The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-13
BUY A HOME FOR DEWEY
New York Times Thinks That
the Proper Thing TO DO.

New York, May 12-The New YORK
Times in an editorial entitled "what
shall we do for Dewey" tomorrow win
say;
what shall we do for the man VINO
has done SO much for us? That Is She
question which has for a long time been
agitating the American people II IS
quite true according to our presidents
We have not been niggardly in recogni-
tion of the great services OF Commodore
| Dewey" as he was "a year ago. But
ther Is a persistent and prevailing feel-
ing that we ought to DO more; that mo
American nation, in some unofficial and
spontaneous way. should recognize the
services OF Dewey as the British nation
officially recognized the services Of well
lington. when It presented him with the
estate OF Strathfeldsay. Evidently 1t will
not do TO make and exclusive" acknow-
ledgement OF the services or an Amerl-
can hero to whom all Americans feel
equally grateful. Evidently 90 VIII not
do to leave him at the mercy of a group
of mnlionaires. Evidently II will not do
TO exclude from the national testimonial
TO the Admiral any American citizen who
desires to take part Ia IT, Why not ap-
peal directly to the public through its
immediate organs and agents. the news
papers which get ,aeir living by repre-
senting its sentiments7 There are some
% 900 periodicals In the Unite States
which are entitled to transmission as such
through the mails Among them are ul9
daily papers, w..ch represent, most inn
mediately ana most accurately. the scntl-
mcnt Of the United states. Let us as
sumo that only one fourth part 1f thes-
are IN a position to act as collecting and
distributing agents for a national Dewey
testimonial, and that each one of thes,
500 IS willing to pledge itself to the COLI
lection from It's readers and the transmits
sion to the appointed trustees OF the sum
of 500 for that fund. Surely this estimate
Is moderate enough and surely the ann |
cunt OF each individual subscription. |
which must be strictly fixed ana Limited
IS moderate enough to prevent any news
paper from exploiting the admiral for the
purpose of advertising itself And yet The
aggregate of these subscriptions must
be S25QOOO. Half of this should go to the
erection of a residence for the admiral
in whatever place IN the United States
he might prefer to put &c, and the other |
half for his personal use.
As a matter OF fact we believe thar |
more than the number OF periodicals we
have name woul be willing an eager TO |
be included in the project There is no
reason why the aggregate should not be |
correspondingly increased with the rig |
orous limitation OF eoch individual sub |
scrlption to 1900, so that there should be
no taint of self seeking or OF advertising |
in the AFFAIR. This should be truly nat
ional ana popular subscription. The ad |
miral would not be at liberty to refuse |
It. since It would not be the creation Of
an obligation on his part, but only the
recognition of an obligation on the part
OK the nation He would not be able
TO refuse it II the whole amount were
deposited. as It could and should be de-
posted, subject TO his order. before nis
arrival upon his native shores.
The president OF the United States, tho |
secretary OF state and the secretary OF
the treasury should be appropriate GUS
,odans fthe fund and their Willingness
to assume It's custody may be taken for
granted