Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-13
A TESTIMONIAL TO DEWEY
Proposition 10 Have the Press Of the
countr, ttaise u sum 60 be Pre-.
scented 60 the Admiral.

New York. May 1.-THE New York
Times IN an editorial entitled. what
shall We do Tor Dcwoyf" tomorrow. viii
say what shall We do FOR the man
who had done 90 much for usg That II
the question which has for a long time
been agitating the American people. II
II quite true that. according 20 our
precedentH, We have not been nlggnrdiy
In recognition of The great service of
Commodore Dewey an he was a year
ago. But there Is persistent and pre-.
Nulllng feeling that We ought 90 do
morn. that the American nation In
some unofficial and spontaneous way
should recognize the services ~ Dewey
M the british nation officially fccog-
nlAnd the services of Wellington when
y presented him with the estate of
Strathnuldray
Evidently. II viii not do 10 make
any exclusive Acknowledgement of the
services ~ nn American hero 10 whom
all Americans feel equally grateful.
Evidently. u viii not 10 % leave him
al the mrrry Of a group ~ miiliunalren.
Evidently, u Will not do 10 exclude
from the national testimonial to the
admiral any American citizen who dee
hirva 10 bear his part ~ u. Why not
appeal directly 10 tho public through
It's Immediate organs ana agents. the
newspapers which get their living by
rrpfcuonting IT, sentiments.
There are some 21,O01 periodicals. In
the United states which are entitled u
transmission ns such through the
malls, Among uifm are gllg daily pa
pefa, which Represent most Immediate.
~ ana most accurately the sentiment
" the United states. Let Nv assume
mat only onc-iuurth part ~ these are
W a position 10 act uH collecting ana
distributing agents FOR national
powoy testimonial. ana that each one
of these 800 h willing 10 pledge ltaolf
o. the collection from H. readers aud
the transmission TO the appointed
trustees Of the sum Of $500 Tor that
surely this estimate H. moderate
enough ana surely the amount OF each
individual subscription. which must be-
strictly nNrd nui limited. II moderate
enough IN prevent any Newspaper ffom
exploiting the admiral Tor tho purpuro
OF advertising Itself And yct the az
grrgnte " The subscriptions would be-
lsllooo. Han u this should 20 to the
erection ~ residence for the admiral
w whatever place in the United States
De might prefer % put IL aud tho other
hult Tor his personal U.s..
As a matter uf fact. we believe TINT
mory than Tho number ~ PERIODICAL
W. HAh' NAulrN Muulu DC WllllnE and
eager tn b. Included In the pfoteot
There h mo- reason why the aggregate
should not De- corrcapoudlngiy In.
creased, with the rigorous Limitation OF
each individual subscription OF $500, sn
That there should be no tnint of eelf.
seeking or OF advertising IN the affair.
Thls would be- truly national and
popular subscription. The ndmirai
would not be ut liburty 10 refuse il.
since II would not be tho creation ~
an Obligation ON his part but only the
recognition 0f an obligation on the MARI
of the nation, lie woul! NOT he nbie
20 refuse u " the whole amount wor.
deposited, az n could and should be 40
posted subject o. his order. before hia
arrival upon hiH native shores.
"fhc President Of the United statea
tho secretary OF state ana the secre-
tury OF the treasury would be- appro-
PIRATE cuHtodlanH ~ tho fund and their
Willingness 60 aHHume It's custody NAV
DC tukon for granted"