The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15

] Admiral Dewey" To which answer. when
Common humanity becomes the watchvor3
/ @ the earth. tee necessity for the gun
/ EfiI have been entirely abolished
/
: A messenger boy brings . note to Mayer
Van WICK CT New YORK. He s,an1s. that
/ poor tortoise Of the newspaper joker,
awaiting his dismissal Mr. Dewey turns
70 him, shakes the astonisheg boy by the
hand ard says. And how are you. sir -
Sir, X y1a please. and 10 thst uniformed
I servant o. the public. messenger boy.
Then again. during tina. superb parade
on the water. the ike OF which has never
/ been seen in this country. Mr.. Dewey sees
/ foslorn-Iooking woman and forlorn-
! looking small boy In little roweoat, nos-
ing around his vessel. Bring the boy
aboard" ne orders and red tape 10 the
/ contrary. the staring boy Is brought before
! the hero OF Manila. whom ne tells that It's
/ Bob. Mr. Dewey's dog he wants 10 see:
Bob, Of whom he has read an3 talked ana
! IS dying 10 see,
Z And whom dia Admiral Dewey salute as
/ he made his princeiy progress among the
! millions who had come 70 New York 70 do
/ him honor? There was enc pier crowded
! entirely with women. T'here he saluied.
Then the oyster men, the workingmen
/ received salute. the yachts and then ST.
| Mays training ship for unruiy boys. And
/ I'll wager my last penny that no hoy. how
! ever unrIiy. wiz forget the Gay when Dew
ey saiuted him. When II Gomez to fishting
/ for his flag the man who has been the I'M
/ ruiy boy Is the stuff from which the hero
, IL made. Such boys as Dewey saiuted on
Z lxs%
| The recognition OF such q man as Dewey
. plants tine seeds Of deter animation and couF-
| axe in the hearts OF those whoseoeery Wild
ness makes them more sensitive TO great
| ness God bless you, Mr.. Dewey, for saiut-
| ing those little outlaws. ! never was
| boy. bat IL there IL one objec, that ap-
| peais TO my manly soul. 1t Ia just that
| sort Of impaisive. wild. good-hearted. bad
/ iy begun lad who gets put in A training
| school and lands. thank goodness. some
/ times In a double-I loaded article referring
| To the xubjec, Of the notice one OF the
| most PROSPEROUS and prominent OF self
| made men.
| Mr. John Barret, In his very clever book
| OF Mr.. Dewey. az special war CORE
! spondent In capable of giving the word
| much valuable information about the sub
, ject Of his volume. Duty, first. last and
| Dewey Mr. Barrett tells how the victory
| at Manila bay was not the result OF an
| accident but the consequence OF prephra-
| ton, "the rational consequence OK long
| years OF devotion 10 duty. discipline. study
| and training"
| Somebody once divided America Into
| men. women and journalists. Men all like
| Dewey for his manly qualities Women all
| like him, even those wives Of the
i Spanish naval officers, who after
| dining with Mr.. Dewey went home
| and burst into Spanish ecssacies
| over the conqueror, saying practically IL
| they had 70 he vanauished they were glad
! the deed was done by Admiral Dewey.
| Journalists swear by him. From the OWL
| er OF the paper TO the reporters there IL
| only one tune. which IL a song Of praise.
| one day after receiving letters. kilograms.
| etc. requesting magazine or newspaper
| articles which had he written them would
| have aggregated over te5.co MI Dewey
gathered the newspaper correspondents
| around him offering them the work say
| Ing You who have the brilliancy can do
| the work better than / and were / to DO Il,
| people would say that ! was blowing my
| own horn
| Now don't you think Mr. Dewey has a
| keen seuge OF humor?
| Not only those Of our own country. but
| all men who are real true men. like Dewey
| because of his honest, loyal spirit and his
| deep appreciation Of the words duty and
| opportunity.
| Americans like him because lie Is body
| and bone an American.
| Mr. Dewey was married Ocober "a, 1857.
| In 81 "a ta-
| the marriage Mrs, Dewey died after giving
birth to Admiral Dewey's only child
| George. to whom his father has always
! been absolutely devoted For twenty-s!x
/ years. In spite OF the beautiful eyes which
I have smiled upon him. and the lovely lips
| which have iavished compliments, Mr..
| Dewey has given No successor 70 the cher
! tshel partner of his six years II welded
| life. Il Is recorded IN one II The New
! York papers that witnessing the superb
J tribute g. him Admiral Dewey said All
| ne. begun being here too late IN life
| oush; 10 have started IN earlier" This
| he sail smilingy. bnt he had tears In hts
! eyes
| was he thinking If tina, beloved wife Of
| his 20 whom. though not on earth re had
| been true for six and tweatS years. Dtl
the face ~ the young mother who Rad
| died. IN giving birth - his son shadow for
| an instant the brightness Of tia; superb
! pageant
| Whatever the men say or 10. were equal
| suffrage (which ! ID not afvocatel ours.
| ana dtd thu women have the ~ssy Il
| wouldn't be altogether because he had de-
s;reyed the Spanish squadron nor Vt be-
| cause he Is full admiral nor hecaus. he
! stopped tho battle IN let the boys behind
| the guns ger their coffee nor because he
| loves all little children. nor because M
| knows when - say damn nor hecaus. he
| Didn't 'f0rkle - Germany. that wa,
| BIN 90 have bigger ard batter house
| than that orr the men are trying 20 h,,y
| for him now. Yes. | want % see him walk
| into the White House and show che world
| the same spirit ne showed on Nav IS5s
! I'm willing 70 trust the man who cuf the
| cable which connected Aanils with the
| outer world. 70 pilot our country through
any tempest. lie "a 81 srest ana xoaa man
| - splendid soldier and he has been a
| wi3o~er fer swensy-six years!
NANCY LEE
NOT ORIGINAL WITH SHERMAN.