The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-06
DEWEY FOR PRESIDENT.

Not even the Republicans who are op-
posed to Mckinley the Democrats who
are opposed to Bryan would care to feed
their antipathies by taking chances with
his availability" after they had realized
the indiscreton of his utterances hicaeo
Times-Herald (Rep)
The admiral seems to have small chance
of hearing a call from the people He may
be willing to serve them, but IL is quite
evident that his admittedly great services
as "a naval officer have not convinced the
country that he is qualified to be President
Chicago Chronicle CDem)
Doubtless George Dewey's willingness to
be candidate will move the anti-expan-
sion. free-silver following of William Jen-
nings Bryan TO a venomous assault on the
great admiral His candidacy may DESTROY
Mr.. Bryan's chances of securing the Demo-
cratic nomination.-Chicago Inter Ocean
(Rep)
The Press-Post will henceforth urge the
nomination of Dewey for the sake of Amer
lean principles and as the policy for the
Democratic party to pursue at this time
George Dewey should be the nominee of
the Democratic convention and the next
President. - Columbus (O) Press-Post
Dem.)
The denomination of President Mckinley
by the Republicans is virtually assured,
and the only political organization to which
the admiral can look with any hope is the
Democratic party. Moreover, IL is chiefly
from Democrats that suggestions have
come for his omination.-Chicago Rec
ord Qnd.)
George Dewey was consistently sensible,
as well as brave. prudent and altogether
satisfactory. until he married the sister of
one of the most active Democrats in the
United States. And now he is standing
hat in hand, before his ellow-countrymen
inviting them to make him President. The
change is a great pity.-Cleveland Leader
(Rep.)
A candidate who has no record and whose
simple and artless platform is that he will
execute the laws of Congress- may be a
dangerous fellow, especially when his op-
pOnent is the candidate of the party which
has been in power for four years and which
inevitably has made some mistakes and
enemies during that time.-Chicago Trib-
une (Rep)
The simplicity of the admirars estimate
of the presidency does credit to his in
genuousness, but that righteousness should
not be made use of by politicians unless
they could be guaranteed to make it
through him. or he could be guaranteed to
make it through them, a factor of honor,
and not of injury TO his fame and to his
country.-Brooklyn Eagle Qnd. DEM
At present it is not probable that many,
even of the politicians who anxious
for new candidate, will regard Dewey as
available He has sacrificed his hold upon
public confidence since his return to Wash
ington. Not infrequently he has shown a
lack of the tact and -modesty which added
to the brilliancy of his work a naval
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel CRep)
Since the suggestion of his candidacy was
of Democratic inspiration and the publica-
ton of his reconsideration is of Democratic
procurement. in both instances emanating
from sources heretofore inimical to the for
tunes of the silver-crested knight of Ne
braska, it is to be logically regarded as an
anti-Bryan movement within the confused
ranks of disrupted Democracy.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune Rep)
There seems to be no doubt that Ad-
miral Dewey wants to be President, and
the fact is greatly to be regretted. His
| training has not qualified him for the re-
| sponsibilities of the office. The admiral's
willingness-overwiling IL will seem
| to some-to be a candidate will not cause
| the sensation now that such an announce
ment would have produced a year ago
New York Evening Post Und)
! We shall not undertake to depict the
chagrln of Admiral Deweys real friends
| and truly devoted admirers upon reading
| such an announcement of his present am
bition. Everybody knew that he was In
| experienced in politics. but nobody sus-
pected that he was political idiot, that he
/ could be used TO promote a cheap advertis-
| ing Dodge of a sensational New York news
| paper.--Louisville Commercial (Rep)
The Democratic party has done many
| foolish things in its day, but it will hardly
| be guilty of the stupidity of nominating
1 man who. according to his own confes-
| sion, neither knows nor cares anything
| about political issues. and whose view or
| the Philippines. in the nebulous way IN
| which il has been revealed by himself. /:
| against the Democracy on the expansion
| question.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Rep.
If the Kansas City convention should
| commit itself unquaiifiedly to the candi
| date and platform of 1896 it is not at al
| certain that Dewey would be out OF II. ever
| then. An independent national party will
| George Dewey as its candidate for tn,
| presidency might be the result. and will
| the large support that candidate would b,
| likely to receive from anti-Bryan Demo
/ Gratis and anti-Mckinley. Republicans thu
outcome would be by no means certain
Cleveland Plain Dealer pem.)