Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-11
DEWEY's CANDIDACY.

The event of the week which has
caused the most discussion is the an
nouncement that Admiral Dewey would
be candidate for the presidency. AS
Dewey had last fall positively refused
to be candidate, there was room for
a great deal of speculation as to what
could have brought about this sudden
change Of front. There was no init
nation as TO what party he would seek
the nomination from, but there were
several significant facts that might
give clue. The New York World,
which irstmade the announcement, has
for several months been casting about
for a man that could stampede the
democratic convention away from Bry-
an. The paper has made a strong and
unrelenting fight on Mckinley, but is
opposed to free silver. It has repeat
eddy taken Bryan up to the top
of the mountain and shown him
the glories that would be bestowed on
him if he would only fall down and
worship the golden calf. But Bryan
has steadfastly refused. Last fall
when the country went wild over Dew
ey, the World started boom for him,
but the plan was spoiled by his refus-
al. That the World should now be
chosen by Dewey to carry the mes
sage that he was willing to run, gave
color to the idea that an attempt would
be made to capture the democratic
nomination for him. Grover Cleve-
land went into ecstasies of delight
over the announcement William c..
Whitney, Cleveland's right bower and
the ablest politician among the gold
democrats, was overcome with Joy.
In fact, almost all expressions of ap-
prevail have come from the gold demo-
Gratis.
Then came Dewey's statement that
he is, and always has been, a demo-
GRAFT. The plan is now clear. Ii Dew
ey can manage to get little more
than one third of the number of dele
gates to the democratic convention he
can prevent the nomination of Bryan.
By the magic of Dewey's name it was
expected that the gold democrats of
the east would get control of enough
OF the eastern states to accomplish
this result. The Bryan men would
then be forced to bolt or submit.
Will the scheme work? Hardly.
While there is probably not man in
the United States who does not honor
Dewey, the admiral, most of them rec
ognize the fact that he spoke the truth
when he declared last fall that his
training and life work had untitled
him for civil affairs. He has spent
his life in thenavy. He has never voted.
His business has been to obey orders
from his superiors, without asking the
reason why, and to exact the same
implicit obedience from those under
him. A person at his age cannot
change to an entirely different sphere
involving such heavy responsibilities,
and make a success of it. He would
have to rely upon The advice of those
who stand nearest to him in this move
ment, and the democratic party will
not again let Cleveland and Whitney
get control of national affairs: Those
men ruined the democratic party. Out
of those ruins sprang the new demo-
cratic party, hosting anew the stand
ard of jefferson and Jackson, giving
a new declaration of the rights of the
common people, and declaring cease
less war against the usurpations of
those rights by the money aristocracy.
The first love Of that new democracy
was Bryan The magnificent and I'M
.relenting fight he has maintained
against those privileged classes has
endeared him more and more to the
common people. He has seen clearly
the new dangers that thre aten popular
government is this country, and has
3fearlessly att tackled the new enemies OF
liberty. He is the greatest living ex-