The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
DEWEYS FEELINGS ARE HURT.
HERO OF MANILA BAY DOES SOME
QUEER TALKING.

and no One Defends HIm-He is
Hurt by the Criticisms ON Account
of the Transfer of His HOme--Rep-
resentative Livingston Is In wash
ingtOn.
Washington, Nov. 22.-Admiral Dewey is
out in an interview to-day complaining
against what he claims to be unjust and
objectionable condemnation of his course
in transferring his house to his wife, who
subsequently transferred the property to
the Admira4s son, George.
The Admiral displays considerable tenn
per in his condemnation of the newspapers
and the public for critlcisng his action, and
declares he would not have accepted the
house had he understood that a string was
attached 10 it, He claims the right to dis
pose Of it according to his own ideas, and
he believed he was dong an act which
would meet universal approval, by giving
the house to his wife, so she might have
the Pleasure of bestowing it uron his son.
The Admiral is reported to have made
the following remarkable statement:
while I was a hero two months ago, 1
certain people cannot say things too viii
famous, too scurrilous about me, and no
one defends me. If I was so much of a
hero then and the American people
thought welf enough of me to give me this
house, why do not some of the people de
fend me now?"
Would Not Have Taken 1t.
IF 1 had known how much trouble, how
much villainous abuse was to come upon
me as the result of accepting this house,
l would never have taken it at the hands
| of the American people. When l sailed
| into Manila bay over dangerous ground
| with death and even worse in front of US,
l little thought that in such a brief period
| of time after l returned to my native land
the American people would countenance
such monstrous attacks upon me because
l was doing what I considered 70 be the
| most gracious thing / could do to present
| my home to my bride"
II do not intend to aTraign the entire
American people for the acts of a few, but
l am hurt, l am cut to the quick. l have
| never felt so badly in all my life. ] want
| the American people to know 1t. want
| them to know that If l could, would re-
| turn to the contributors TO the fund the
| house purchased with it. l would never
| In the world have accepted II if / had
| known what 1t would cost me. II should
feel Tomorrow as IAfeel tonight, would
cut 1t ALL throw up everything, go on the
/ retired list and go abroad. In fact l fee
so discouraged so worn out tonight that
| L scarcely know what l will do. / hardly
| feel like living in a country where 1 can
| be attacked in such an outrageous manner
without being defended by any one"
Confirmed the Interview.
Tonight Admiral Dewey confirms the in
| terVieW.
| Representative Livingston characterizes
Dewey's recent performance as childish
and says his latest act in connection with
the transfer of his house accounts for his
contradictory behavior as to his intended
visit 10 Atlanta.
Representative Livingston Is the only
member of the Georgia delegation in
Washington and he is awaiting the COM
ing of his colleagues before committing
himself on the subject of the minority
leadership. There will be a meeting Of
the delegation when they arrive, and 1t is
probable they will unite on either Rich
| ardson or Bankhead. Mr. Livingston Is
reasonably sure of being reassigned to the
committee on appropriations, as senior
member of the minority,