The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-22
SAVANNAH IlONORS DEWEY
PARADE TO WELCOME HIM AND a
SILVER VASE 0IvEy 10 nm.

banquet In the Evening ut Which Judge
Emory spssr Of the Federal District
Court Pronounce- an Eloquent Euiogy
SAVANNAH, Ga, March 2i.-The two days
Entertainment in honor OF Admiral and Mrs.
George Dewey closed tonight with a dinner nj
the Desoto Hotel. which was attended by
nearly three hundred enthusiastic citizens.
During the dinner Mrs. Dewey was entertained
by Mrs. W. W. Gordon and other ladies' In tho
breakfast room Of the hotel. When the time
came for the speaking Mrs. Dewey and other
went into tina dining room and remained until
the speaking was over.
Admiral Dewey. who became III yeste rday
afternoon while down the river In the revenue
cutter Hamilton. was too indisposed this mcrn-
ing TO leave his room and take a drive. ~ had
been intended. Es drank a cup OF chicken
broth at noon. which was sent to his room at
the Desoto Hotel. and In the afternoon. dressed
In the full uniform OF an Admiral. he reviewed
about 1000 troops from savannah and neigh
boring cities in Georgia and Sonth Carolina.
Thousands OF people greeted him as he rode
through the streets Of the city with Mrs. Dewey.
Lieut. Caldwell and Mayor Myers, AMI there
were frequent cheers for the Admiral.
Az the ulnneT 'O-NlgHt mayor ntTHlhn myers
delivered a brief address Of welcome. To Adj
mlral Dewey was presented "A handsome testl-
monial. II was "A great silver vase. A it was
! presented to the Admiral the American flag
which covered 1t was thrown of and the vase.
hlled with American Beauty roses, was ex-
posed to view. The Admiral spoke briefly
in accepting the gift. The vase is about two
feet tail and stands upon "A cube OF ebony
vphgah ado nknVt civ tnnhnA Pa ifL hniyhf
At the top o. the diverse side is a scroll flushed
a. each end with four stars indicating tho
Admirals rank ani containing, the Inscription
ITO Admiral George D'w'y IS NJ Just
below this. aud upon the body OF the vase, the
scheme Of he mementnis set out. a iemale
figure typifying Commerce stands in relief with
arms q %uf 2H,s'5 GssIsn e on 1 hand rix ss;''n g n !Sis
savannah, with The date $50. in large
figures, above and beneath is the inscription
sailing rom SAVANNAH. May 90, lsle, and
reaching liverpool, Englant, June II, She
CHANT Sar 1e'"'' On Or thu h%f left HS oFf the fhs SI,"" ABOVE, The
design. Is II handsome engraving OF one OF the
vessels Of the, Ocean Steamship Company q
Line Ocean Steamship o. to-day. illustrative Of
evolution in ocean nav by steam since
nrst successful EXPERIMENT. savannah, "a.
owing:
PRESENTED by the citizens Of Savannah, Ga.
to Almiral George Dewey. United states Navy;
n recognition OF Distinguished services and
| his brilliant victory. Manila Bay, Philippine Is
lands. MAY l, lS's, that made more glorious
thu annals OF our navy and opened the gates OF
distant seas to our M roe. COMMEMORATIVE
of his visit To- orr city March 30 and u, 1900,
The SPEAKER at the banquet to,nIshI ehd
t Hr'. 'ssfnies" Judge Emory speSr Of. the
United States District Court Of the southern
j strtct, Of Georgia; The Army AMI Navy.
| San1rArk tDhlIpHt1GnZ' lfRFbl-tIplAfn
4, swanson, Congressmqn from Virginia The
| Press IN Anuscrlpt read from the Hon. W. q.
BrantIey, Concres,mnan from GeorEa; Our
General o. Hawaii: Woman, " JUICE prouty Of
| the United States Commerce Commission.
