Arizona republican., 1899-01-31

you should shun him and his kind as
 you would a rattlesnake. If my hand
 contracted the habit of reaching after | the bottle too often I would cut it off.
 When man makes the discovery, as | you have that he cannot drink in moderation I would advise him to jump | overheard before taking the first drink. | Almighty God created all men equal,
 and if one man achieves greatness
 while his neighbor remains unknown, 1 he does so by hard work, by the proper developmet of his mind, and by OppOr- tunity You were created with a will and a power to resist temptation, and
 by the exercise of that will you gain the mastery. When you are tempted remember that in yielding you are al- | lowing something to enter your throat which steals your brains and thereby 1 purchases your dishonOrable discharge with the brand of the drunkard on you You are in the service of your adopted country. We are all here thousands of miles away from home the eyes of the world are on us, and our country is judged by our actions. We have already attained high stand ard of excellence, and you, sir, by your heroic efforts at crisis in your coun- try's history. have contributed in no small degree to that end. Let that standard be your guiding star and do nothing in the future to dim it. And now, sir, will not blacken your record with this charge. l want you to be man. I shall keep advised as to your depoptment, and now wish you goodby and godspeed.
 AS the admiral concluded he arose and, laying his left hand on the pris- oners shoulder. grasped O'Connor's
 r, I,0s, f,, the second time-Dewey's were now beaming with benevolence, while the gunner's were moist with tears-but he was a man again; his head was erect and he felt the inspiration of Dewey's words. As they partsd the Irishman said:
 God bless you, sir; it never was put before me in that way before, and I'll show you you did not make mis- take.
 Any uneasiness which l may have entertained as to Dcwey's greatness being attributed to a lucky ciTcum- stance was instantly dispelled, for I saw that not only was he a great man himself, but that he was maker of heroes.
 He is all that has baen written of Lincoln, and more, for his naval achievements, his sterling honesty, his Americanism, and his utter indiffer- ence to the band wagon will outlive even that of the great Tail-splitter. Can an American ever forget that beautiful May morning. when natures all-per- vading subtle fiuid-now harnessed by | man-was the medium of conveying the l story of the annihilation of the Span ish fleet without the loss of a single man? To us, who had been taunted by | European powers with being bar gain making nation, devoid of naval or military strength, one such day | were worth a century of peace. To use the homely phrase Of the Hoosier poet | When Almighty God created Dewey, | he never did another thing that day but sit around and feel good
 In another part Of his letter Ser geant Duffy says: "The word black does not convey an adequate impress sion of the inky pallor of your average | Filipino.
 Just conceive the picture of a blind | negro looking for a black cat in q | coal hole" he adds, "and you have a | fair idea of our ebony-hued Luzonian. Yet he is intelligent to a remarkable | degree when his opportunities are con- sidered. He is the personification of | politeness and submission, and easily | led when treated even fairly. He is easily governed when the element of force is omitted, and in the hands of | just government, such as ours, he can be made a model citizen In a few years < I have seen and heard enough in the short time 1 have been here to make me a radical expansionist.