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THE INTELLEGENcERl,
WHEELING. .APRIL 9, 1000.
Dewev's Mistake.

The Intslligencer yesterday, suggest
ed two things that probably had in
duced Admiral Dewey to recall his for
mer emphatic disavowal of presidential
aspirations. and they seem to b. in con-
sonanee with the drift of press opinions
elsewhere. one was that the social
ambitions of his wife had conspired to
work his change of heart. A Washing
ton dispatch in this connection says:
Nrhe genera, opinion is that Mrs. Dew
ey, who is an ambitious woman. has
had a good deal to do with setting the
presidential bee buzzInG under her hus-
bands headgear, and that Mr.. Mclean
has hand in working up the idea"
1t is not the first time man has been
tempted by woman, and everybody who
knows anything at all is we'll informed
as to the dtreful results that followed
Adams weakness in listening to the Sc
ductive suggestions OF Eve. We say
this with all due respect for Mrs. Dewey
as a women, but being a woman she
has the ambitions that ara born in the
sex, and no one can blame her for doing
all in her power to advance her hus-
bands welfare and fame. AS Mrs. Ha-
zen sh2 lived in an atmosphere that was
kept continually noisy with the buzzing
of presidential bees, and 1t is small won
der that she has imbibeG longing for
the honey of offlcia life and the social
power and distinction that surrounds
the FIRST lady OF the land.
The other point made was that all the
urging that the admiral has been sub
jected to has come from Democratic
politicians who wish to use Dewey as a
club to beat on Bryan. We cannot
conceive that he has received any en-
couragement from the Republicans
and IT would be the widest supposition
to Imagine that the antl-Imperialists,
whose nesting place is Boston. have
made ove-tures to him to lead their
fight in the coming campaign. But,
will the Democracy at large open its
arms to Dewey? Will Bryan and his
fanatical adherents consent to step
aside for the supposed eleventh hour
savior of the party? We do not think
So The situation, so far as the Demo-
cracy is concerned. is put with some
force by National Democratic Commit
teeman Campau, OF Michigan, who has
said in response tc an inquiry whether
Dewey would not be a stronger candi-
date than Bryan
In the present crisis the Democratic
party needs leader OF positive convic-
ton. The Democratic candidate must be
platform himself The Democratic
party Is strongest when fighting ag-
gresslvely for principle and weakest
when supporting mere popular heroes.
think Il would be a grave mistake not
to place In nomination Bryan, whose
vote OF 1896 was larger than had ever
before been required TO elect, and whose
following to-day is larger by far.
So far as the Republican party Is con-
cerned there is no alarm over the an
nouncemens Admiral Dewey has made,
and there will be none. The pity OF It
all is that go great man, one who has
heretofore shown himself to be in the
complete possession OF his faculties, and
has displayed so much common-sense
in his official and social acts should
have fallen down so easily. However
It may be that Admiral Dewey's candi-
dacy is tentative. II this be true, and
ne is taking the present method Of feel
ing the public pulse we do not think 1t
will be long before the admiral Will
again reverse himself Mr.. Weller once
gave excellent advice to his son "sami-
vel" Par4phrasIng that admonitIon the
Inteliigencer kindly suggests: George
beware Wv politicians"