The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-10
THE DEWEY TALK.

announcement Va Ga
Dewey as a candidate for the presi-
dency of course provokes a great deal
of talk, and the newspapers are full
Of it. Nearly all the papers pooh
pooh the candidacy, and the congress-
men regard 1T as more Of a joke than
a serious The admiral is in
earnest no doubt and would be only
too happy to succeed the present un-
worthy incumbent, and if the empire
is ahead to wear the crown. Dewey's
announcement that he is a democrat
is not a surprise. We remember to
have seen it mentioned more than a
year age that he was of that political
certain democratic influences since he
married Mr.. McLean's sister. We have
suspected, and so said to friends, that
We believed it was a gold democratic
movement to draw off votes from Colo
mel Bryan to defeat him in the conven-
ton, and if nominated to defeat him
at the polls. 1t is probably another
Palmer Buckner movement to be
made broader and more influential.
Dewey says he is for gold. That will
prevent him from securing favor
among the original Bryan supporters.
He will not be nominated by the re-
publicans, for he proclaims himself a
democrat. Grant was a democrat, and
if he had been nominated in 1868, by
that party he would have been elected.
But he was overlooked, and the re-
publicans took him up and Grant as
lily Sided into their ways and views.
That game will not be repeated
now. In the first place Dewey has lost
his grip upon the country at large.
In the second place Hanna and gang
will have Mckinley with all of his
dough-faces and summersaults-
Since we spoke of Dewey being put
forward by eastern democrats to beat
Bryan, we find this taken from the
Omaha World-Herald:
IF it be true, as reported, hat some
eastern democrats have arranged a
scheme to boom Dewey, in the hope Of
defeating Bryan, many of the admir-
ais sincere friends will be extremely
sorry. Admiral Dewey is a lion, but he
will discover that William j. Bryan is
of a lion himself. If some
eastern democrats are booming Dewey |
in the serious hope of securing for him !
dmocratfc nomination then, indeed, |
are they blind. Bryan will be h DEM
ocratic nominee, and there is no mai
in HI United States strong enough to
pull up a respectable contest against
We observe that United States sena- |
tors do not take the candidacy seri-
ously at all. Why should they. Il
Dewey were nominated by either par
ty he would be a hard candidate to de-
feat. We believe that, but under the
now he is of 40 great
consequence. The Columbus (Ohio)
Press-Post has hoisted the Dewey flag
and thrown Bryan over. 1t prophesies
Dewey's election if he is nominated.
They are now reproducing what
Dewey said at Greensboro, N. c. 1t is
telegraphed to The Washington Post
as follows:
Charlotte, N. c., April Admiral
Dewey's first intimation of a willing
ness to accept a presidential nominal
ton occurred at Greensboro, n. c., on
his return from his soGJae.il -
When the train stopped a voice in the
crowd said: Would like to see you
president, admiral Mr.. Dewey thank
the speaker. and said: We'll, it
doesn't take much brains to be pres
The Boston Herald leans to Dewey. |
1t says this:
The concession has been made with |
reluctance. The point to be decided, il
Dewey appears in the field, is as to
at this day there is sufficient
power among h people 10 overcome
the purposes of the politicians"
In so far is Mr.. Bryan is concerned
the people are more for him than, 1.-The
politicians" They believe in him Some
of the republican organs ridicule the
movement, calling it "foolishnsss." As
TO ability We suppose Dewey is not be-
hind Mckinley. If defeated ne could
not make a more bungling, absurd,
dangerous president if he tried to do
so with all his might.