The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-04-26
Admiral Dewey.

Admiral Dewey, short time ago
himself as q candidate
for president of these United
States. In placing himself before
the public the Admiral said he was
willing to run as candidate of the
Republican party, Democrstic or
any other party. A declaration
like this IL something unique In
the history of American politics.
For man without political prin-
cipals, party or platform to ask for
the highest political Office in the
gift Of the people, savors of the in
nocent quilelessness of extreme
youth, the ignorance of politics, or
the impulse of an ambitious wom-
an. 1t is altogether Improbable
that any man could be found, fam
iliar with politics or otherwise, who
would entertain such proposition,
save IN the spirit and applause of
victor in army or navy, where
public affairs are secondary and
every thing first yields to military
and naval discipline and strict
regulations.
That the Admiral has a grave
misconception of the duties and re-
sponsibiities Of the president of
the United States is evinced in his
announcement, in course of which
he said in effect that it did not re-
quire much OF a man to fill the
presidential chair, and that there
was little to do other than ratify
the actions of the legislation
bodies.
If the Admiral had watched the
workings of President Mckinley
for the last three years he would
have discovered that the President
was the busiest man in America
That it was he that planned all
legislation and the legislative
bodies merely ratified the action
of the president. The Admirals
conceptions of the affairs of state
Of this country are just reversed
from the true stats of things.
But Dewey's aspirations are not
meeting with the general favor
hoped for by the launches of his
boom. Neither of the two great
political parties have considered
him for moment as a president
ial possibility. The republicans
are duty bound by principles and
prestage to nominate Mckinley
with all of his mistakes, while the
Democratic party ale unit tor the
denomination of that gallant lead
er, William Jennings Bryan. Nc
Kinley and Bryan stand for some.
thing. Their Views are widely
different as to what is the best pol.
icies for this g overnment, but they
have these views and emphatically
and persistantly advocate them
and have their vast following be.
cause Of these views, while Ad.
miral Dewey really stands for nc
principle of government. He says
he ia Democrat, and cannot tel
why.
All our people, regardless of po
litical affiliations, honor the hero
of Manila for his bravery. He has
ben promoted, feasted, honorec
and made the recipient of many
gifts in recognition Uf his gallan
conduct--perhaps too much adul
alton has been showeled upon hin
when it is remembered that hi
associates, equally brave and dar
ing have been in manner over
looked and their services forgotten
But the fact is, that we are plair
people, trained from infancy tt
grasp the requirements Of com
plicated government of the people
by the people, and although quicl
, to applaud and reward merit, WI
know what ;he necessities of tht
times demand and our eyes are no
easily dazzled by the glitter of /.
sword or the waving Of plume
, Admiral Dewey, the man for tn,
place on the battle ship Olympia
would lose his reckoning before h
, had gotten the ship of state out o
the hal Dor, and he would find t,
his better humiliation, that the Sc,
; Of politics is full of shoals ant
: rocks, such as he never found il
, the Pacific, and enemies more for
midable than those of the Spanisl
fleet.
: AS the hero of Manila, Admira
, Dewey was by far the creates
3 man in America; his political as
' pirations have dwarfed his great
, ness into a mole hill. His friend
everywhere regret that he ha
t been induced by ambitious rela
+ tiyes to attempt to gain the presj