They know
that he always has done the right thing and they
would feel sure that he always would do the right
thing 1t is only at long intervals and on special occa
sions that Providence presents in whom the
whole people have this unquestioning and perfect
trust. That gave such in Washington. 1t
gave us another in Jackson 1t gave us another in
Grant. Now it has given It's Dewey"
All Of which shows on the part of the saner Demo-
cratic leaders very wholesome desire to rid their
party and the country OF Organism but it also shows
how forlorn is their hope. Admiral Dewey as Dem
ocratc candidate for the Presidency is an impossi-
bi1ity