El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
When Dewey was president

OF the naval inspection board, Brown
son and Emory were members. The
trips o. all new vessels. Dewey usual
~ carried only small satchel on these
occasions, but Brownson and Emory
were always provided with several
suits OF clothes. Dewey went to New
London to witness the final trial of the
"Annapolis," reaching there in adj
vance of some of the other members.
hotel on the evening of mis- arrival,
when IA express wagon loaded high
with big trunks was driven up. "Ah,"
said Dewey, with q smile, 81 see that
Brownson and 'Bill' Emory have
| come"
But Dewey is quick to recognize
good points. While Com modore w.
S. Schley was cruising with the 'Ba-
timore" he saw in the harbor at Kiul,
| Germany, convenient style of anchor
| buoy. He examined one of these de-
vices and then made q careful report
of it to the Bureau of Equipment, re-
commencing that the buoy be adopted
in our service should the new Chief
Commodore Dewey-approve. The
pen-and-ink sketch. Dewey, after
commenting humorously upon Schlev's
| attempt at drawing, said: ''Now, that's
| the way for man to be a good fellow
when abroad-to keep his eyes open
for something of value. Why can't
some of the other commanders do
it?"
SOME OF HIS FAvORITE STATESMEN.
Dewey considered James G. Blaine
the greatest of Americans, and read
with an avidity which was quite I'M
usual in him all of the published d.
| plomatic correspondence indited by
Blaine as secretary of State.
'Blaiue has pen of about the left
of a capstan bar" he once said. 1.-THE
man to or at whom he directs one of
his diplomatic missives does not have
meaning of it. His directness is won
derful. Epistolary obscureness-
mounting or mincing of written words
lis a hateful defect in q public man."
In political affairs Admiral Dewey
has always been neutral. A friend
once asked him what he thought of
President Cleveland.
sticks to an idea whether he is right or
wrong. He seems to have good deal
of the Decatur spirit in him." Then
he concluded musingly: "Aftea all, 1
wonder which is really better-to have
stubborn president or a weak one?"
Dewey likes strong men, and he has
often spoken highly of Speaker Thorn
6S IseGu Isc6Q WOuIO nave mduo
sailor" he once said of the speaker.
GAS the commander of q man-of-war
he certainly would know how to put
down q mutiuy. And in q sea fight,
against any odds, I cannot picture him
in defeat. And, then," he added with
merry twinkle in his eye, ''look at
Reeds rolling, heavy weather, deep
water gait! He walks just as if he were
bo's g mate"
HOW HE SILENCED CONGRESSMAN.
In his Office at the navy department.,
was talking with congressman on ap-
preparations for new warships, when
the subject changed to q discussion of
the pending navy personnel bill. The
legislator took one line of argument
and stuck to 1t domineeringly. Dewey
quietly pointed out several serious
flaws in his logic, but the congressman
rudely declined to listen to him.
"You have never been to sea, have
you?" asked Dewey suddenly.
"No,' replied the congressman.
"Why do you ask that question:"
Because you appear to possess such
amazingly circumscribed views" re-
piled Dewey. you should stand on
the deck of a sea going ship and take q
good look at the four horizons. Thus
you might add three points of view to
The congressman was civil to Dewey
after that.
HAD LEARNED TO TAKE ORDERS WITH.
OUT COMPLAINING.
where DO you take command of
the fleet?" a lady friend asked Dewey
just before he left for Manila.
cat Hongkong." he replied.
After silence the lady said:
Aren't you aggrieved, in view of
our possible trouble with Spain, over
being ordered to the remote Asiasic
station, which can hardly be in the
picture in case of WARP"
"Sailor's luck!' replied Dewey.
Moreover, haven't entertained
grievances for years.
And then he added, evidently as an
afterthought: Besides, you know,
Spain owns the Philippines.
The admiral has had a lifelong aver
sion to owning things. Like many
sailors, he dislikes to be hsmpered by
orders for the Asiatic fleet. he called
upon the friend already mentioned who
keeps his hosiery in order-she now
proudly calls herself "Mr. Dewey's
darner-in. chief''-snd told her of his
impending d departure.
Your packing will not be difficult"
she said banteringly. "The Bismarck
ian simplicity makes it so easy for you
to fOrsake your friends in hurry"
I" 'Bismarckian simplicity is excel.
lent" said Dewey, smiling. ~ have
always admired the German man of
blood and iron for declining to coddle
himself. Oh. we'll, us eminents'-me
and Bismarck, you know" Dewey
dropped the sentence and subsidized into
quiet laughter.
WHEN DEWEY WAS CAUGHT BY HIS
IN