The Lamar register., 1899-11-22
DEWEY or ArklnsoN7

press. but the great minority of the
newspapers OF the country recognize
the report as final. concerning the mat
tiers Of which II treats. Certainly
there is disposition among the peo-
pie to believe what George Dewey
says, aud TO give him credit for know
ing exactly what he IS talking about.
Here are some Of the comments Of the
newspapers, including four, NJ least,
that are not administration organs in
any sense OF the words:
The Hartford COurant says;
'Nir. Bryan, Mr.. Schurz, Mr.. Cock
ran, Mr. Atkinson, all The rest 0r them,
must now make their choice quickly
between attacking thc character for
truthfulness OF George Dewey, and
standing convicted OF deception befote
the American people. The chance is
stin open to them 10 say that they
themselves we're deceived; but they
must say it at onee or not at all
There's nc time for shflly-Shaity. The
people at last have the evidence In
their hands The men we have named
and their newspaper echoes, have been
holding forth for months past on the
administration lerfidy Ia It's dealings
with AguiGaldo-tlle broken alliance.
promise Of independence. New, In his
personal memorandum embodied ia
the preliminary report Of the eomInis-
sion. Admiral George Dewey says:
No alliance Of any kind was entered
into with Asuinaiio. nor was any
promise Of indeTcndencp made 10 him,
then GNiay. 1888 or 1t any other time
This is testimony from the man who
was there and who knows Any poii-
tieian or editor who 50 much as peeps
again about broken alliance and
broken promise will be- saying. In cf.
fecs, that the admiral of the navy Is
liar That will he inadvisable. To put
the fac; mildly, II VIII disPiease the
American people. They are inclined to
be fond of him, and al the Bryaus and
Atkinsaus, New York Posts and
Springfield Republicans between Jaa-
lam Point and CalnIBpii couldn't
shake their confidence In his veraeiry.
= which knows more about the
matter George Dewey or the 'autf.Im-
perialist' spauters and splash.rsY
Whose advice Is lkeiy 10 b. the sound
er and safer for the country 10 follow
his or ihrirsy"
The Washington Star declares.
I'VE have Ia this paper complete
refutation Of many ISLANDERS against
the American name. ard a thorough
justification Of what has been done in
the Philippine islands under the Amer
lean authority. Friends OF the truth
have every reason, ind,s-d. to rei0Iee."
The Boston Transcript nnd.a reiolesss
that the report puts au end to the
swarm Of rumOrs which have cou-
fused public Judgment Of the Philip
pine question
The Philadelphia Press JRep.l points
out that the members Of the commits
sion are all without taint Of partisan
bias, further than the fact TINT ma
jority Of them were not in entire syln.
Iathy with the Republican party,~ aud
continues:
When the commission was appoint
ed by the President it was conceded by
all to be as fair commission as could
be chosen for the purpose Of trying TO
bring about peace and Of Investigating
I and reporting on the situation in those
Islands. President schurnan was
made the head Of the commission be-
cause he had expressed doubts as to
the advisability Of carrying on the
Philippine war. This non-partisau
4 commission spent several months In
| travelling about the islands. studying
the conditions and the people. and In
seeking 10 bring about peace with
Agulnaido. Admiral Dewey was there
from the beginning, and everybody has
conceded that HIS opinion in regard 10
what should be done In the islands
would govern the administration.
The New York Journal of Commerce
thinks that the "anti-imperialist" YER
sion Of the war IS discovered to be
| fantastic in its variance from the
( facts" and says that no one can pre-
tend to be an honest man and any Ion
ger mIsTepresent the Philippine sItu-
alton"