Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-13

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Admiral Dcwcy's Candiaacy.
George Dcwcy's peaceful life
Was free from party strife;
He ne'cr did mis-
In politics
Until he took Il wife.
Chicago Journal.
All this late day his ambition is ais
hopeless as it is umwisc.-kansas City
Journal.
Dewey will he disappointed at the re-
(cption of his canLidncy.-St. Paul i'ion-
ecr-Prcss.
The ticket which will he. nominated by
the Democrats 1T Kansas City will he
headed by MIR. misunderstanding Cou-
ricr-Juulnal.
1t is notifying to the friends of Nd
miral Dewey to believe him capable OF
the sentiments or the language attributed
to Kansas City Star.
The warmth of enthusiasm is chilled
somewhat. Nevertheless this announce
mcut is likely to have more weight as
time goes on.-lndianapolis News.
He deserves amy reward in the power
of the American people to give him. But
the presidency is not Il reward: it is a
responsihility.-Ncw York journal.
y candidate who has no record and
whose simple and %artlcss platform is that
he Will 'eNecutc the laws of Congress
may he IL dangerous fcllow.-Chicago
Tribune.
He can have no hope of obtaining a
nomination from the Republican party.
Is there any chance for Dewey heading
the Democratic ticket? Apparently not.
Omaha Bee.
We do not believe the voters of this
country are sufficiently emotional to take
him upon their shoulders and elevate him
to the presidency sight unseen. "-Min-
ncapolis Times.
Admiral Dewey will find, in case his
candidacy goes beyond the newspaper in
tervicw stage, that this is not a personal
politics year, not Il hurrah campaign
New York Press.
Admiral Dewey has never talked such
nonsense before, and if he has begun now
he himself has furnished the most con-
vincing argument against his nomination.
Detroit Evening News.
Probably behind it is the ambition of
Mrs. Dewey to become the first lady of
the land and 10 he the leader of Wash
ington society as mistress of the White
House.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Many of the admiral's sincere friends
will be extremely sorry. Admiral Dewey
is a lion. but he will discover that Will
liam j. Bryan is something of a lion him
self.-Omaha World Herald.
Dewcy's candidacy, supported by the
united Democrats, by the independent
voters and by the thousands of Republic
cans, would relieve the result of all UNI
certainty.-New York World.
Admiration for the alert commander
Mt Manila is not lcsscned by the cool
American opinion that the nominations
of both partlcs-therc are but two-are
already madc.-St. Louis Republic.
That element of his fellow citizens in
whose approval he would like to rest at
the last will not see in his announce
ment that he has added to his claim OF
their admiration and respcct.-Detroit
Journal.
If lie is correctly quoted i'll the inter-
view asserting his determination to be-
come Il candidate for President he cx-
hibits Il want of appreciation of the i'm
portance and dignity of the position to
which he aspircs.-Milwaukcc Sentinel.
The admiral seems to have small
chance of hearing Il call from the people.
He may he willing to serve them, but it
is quite evident that his admittedly great
services as IL naval officer have not con-
vinccd the country that he is qualified
to be prcsidcnt.-Chicago Chronicle.
No one can deny him the right to be
a candidate if lie so wishes. Ii Itoose-
welt could ride Into political power
through his achievements in the move
ment against Santiago. certainly the
naval hero of the Spanish American wal
cannot be denied the same privilege
Chicago Record.
He will not he nominated, and he
would not he elected it he were nOmi-
mated. The next President of the United
States will be Il party man, n man hon
estly opposed TO imperialism and trust
domination, Il man who will be President
in fact as well as in name, or he will he
William MISUNDERSTANDING Srnti-
mel.
The attempt which is evidently being
made by a few Democratic enemies of
Bryan to put Admiral Dewey in the field
as a presidential aspirant is almost too
sN'S W NuiiAhl uuS scIiotS SouslueFi-
tion. The Bryan boomers in the Kan
sas City convention will make short work
of the Dewey nomination nonsense.-St.
Louis Globe-D Democrat.
u. L. Tracey-Ive nothin: to say.
John u. Carlisle-TOO busy to talk.
Senator Mason-Hurrah for Dewey.
Mark Hanna-He is not my candidate.
Thomas b. Reed-You'n please excuse
me.
Senator Allen-A new mar in the field.
hey?
John n. McLean-1 am very much sur
prised.
Senator Tilman-r. strike, me he i.