The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
DEWEY WOULD NOT
DECLINE THE HONOR
Would Accept the Presidential
Nomination.
OPINION OF EDITOR WHITE
New York Evening Post Man is an Anti
lmperialist and is Against SEN
ator Morgan-Hopes He
Will be Defeated

Editor Horace White of the New York
Evening Post, who is in the city, the guest
of his old friend Charles Reid said yester-
day that he was of the opinion that Dewey
would accept the nomination for president
if it were rendered him.
Though the admiral has repeatedly said
in interviews that he is a sailor and that
Wheeler is a soldier" continued Mr..
White, "he has not unequvocally stated
that he would not accept the nomination
for president with Wheeler nominated for
viee-president. I do not think that Dewey
would seek the nomination nor enter into
partisan politics, but L believe he would
accept the nomination for president If 1t
were offered him. l also of the opinion
that he would be elected regardless of the
party nominating him."
Mr. White speaks of Birmingham in
glowing terms. H. says that Birmingham
is easily the most active city in the south.
atlanta is some larger said Mr.. White,
but is has not the same natural resources
nor the stirring qualities of your city. At
ter looking over Birmingham was forcibly
reminded of a remark Gen. j. d. Webster
made to me in Chicago in 1862 before Bir-
mingham existed. General Webster was
captain of the engineers stationed at Chi
caGo before the war and was chief of the
artillery with Grant at the battle of Shiloh
continuing in the service until the war
closed. Speaking of the south to me he
said:
There is mass of iron ore, coal and
huxing material in close contiguity to one
another in north Alabama that are destin-
ed one day to make that section the great
est iron and steel center on the face of the
globe. Nowhere have l seen the raw ma
terials SO accessible or so close to one an
other
Is Against Imperialism
From this Mr.. White drlrted into the sub
jeet of Imperialism. He is a pronounced
anti-imperialist
Il am opposed to the annexation of the
Philippines and to the present Philippine
policy" said the New York editor. ''Ad-
miral Dewey holds similar views. In my
opinion the Fiipinos should be treated by
the government in the same manner the
Cubans have. We should allow the Fill
pinos to organize their own government
There is no doubt but that they are fully
capable of self-government as is testified
to by Admiral Dewey who has seen both
peoples"
Speaking of territorial expansion MI
White said this was not essential to COM
mercial expansion.
1.-The flag follows commerce and not COM
merce the flag" explained Mr. White
1.-THE bulk of our foreign trade is done
with England and yet we have not single
foot of land there. You send iron to every
nation in Europe and you have no lcfid
there Goods will find a ready sale in any
country in the world when you can deliver
those goods there cheaper than they can
buy them elsewhere. That is what makes
trade and not gunboats or foreign owner
ship of lands
Morgan Always Wrong
Mr. White is evidently not a lover of
Senator Morgan. Concerning the Alabama
senator he said:
Senator Morgan has the reputation in
the north of being always wrong and