The Animals party Will leave tomorrow
morning for Macon. wnere n lay Will be -r"n',
after vi which ich ,GHr Of sr f, s%%s Of y Y. he %.m mnae;
Of his stat arrived tonight from P3rt, loyal
and attended the, BANQUET. Admiral Dewey
being seated on the night OF the Mayor and
Gen. Miles on his left.
sPEER's EULoGY OF M'RISLEY
The most II table an e%l9Iqent speech Of the
eulogy Of President Mckinley he said
The nrst citizen o' the Republic, the poten.
| tial Execut W. Of eighty millions OF frcrmcn.
not "a the leader o, pol tical thought, but a,
the Chief Magistrate of the ~nntIon-such l. NE
We may contemp ate in honor and IN patriotic
reverence. OF the man himself. IT IL Freely r"n-
coded by those, who were his ioehlan III wa.
and who are his opponents In peace. That
his ia the highest type, OF me, American
citizen. In his personal "haracteilst !cs be y
OF Washington the Nope ani serene o, Matl-
son the fiery aud fearless. ot Lincoln the
mighty soulel And humane, Of Grant the stern
and silent soldier In battle, AMI the contest to
the vanquished In victory OF Arthur, the ex-
Quisite charm OF whose graceful ana gehtIe
manners Will linGer ever IN the m1mory OF
those who knew him. q those IiuSlrious Tres
| il.nfE thla 1nnFafAnfinns American KtnfIn-
man hy all. save an occasional crafty ana IN,
generous partisan, is deemed the worthy and
merltorious successor.
aloOf. He Is not wrapped in the solitude Of an
original and unaccommolatlng authority. He
appreciates what all do not perceive-that ours
are not the Institutions nor these the times
which require In the Executive that startling
and predominant superiority above his fellow
what are termed policies. his Il sometimes
denOmiuated Roman iirmnres.' II has been
occa1iona ~ suspected TO be the MANIFESTATION
OF Executive pride, and sometimes q stubborn
resistance to enlightened public opinion, To
the hand OF such All Executive, the great Con-
stitutional weapon of the veto Is nntamlliar'
formed American mind VIII aid him in the
duties aud share with him the responsibilities
OF the Executive station, Ihis = a m&iern
the Administration OF the President more tnan
any other save that Of Lincoln will AFFORD TO the
historian material at once 10 attract, 70 instruct
and to thrill the stu Tents and readers Of the
future. It is nevertheless true that his .Ameri-
canism. while prompt and purposcful In con-
yictiOn and decisive In action. has been cautious
and conciliatory at hOme and abroad. He did
not seek TO lead the nation into the war with
Spain. He exhausted every expedient OF a be-
niQnant and forbearing nature. every alternn-
tive which humanity or religion could suggest,
and not until the fell and cruel hand Of
treachery hurled the mangled forms Of our
scamen 10 q barbarouS death, did he loose the
irmy and the Navy.
Nor has his subsequent action In regard to
our insular conGucstI been in less accord with
enlightened public opinion. The, war was
Inevitable. BY the supreme law OF the land
the Philippine Islands became the territory OF
the United States with o title "a clear a that
which We have TO Florida or to any loot Of that
marvellous empire to the westward OF the
Mississippi acquired BY the Louisiana pur-
chase or By treaty with Mexico. Who will say
that the President had the power or tho right
20 ignore his duty 70 the American people
and TO mankind 4 in a territory thus acquired2
But even then he proceeded with the utmost
'Orbearance. Our forces holding the city Of
Manila were confronted 10y the armed bands OF
Agn!naldo d.. ,
runge OF the President. the first blow was
struck by the insurgentE.s The powerful and
disciplined armies with cam paiRns OF tremcn-
deus energy have scattered the followers OF
the Filipino chief. all the while the officers and
'eamen Of our gallant navy contributing i'm
measurably. until nov there IL no organized
resistance in an in-ula domain extending in
it, virgin opulcnca as far a. from the north Of
scotland to the south of Italy, aud cgmpre-
bending possibilities for civilization and prog
ress beyond the ken u the mag mutton.
Blu II the President has aVailed himself OF