The evening times., 1900-04-05
A. n Third Party Candidate,


| MOI enough time has elapsed to enable
us to say just how the country at larg'
is taking Admiral Dewey's announcement
that he aspires to the Presidency. We
have expressions from the leading paper.
| Of all sections and we know what The
politicians of both national parties thinl
| OF the matter; but the Importance o.
| Dewey's advent in the field of polite.
cannot be reliably estimated until the
views of the agricultural communitie:
Northwest West, and Southwest can be
learned. This is for the reason. given by
one of our contemporaries today. that in
/ the country districts where hero worship
| is CT Sew growth and is equally slow tc
| disappear, George Dewey is still the pop
ular character that he was in the great
! cities Immediately after his return from
/ Manila. The sentiment in his favor among
the farmers of the nation. il it is as strong
as some authorities believe. may be oi
vast importance in the Presidential cam
paign.
II is too late in the day for such a feel
/ ing to be reflected effectively in the ma
! tional conventions. If Admiral Dewey bad
declared himself year. or even six months
ago. it is highly probable that he would
have had an organized and respectable fol-
lowing at Philadelphia, in spite OF the ma
chine, and in the light of recent events,
it is more than possible that the party
leaders might have seen the wisdom OF
substituting him for Mr.. Mckinley as d
candidate Ii is not open to doubt that he
would be a much harder man for the De-
mocIacy to defeat at the polls than the
gentleman whom Messrs. Rockefeller,
Huntington. PierpoDt Morgan, Oxnard,
Hayemeyer. Spreckles, Duke, and the Van
derbilts Will nominate in June. But the
time is past for such reflections The
slate is made up. MI Mckinley has been
a consistently faithful and subservient
friend of the trusts. and they must stand
by him for good or ili. They will do SO
beyond any reasonable question.
The chance that Admiral Dewey might
be taken up by the Democratic Convention
at Kansas City does not exist TIE idea OF
such a thing is too foolish for consid1rs-
tion There may be a few alleged Demo-
Gratis in the Eastern cities who would lie
delighted TO use the old sailor as lever
10 overset Mr.. Bryan. but their number $
SO small as 10 make the Paimer-B Buckner
party Of 1896 look gigantic by comparison.
Practically the entire Democracy is urit-
ted upon Bryan. and nc other mans naTe
VIII be heard in connection with the Plesi-
Dental nomination next July.
This brings US to the ultimate import
arce which may attach to the sentimental
feeling for Admiral Dewey il the North
western and Prairie States, all Of which
usually give Republican majorities- At the
present time these rural peCp,e are burst
ing with Indignation against the Ad-
min:stJation and Congress. for the
crimes against national honor and TIE
Constitution they are bent upon perpetrat-
Ing Many Cf he class referred 20 a1e
hide 5ouud Republicans. who would vote
for he devil rather than for Democrat,
bur VINO viii not support the individual
VINO so publicly and easily ate his plain
duty. Should Admiral Dewey appear as
an independent candidate it is practically
certain thai he would poll a considerable
vote among the disconnected Republicans
of the West and thar probability is
what is Worrying The Republican leaders
however loayh they may be TO acknowledge
the feet. Indeed it is hardly 100 much to
say trat. given thc nomination of Mr..
Mckinley at Philadelphia aud OF Mt.
Bran at Kansas City. the independent
candidacy OF Admiral Dewey. would render
the Republican campaign hopeless.
While a. viii be understood from the
foregoing. we do not at this time see any
prospect for the nomination of Admiral
Dewey by either Of the great parties. and,
hence Go not consider his chances for
residence in the White House to be brill
liant. that does not imply that We do not
think he would make a good President. II
is said that he is without civil training.
Yet the whole country viii remember that
during his wearisome stay in the Harbor
Of Manila he continually displayed abiIi-
ties as a diplomat and an administrator
which won the admiration and respect of
the American people And we think he
would make safe Chief Magistrate. 1t
is not my idea. says the Admiral that
the President should dictate to Congress.
but. on the contrary. / believe he should
execute the laws which Congress enacts.
faithfully and without fear or prejudice" "
gain he SAYS. To my mind. the office
of President as contemplated by the Con-
stituJion. is wholly executive. 4 man
with such homely American notions would
be a refreshing change from the present
and Immediately preceding Presidential
reigns. However the consensus of ma
tionaI opinion seems to be that there is !
no possibility that It viii be effected in /
he person Of the Victor of Manila