Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-28
Scheme to Give Dewey the Democratic
Nomination.

The New York World has recently re-
newed the suggestion made by some dem
ocrats in Congress, soon after Deweys
victory. that the democratic party ought
to throw Bryan over and nominate George
Dewey. 1t has been collecting opinions on
the subject from prominent ant-imperial-
lists, and among others, asked ex-senator
John b. Henderson, who presided over the
republican national convention of 1884, for
his opinion. The World publishes his re-
ply which in part was as follows:
To the Editor of The World
In The World of the 18th inst you pro-
pose to the democratic party the nomi-
nation of Admiral Dewey for the presl-
dcncY in 1900, You ask my opinion as to
the result of such a nomination on tho
current politics of the day.
As to its effect on the democratic party
| cannot speak. For nearly forty years
have given by support, however feeble
and Intellectual it may have been, to the
republican party. | have not approved all
It's measures. 1t has come short in many
things. IT has not been perfect, but only
better than others, which, at times SEEM
ed to be irretrievably bad.
After arguing that it was a mistake to
undertake to suhdue the Filipnos in Luz
zon by force, he proceeds as follows:
In my judgment millions of republicans
in the United States entertain these views
They are known to be entertained ny Ad-
miral Dewey. And we must all come to
these views sooneC or later, or else accept
the alternative of eternal war, IA standing
army am enormous public debt, pensions
beyond endurance, renewed taxes upon
consumption carrying their eXactions to
every hcarthstone in the land; and worse
than all, final surrendeS of our republic
can simplicity for government of impor-
iallsm.
Yes, sir, let your party abandon the
heresy Of free silver and nominate Dewey
on platform of a single term for the
presidency, and Thea three millions of vo-
icrs who supported Mckinley in 1896 will
help you to make him President of the
United States
If "A hero be wanted, Dewey stands pre-
eminent as such throughout the world IL
prudence, deliberations sagacity and wis
dom, those prime elements Of true states
manshp, are asked, his friends may
proudly point to his distinguished civil
services in Manila Bay. a Spanish army
in front, a port blockaded against the
worlds commerce, Jealous navies of other
nations watching for infraction of the
public law, and a nation of Philippine peo-
pie, naturally suspicious, just emerging
from political oppression, but determined
10 be forever free, sensitive and coniidlnS
to acts of friendship, but quick to resent
every appearance of wroCg-out of these
and other questions grew the delicate and
difficult duties which, being well perform
ed, add to herosm the prouder title OF
craftsmanship
Admiral Dewey is a native of New
England, which, with the single excep-
ton of President Pierce, has had no Presi-
dent since John Quincy Adams, and Adj
ans tenn expired nearly seventy years
ago. He comes from the sturdy Puritan
stock of that section, having his birth and
associations i'm Vermont, State which
has given to the public service of America
its highest ornaments. For the last forty
years the West has icarly monopclized
the presidency-Ohio alone having had
| Hayes, Garfield and Mckinley. Even