The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-28
JOHN J, INGALLS,
ON ADMIRAL DEWEY
A Keen Analysis of the Hero
of Manila.
THE HOME PROJECT
HOW POLITICAL PULL SAVED \
CONVICTED THIEF.
ARE AWE 'iCANS DER EDUCATED !?
The Cynical Assertion of Coils P. Hunting on.
Modern Inventions Making Tramp
of The Man With The
Hoe"
by j. J. IngalIs.)
tBy j. j. lngalIs.)
tNew York Journal

fNew York Journal)
When the American people give way
to their emotions they are apt to Stop
about Dewey's return from Manila He
is the one, unapproachable. colossal fig
ure of the war ON land or sea. 1t can
scarcely be doubted even by their par
tisans, that history viii accord him high
or fame and station than even Shafer
and Eagan. He is a cool. calm. level
headed Yankee, with plenty of sand lie
had great opportunity and made the
most of it. He has met every emer-
gemcy. He is not an egotist. His la
comic dispatch announcing the result OF
the battle of May / has not been sur
passed in compact. thrilling brevity since
the ''Veni, Nidi, Wei" of Caesar He is
sensitive and retiring of nervous tenn
permanent. in delicate health worn down
with immense strain and responsibility
in a tropical climate, and needs the meeli-
cine of rest and quiet He shuns the i'll
terviewer. He does not pose before the
camera in his new uniform. He re-
CARDS the photographer as foe. He
shrinks from publicity. Receptions. Oval
tons, addresses, handshakings, dinners,
yels, mob-worship. rear platform
speeches. brass bands. fireworks. process
sions would be a torture to him. The
only nrln in the world who really en-
joys such demonstrations is Bryan. They
intoxicate him. They would kill Dewey,
and we want to keep him n while longer.
The proper thing to do would be when
he lands. in New York or elsewhere. to
give him one hair-raising, blood-curdling
reception that will make the Queens
Jubilee or a Roman triumph trivial a
demonstration that will stagger. the cred
ulity of nations. and then let him go.
The latest phase of our delrium of af
lection and admiration for Dewey is !;
popular subscription to purchase him
home in Washington. He is a widowef
with no family, except one son. who
has domestic relations of his own. By
habit and instinct he is a club man.
He needs house about as much as he
needs Buffalo circus chariot for his
daily drives about the city. 1t would
he burden to him. He could not oc-
cipy it without discomfort. nor rent it
without indelicacy. Present him with a
half million in registered Government
bonds and allow him to live in what
way he peases This would be true
hospitality.
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN CARTER.
Many months ago Captain Oberlin Nj.
Carter, of the Corps Of Engineers. was
tried by court martial and found guilty
of embezzlinG one million several hun
bred thousand dollars Of the funds APP
propriated by Congress for the improve
ment of the harbor ut Savannah. Ga.
The tribunal was composed of eminent
army officers, whose sympathies would
naturally incline to the accused.
He was defended by several lawyers
of learning and distinctions. who stub
bornly contested the trial upon the law
and the evidence, interposing every OBJ
lection. material and technical, to de-
feat the contention of the Government.
Captain Carter WAS sentenced to dis
nrissal from the service; to pay a fine of
$1,000. and to be imprisoned for term
of years in the penitentiary.
The record, with the evidence, the ar
guments and the findings of the court,
were Immediately sent to the Secretary
of War for transmission to the Presi-
dent.
Application for review and rehearing
was made. The papers being voluminous,
and the Spanish war being in progress,
they were submitted to former Senator
Edmunds for his opinion upon the regu-
larity and validity of the proceedings
for dismissal. He found no flaw. and
when Mr. Edmunds finds no flaw it is
because there is no flaw to find.
After further mysterious and inexpli-
cable delay the record was sent to the
President. to whom Carriers lawyers.
supported by powerful political influence,
ut once applied to reopen the case for
another hearing and additional argument
upon the law and the evidence.
The President having some other mat
tiers requiring his attention, forwarded
: the papers to the Attorney General. to
he examined once more, with directions
to report thereon at convemece.
The Attorney General. being in arrears
with current affairs and about to move
into the old Corcoran Art Gallery and the
Hotel Baltic, pending the erection OF the
new Judiciary building. allowed the
case to Slumber for whine. and then
Carriers lawyers came in with an appeal
for an opportunity to file brief for their
client. which was granted. Last Tues
day the Government. through Colonel
Barr. made reply. When these are
examined it is understood that oral ex-
aninations are to he made, and so the
farce goes on.
Eventually. some time hereafter. IN an
indefinite future. the Department of
Justice win send the papers back to the
President with it's report. and then there
will be more hearings and briefs and
arguments. till the statute of limitations
has run SO that the contractors. who
were Carriers partners in crime. will be
protected from any action by the Gov