The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-10-28
PRESIDENCY DOES
NOT TEMPT HIM
Admiral Dewey Again Declares that
He Wants No Political
Honors.
HOW 70 DEAL With AGuiNALuo
PhiIirptne Policy should l'e Ono
Straight from the Shoulder
With Plenty of Force
Behind 1t.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-The New York
correspondent of the Tribune says:
John Carver was fortunate cnouglr
to have an interview with Admiral
Dewey, in which the latter seemed to
be in a talking mood. In a copyright
ed contribution to the New York Jour
nal Mr.. Carver says in part:
81 am not a candidate for president.
/ never will be-" Admiral Dewey
made this statement to me, and it VAS
said with emphasis and sincerity.
ut is an honor no man can too deep
~ appreciate" he continued thought
fully ito be considered as a worthy
candidate for this great office, but a
naval officer should be content with
the honors TINT come to him in the ex-
ercise of his professional duties.
"Politics should be less a matter of
party than principle. I'll confess to
d desire to see the best man win, al
ways. An officer in the navy, how
ever, should avoid politics. don't
mean by that that he should not have
opinions. God forbid! He must be
satisfied. when the age limit is
reached, to be placed on the shelf with
redit."
But the shelf of credit docs not
come to many men, it was suggested,
"Perhaps his opportunity for distin-
guished service may come late in life
mine came after l was 6O-but one
thing is certain, it will come.
"The real reward lies in the knowl-
edge of duty performed successfully.
If the man who is receiving the ap.
plause will only stop to think he will
see for himself that in their hearts the
people are not a%pplauding him, but
only results.
Hif, through the carclessncss or dis
obedience Of any of the officers, one
or more of our ships had been de-
stroyed and the Spanish fleet proved
too much for us, it is quite among the
possibilities we might have been called
daring to n degree that was foolhardy.
Then it would nave been different. 80
YOU see, don't you, that it is the re.
suits that arc applauded and not the
man."
What policy would you pursue with
Aguinaldo and his followers?"
zone straight from the shoulder and
with plenty of force behind it.
at is always bad policy to try to
avoid necessary responsibilities" the
admiral continued. "ln the case OF
the Philippines there is mercy in force
and untold misery in procrastinatlon."
An Order that Wasn't Given.
"Nhat, exactly, We're the circum.
stances which led to your famous or
der: You may fire when ready, Grid
ley'?"
The admiral smiled broadly and an
swered:
II am sorry to spoil a good story.
but 1 never said anything of the kind.
The truth is that Gridley was in an
other part of the ship and | did not
have the chance to say it to him. There
was no particular command given. The
signal was set that we were going into
action, and no orders were given other
than would ordinarily occur at such a
time"
why is it, Admiral. that you are al-
ways ahead Of time?"
when / left Annapolis" the adj
miral replied, 81 discovered that the
men who succeeded were generally
ahead Of time. l made up my mind that
about as good a rule as / could follow
was to always be at lenst five minutes
earlier than was expected. The man
who is always early never misses what
those who are late do, and besides that
he may gain by being on hand in time
to take advantage of the unexpected,
and you know how often the u%nexpect-
ed happens. Idon't think I plan to be
ahead of time so much as l simply fol-
low the habits Of years. The best aa.
,-sca 7 co,rII rive In n y.nl1np ruOn how