Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-02
DEWEY HURT BY COMMENT.
Admiral Says Ne Is sorry He Accepted the
Home.

Home.
WASHINGTON. Nov. %. - Admiral
Dewey expressed deep feeling last night
In speaking OF the transfer OF his house |
To bis wife. He expressed regret, sor-
row, indignation and resentment at the |
manner Ia which the information that |
he had decided the house to his wife |
had been received.
when made over this house to my
wife, ;" said the Admiral. II thought !
was doing the most gracious act that
an American gentleman could do. !
thought the people had given me this
house 10 dispose OF as ! chose. II
seems that WAS mistaken.
II would never have sold IL. nor given
Il, nor willed II, nor disposed of II in
any manner whatsoever outside OF my
own family. But | did believe that
bad the right TO rire IL TO my wife or
my son II chose to do so.
at pains me very deeply to feel that
| am compelled to lny open the secrets
OF my domestic life; but in view of the
insults which | have received at the
hauds ~ writer's of letters. which have
been published today. feel justified in
somewhat overstepping the bounds OF
propricty and saying that Mrs. Dewey
understood better than did the feelings
OF the people. and at first declined to
permi, the house to be transferred 10
/ her.
"Shc did consent only after an ar
rsngement had been perfected whereby
not only the house which was the gift
10 me from the American people but
her entire personal fortune, which, Us
YOU are aware, IL considerable, was
ultimately 10 go 10 my son George.
Thus he had absolutely nothing to lose
hy my conveying my house TO my wife
hut or the contrary was a great gamer
thereby
"The agitation has hurt NY son even
more than 1t has me. He Is now u
years Of age aud never In his life has
he asked me for dollar,
~ never would have believed it pos
sible," Admiral Dewey continued, his
voice growing husky and with tears in
his eyes, SHAT the American people
who made such hero OF me two months
ago could have in this brief period SO
turned upon me as to ELL columns of the
paper with the worst sort OF abuse
When landed IN New York ! was told
that nothing was too good for me, thai
anything that could ask was mine.
asked no idolatry; asked no applause
81 had merely done my duty, and wa
ready to do I, again. But Ibid ask one
thing, which was to be let alone, to con
duct my personal and domestic Affairs
ms | saw fit, and this one simple privi
lege which | asked from the American
people has been denied me.
"Where | was hero two month
AFRO. am now reduced to such posi-
tion that certain people cannot sa.
, things too villainous, too scurrlion
, abou, me, and no one defends me. 1
, makes me sorry accepted the gift.
"If should feel tomorrow as Tee
tonight, | would cut 1t all, throw II
everything, go on the retired list an
, 90 abroad. In TACT | feel so discoui
AIRED, so worn out tonight that hardl
know what | will do. | hardly lee
like living In country where can b
attacked In so outrageous manne
without being defended by anyone.
$ 81 owe a great deal to the America
people, and, perhaps, the America
peoplc owe something to me. Bu
: thank God, the American people don
l. own me and am still Independent.