The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15
Why the Women
Would Lie
10 Name tie Rexf
President.
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MANI ing 70 the views O. most
\WX men and O. many women
w In this I agree vita DGin
81 far al the coarser ana
roughsr work 81 politics Is co1~effif1. ItS
mounting on the platform. the a@iasfi~s'-
Ing and 'fnfso1ence." ARE y0u via NE ~
are you agaD ne sort q bAslie1@- f'-'
everyone knows, or rather everyone ore@
aot know, though the most tn1giEiss o.
that when women DO turn taei- attention
u politics they are most Influential Ia taat
Huosl. delicate work which II the char-
ectsriztic OF the reaE power III polIlc='
'the power behind the throne" the " ar
vicka the 'sking makers
II woman r. not a King maker wa y
Ehe has In the highest degree tnat faculty
whicn is requisite for such position
tact. tac,. ana always tact. ard complete
self abliteration in order 10 reacn the snd
which her inspiring motive leads her 10
strive 20 gain.
Men often In selecting a political pawn
care net whether he be knign, Or knas..
Or whether he bse worked ''on the SQUARE
or not Women seldom select stupid
man TO push into political prominence.
They know that the place for the noodle
Il In the soup. IL IL more difficult 20 DE-
eeive n woman az TO the running Qualiiies
of him for whom She desires place, posf-
ton popularity, or power. than X IL 10
ynisiead a man The man sho arises TO
promote the political eEniasnae oi some TEL
l1w citizen may be- blinded by the glitter
Of gold, or he may want 20 "dicker 10 az
vantage There are "a thousand ana one
things that the male king maker thinks
he can or mus. do. When a wornan-now.
mark you. ! do not speak OF confidence
woman or trfeks,er, nor u The woman
who uses her pretty face for her purposes,
nor Of that most TO- be- pitiea creature. she
VINO sells her divine gift OF purity for
compliment or a check but speak OF the
woman whom God gave as the heipmate
81 the mai. 7 speak Of the woman who
does right for right sake When she
Proposes her nominse. she usually choices
& man who will adosn his Office and con-
duct himself well.
To take a familiar illustration which In
eluaes tao well known political men. both
dead. and sach Of an opposite type OF
character and nominated by his party 10
the TWO highest positions IN the gift OF the
republic In II not well known tina, the
strongest. most persistent and most sue
eessfii single Influences which forced their
husbands upward and onward were Mrs.
John A. Logan and Mrs James q, Blaine,
and with the latter that extraordinary
woman. Mr. Blaine's cousin. Gall Haul-
ten?
y = y
Eut ! didn'. set out to talk politics.
What I started TO say was that IL l.
Nancy Lee. had "a much brains AZ have
Desire and Az much influence a ! have
copy paper I would make George Dewey
president OF the United States I read
in Harper's Weekly 1T liz what Dewey
stands for that ia stirring mems souls"
That may be true. but think Il il equally
true that Il II what Dewey is that stirs
women's hearts.
There is man Tn our history so
great. SO true so noble and gentle.
thoughtful. good; 40 deep, Yet so
clear. whose humer was patho9, whose
pathos WAS often received with smile.
OF him and what he did and what he
saii never read without dim and fearful
eyes He was Abraham Lincoln. Frank
ness compels me 10 say that many. very
many. al the things read about Dewey
produce the results. and as
nualyze my feelings they are due 10 the
same cause.-The true humanity and no
biiity OF character which Admiral Dewey
has shown that h. possesses. The men
nl agree that Mr. Dewey Ia sagacious.
prudent. safe and firm. The world knows
that he IL brave and loyal. He knows
his duty and does H. Further. he has
shown himself far-seoing and diplomatic.
actins wisely and calmly when under the
most severe strain and pressure.
Many men possexs these qualities men
known and unknown, Many men pos
sess other qualities which che admiral
has and which recommend him so high
u 20 other men; but few, very few, have
shown that they have In 40 high a degree
the qualities which endear Dewey "a IL
woman's heart ard make her willing
with her sure intuition uf character. to
say tha, he Is the kind Of man who ought
to rule over country Ike ours.
Newspapers and maya zines are so fun
of Dewey anecdotes that 10 uat wish
L. repeat any af those thar are familiar
hut there Is one which appeared recentl,
IN a San Francisco paper. the iRll which
~ thoroughly conveys the isieG - wha;
mean 20 say about MIR Dewey that
viii repeat II. y trained nurse twho tells
the story had heeu Through the Cuban
war and thTB went - Manila one ~
Mr. neweys friends gave her II letter Of
Introduction 10 him When th- nurse
arrived At Manila, realizing Mr. Dew.ys
exalted position AMI his important duties
she hosstated about presenting her letter
hui finally resolved 20 send Ms Dewey
hts friends letter through The mat II,
vary @hcr, time tho admiyat came IL the
Relief. the hosp.tai ship. requesting "a
see the nurse She was busy making
hot poui'tccs ana asked - b. excused
Nr Dewey insisted upon seeing her
waiting until she hal finished her work
lie asked her NOT only about hts friends
family ana children. bur about an the
other children II The neishhorhos,c az his
friends horne. The utrse offered u show
him over the Kc;ief and took h,sl first
into room iu vhiVh the men were al
most ntl nscrtallv of terribly Wounded
The frst solAtar whu saw the adfrtra!
although nearly spent from wounds and
weakness RAISED hrs feeble voice with III.
"id slogan, W bat = the matter with
bcwcy- And each and every one ~
those mUtiated and lacssateti men took
up re refrain with He's all right -