The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-05

tanf'erOus ground. with death and eveu
worse In from of me. ! little Thought
that In such brirf period Of time after
] returned to my native land the Amer.
lean people wouli ccsntehance such Q
mons,rous attack upon me bccause !
WA doing what ] considered 10 be the
most gracious thirg ] could do-pre-
sent my home 10 my bride.
II oo not intend to arraign the en-.
tire American people for the acts ~
few Hut am hurt. am cut
to the QuickI never have felt so badly
In all my life. want TO American peo-
pie to know II. ! want them To know
that u could would return to the
contributors to the fund the money
that purchased II. would never IN
toe world have accepted It n had
known what Il would cost me. II 4
should feel tomorrow as feel tonight
] would cut 1t all. throw up everything
go on the retired list and go abroad.
In fact. ! feel 80 discouraged. 20 worn
out tonight that scarcely know what
! will do: I hardly feel like living in a
country where can he attacked in %
outrageous manner without being De-
Tended by any one.
| THE American people are not
through with me yet. When the Amer
lean people wanted me to command a
feet and TO sail into Manila harbor
did my duty as saw Il, and as I be-
lieve sailor should. and II they want
me now or at some future time to CON-
nand another fleet, my life and my
sword are always at the disrosal Of my
country.
when I accepted this house I
thought II was gift. did not know
that the people who contributed the
money to buy It gave It to me with a
string tied to Il or should never have
taken Il. I never would accept any
thing with q string tied to It. ! never
have. and never will. owe great
deal to the American people. and per.
haps the American people owe some
thing to me. but thank God, the Amer
lean people don't own me and am still
indepen lent.
1T never occurred to me that any
one could have even fancied cause foi
offense II did not take the public into
my confidence or consult with them In
regard to transferring to my wife the
property which they had presented tc
me.
Under the law. the moment We were
married she became possessed Of one.
third Of II. ] could not convey II o.
sell It without her consent. ! under.
stand that II is the custom IN the ma
jority of cases, where homes are owned
and occupied by American families
that they stand in the name Of the
wife. Other American gentlemen have
this privilege; why should / not have
It?
AS 'or conveying II 10 my wife u
avoiu tie payment OF any debts or obi.
cations I can only say that I have
never Lad any debts"
FRIENDS TO THE RESCUE.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. 22-Admiral
Dewey has no regrets to express OY
apologies to offer for the disposition he
has made OF the home presented to
him by the American people. When
saw MIN tonight he was pleasantly
chatting with caller and seemed in
the best OF spirits. He had received a
large number of kilograms from all
parts OF the country expressing salts
faction with the course he had puf<
sued and condemnation Of the criti-
cisms to which he had been subjected
regards these expressions as com.
J ing IRON his true friends and Is deriv.
ing much comfort from them. The I'D.
miral does not wish to make any fur.
ther explanation. but desires 1t under
stool that he stands by the Interview
which he gave last niglt after he had
learned OF the full extent of the criti-
cism which his action had caused.