Arizona republican., 1899-11-14
DEWEY ~ HIS BEST.
Stories About Him Which a Chicago
Journalist Captured in New York.

under such circumstances that 1 think
+ caught him at his best. He did not
know at the time that I was newspa-
per man, he was not in fear of the in
reviewers pencil, and he was smiling
over the contents of a letter which Sir
Thomas Upton had just sent aboard
the Olympia. The first thought that
flashed through my mind after 1 had
shaken hands with the admiral was:
How downright honest this man is.
The tingle that goes through your
hand as he touches It, the laughing
| light which is in his eye the poise of
his body and head, the simplicity of his
words, free from sham, egotism, the
humbug of seeming more than one real
| " is.
1t is a logged kind of honesty-a de-
termination born out of q mothers milk
to always be severely honest, and to
keep a stern face set for dishonesty.
Understanding this. it is easy to COM
prehend why the Germans at Manila
Bay suddenly ceased their efforts to
trick him and why Sir Edward Chiches-
ter, of the English navy, gave him such
cordial moral support. A painfully hon
est man is rarely to be feared because
he overdoes the matter. Virtue can be-
come immoral. But a determinedly
honest man is always an ugly customer,
and Admiral Dewey is of that type.
This vein of Puritanism running
through his nature is somewhat relieved
frightened by his ready disposition to
laugh or smile. The numerous side of
any situation appeals quickly to him.
as evidenced in his laugh over the mis-
fortunes of his dog Bob.
Now" said he, Bob is suffering be-
cause he has not become acclimated.
These American winds and waters are
not what he has become accustomed
to. and he thinks he's going to die. He
isn't though. He'll be a good American
in another week.
If it can be called a weakness. his one
is his desire to be Immediately dress
ed. In this I would say that he resem-
bles Rear Admiral Schley. Good
clothes fit both men very well, and they
seem to thoroughly enjoy having them.
Everything about Dewey's attire is like
the condition of his ship, not only spick
and span, but u little better appearing
than anything else. 1 thought last year
that nothing could be better kept than
the interiors of the Brooklyn and the
New York, but after seeing the Olynl-
pia l change that opinion now. The
Olympia simply shines in every part,
and 1 am told that there has never
been q day since Dewey was aboard of
her that she has not been kept in that
condition. OF course, because the ad-
Iniral always was particular about his
own dress and the condition of the YES
sci he might be on, he won the title of
Dude" Dewey in Washington long
ago, but they won't call him that now.
Gov. Roosevelt's tribute to him tells
the story:
He may be dude, but he fights
Dining at the Clairmont last Sunday
with a naval officer who knows the ad-
miTal well, L asked him what the relig-
ious beliefs of the admiral were. His
reply was:
There are not many officers of the
navy with whom orthodox religion cuts
much figure, but with few exceptions
they are all believers in God. A think
ing man who is an infidel may go to
sea once or twice on a battle ship and
has had long service he will come very
near to thinking there is a God, and
that He should be respected. Naval
men are not prone to discuss religious
subjects, but when 1 was with the adj
miral--he was commodore then-several
little things occurred to show me that
he has strong faith in a supreme be-
ing. and his life has always shown that
he practiced the code of morals given
us by Christ. There has never been
faint in Admiral Dewey's private life
Negotiating with one of the jackies of
the Olympia for several sailors hat
bands, 1 asked him what he thought OF
the admiral. OF course, on board ship
but one answer was TO be expected, but
the way the man gave it left no doubt
as to his sincerity. He said. with a
quick throw back of his head:
BLESS you, e's ard on a man when e
amt in is place, but we'd go down with
i'm anywhere. 'Es business all over,
and e's good to us. Ever since we're
out of Manila e just did is best to see
that we got what was coming to us.
E amt at the top for nothing, and
we're blessed sorry we're going to lose
i'm.
1t is one of the Dewey traits that he
is very cordial to newspaper men, al
though he may send them away empty
handed. He made the remark Wednes-
day morning:
Il have never put faith in newspa-
per man yet that have been betrayed"
Which is just about the same remark
that James G.. Blaine made several
years before his death.
There is not the slightest doubt that
the magnitude of this New York reoep-
ton has worried the admiral, and that
down in his own heart, while grateful,
he has not liked it. He thinks that he
did no more at Manila bay than the
duty of an American naval officer called
on him to do, and that cheerful per-
Torrance of duty does not call for pub
lie demonstrations of the character
which has greeted him. He does not
enjoy notoriety.-H. 1. Cleveland. Chi
cago Times-Herald.
GETTING THERE FIRST