The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

The current s~ws sssvse~ give most
lss~yvssseG ss6e-lssMss on Dewey. and
dIscsess No res, chassessv b~stes than
any fosmai s0aiys1s ~ genealogical
disxnosis That Ne 10 tremendously De-
lighted with she warmth ana cofdistssy
q HE rvvspsson IL EVIDENT. though NJ
has besn uNsssy about sbe uesvosdsbse
fatigue. Hss good homos n unbound.
-. The very amusing incident rotated
by tn poss.iatsIlsssncw correspondent
FRIDAY mDen,sa. Wherein The admsrsi
invited Lieut. brumty 20 msns IN o.
cuissory ssorIfsos ~ htmsch . 10 Nohsop
shows HE rsse capacity for . Josie His
reception Of Capt. ccshisn and his sI.
hsssos 90 'Jioch dss kssser' spisoie
were no isss dsssgnsful D~wey 10 ~.
served. hut moss communicative with
his frisnds. and expresses his Views
freely 10 them. HIs condolences has
been srossiy sbused snd his opinions
violently distos,sd-the New York
Herajds yarn about his osostic ofiti
eism u the Germans. for tnstanoeu-Du bat
he has nsvsfthsless not suffered sefi.
ously from thess Incidents. The whole
public has unlimited faith In Iyewvy'r
discretion and good sense. soa Will
need 10 know In some authoritative
manner that h. has said things he
shouid not say before " viii beIlrve
th~rn.
Dewey has talked NJ length for pub.
location since his return only 20 the
correspondent 81 the New York nven'ns
Post. - far ~ known here. " would
se~m singular that he should select the
most psssImistle. fsuitsnndins and un.
American ~ I'll newspapers ~ sn
avenue for the sSprsssson ~ his views
on philippine auestions. hat the prob.
abilities ere both that Dewey person
ely knew and trusted his interviewer
and that No also knew that. whatever
else the Post n. n eves maintains the
integrity ~ hs news columns The
country hss awaited the great sdmirsis
opinions on those matters. q part ~
which he was. with much interest and
svwn anxiety. and NJ has siven them
candidly and without hesitation. Two
things are significant and valuable;
~ The rtI'Ssscs are sct eeSs
ssis 81 ssSs-sevess@sss. set
shey probably viii - ~ . Ssue
time.
~ Otis kas ssO aWeh ca %.
"Whea y ass Sstes - % every.
shsss sWA ~ svesysksss. ~ "
Easy - aassise tAs ssssis," ssys
Dewey.
When thc Fillpinos are capable OF
self government. seif.sovsrnment viii
they have. There IL no other purpose
In America. But soil. government does
not necessarily moan Independence In
the sense that America must surrender
sovereignty over the islands nor doea
denial q their independence mean that
they shall not enjoy all the substantial
benefits Of the independent American
citizen. though they may not have all
his privileges. nor he theirs The press.
Ing problem now IL to suppress the In.
surrection The exact form Of Filipino
government can h. determined later.
Dewey Apologies Cor Otis. No 10.
verer comment on the administration Of
civii and military AFFAIRS In likely 90 be
made from an ofY,ciai source. II FOL.
lows that In the admirnls opinion. the
president should relieve the general of
either his oiyu or military duties. and
permit him te devote hts exclusive at.
scnsion % the one or the other. Let us
hope that President Mckinley. who can
see as far through a srindstone. u u
has hole In II. M the next person, will
take the hint