The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-24
NEVER WILL BE.
Dewey Says He Will Not Become
q Candidate
For the Presidency Of the
United States
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SPOILS A GOOD STORY
Didn't Say: "YOu May Fire
When Ready, GridIey."
Couldn't Have Done 1t If He
Had Wished To.

LJohn Carver IN New York Journal j
Il am not a candidate for president. I
never will be-"
Admiral Dewey made this statement
to me, and it was said with emphasis
and sincerity.
'It is an honor no man can too deep
ly appreciate he continued thought
fully, ito be considered as a worthy
candidate for this great office; but a
naval officer should be content with the
honors that come to him in the exercise
of his professional duties"
why do you think so, Admiral Dew
ey?'' I asked.
4 think that politics should be less a
matter of party than principle. Ill con-
fess to a desire to see the best man
win, always. An officer in the navy,
however, should avoid politics. I do
not mean by that that he should have
no opinions. God forbid! But he should
always bear in mind the fact that his
mission in life is to serve his country
in the capacity which he has chosen.
When he leaves Annapolis and begins
his naval career, he should understand
that he has put aside forever participa-
tion in political affairs except as the
individual anywhere has a right to his
own views. He must bid farewell to
the idea of getting rich. He must be
satisfied when the age limit is reached,
to be placed on the shelf with credit. ="
But the shelf of credit does not
come to many men," I argued.
Perhaps his opportunity for distin-
guished service may come late in life
mine came after I was 60-but one
thing is certain-it will come, and if he
is prepared to take advantage of it he
will enjoy fruits of preparation. 1t
make the man as that he understands
how to take advantage Of them"
MAKING OF LEADERS.
''What is it leads to the making of
leaders of men?"
"Great crisis make great men," he
said, with vigor. "If a man is a stu
dent of the gospel of opportunity he is
prepared to rise to greatness in pro-
portion to the crisis at hand. But from
first to last success means work, work,
work.
And when distinguished service
comes, is the reward great enough to
repay for the years of hard work that
have preceded it?' I asked
1.-THE real reward lies in the knOwl-
edge OF duty performed successfully" ."
said the admiral. ''If man who is re-
ceiVing the applause will only stop to
think, he will see for himself that, in
their hearts, the people are not ap-
plauding him, but only results. He is
a mere fgurehead, and time will make
it plain to him. The sl6illful man is the
one who realizing this, never permits
himself to think otherwise, and lays
his public and private course accord
ingly
PERSONALLY, I am exceedingly CRATE
full for the honors that have been show
cred upon me. I am not indulging in
any mock mOdesty when 1 say that to
the men who gave me their hearty sup
port in the Philippines is due more
credit, far more, than is my lot to re-
ceiVe. We were very fortunate; we all
worked together; we succeeded, and
nothing succeeds like success. The best
plan that can be made will fail if the
men who are trusted to execute it do
not prove stanch and true. If, through
the carelessness or disobedience of any
of the officers, one or more OF our ShlpS
had been destroyed, and the Spanish
fleet proved too much for US, it is quite
among the possibilities that we might
have been called daring to a degree
that was fOOlhardy. Then it could have
been different. So you see, don't you,
that it is the results that are applauded
and not the man?"
What policy would you pursue with
AguinaldO and his followers?' zone
straight from the shoulder and with
plenty of force behind it," said the ad-
miral. HE needs the same treatment
a Spanish governor once gave the so
called ruler of one of the islands ad-
joining the Philippine group. When
this governor assumed control he found
a reign of terror existing because of the
habit of the ruler always running
amuck on every possible occasion. He
sent word to the native sovereign that
it was necessary the murders should
stop. The sOvereign'S answer was that
he would do his best to comply with the
governors demand and if he found it
impossible to control the offenders he
would send the governor word that
danger threatened, so he could prepare
for it. A few days afterWard a number
of the islanders started on a slaughter
ing expedition and their monarch
promptly sent the governor a warning
message.
PHILIPPINE POLICY.
1.-THE governor was a man of deeds
rather than words. He ordered out two
companies of infantry and a gunboat.
These blew a few native villages out of
existence, together with a number of
the inhabitants who were given to run
ming amuck. Then the governor sent