The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-09
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Admiral Dewey Admits State
ment and Expresses Hope
Payne ate Terrapin, and Mudd
Knsw Where to Begin

The recent interview of Admiral
Dewey, in which he said the American
navy had nothing to fear from Ger.
many, and the pother kicked up by
Germany about II, reminded the ad.
miral's friends of a similar interview
he gave out on his way home from
Manila to the triumphal reception In
New York.
Somewhere on the cruise there
came aboard the Olympia a newspa-
per correspondent with letter of in.
PRODUCTION TO the Admiral from a com.
mon friend The Admiral talked free
y. The correspondent printed what
he said. One sentiment was that.
sooner or' later. this country Is to
have war with Germany.
After the interview was printed the
Admiral stood by what he had said.
As sailor man and not a politician
he did not try 70 impeach the report.
er. sull he thought there might pos.
sibly be an inquiry about the inter.
view. either from this country OF Ger.
many, and be decided TO prepare a
statement for he knew he should be
very busy when he reached New
York.
The Admiral thought about the
statement for some days. Then he
concluded what he wanted TO say was
this: Yes. | said what the reporter
quoted me as saying. and hope |
shall be alive when II happens"
Where Postmaster Paine Got His oout
Senator Mark Hanna has lame
knee The ailment has been des.
cribed many times as the gout. II
was nothing OF the sort. The trouble
is due TO a hbrous growth that makes
IL extremely painful for the senator to
walk at times. and is always incon.
venient.
A few days ago Postmaster Gener
al Payne llmped through the lobby OF
the Arlington hitel In Washington
Senator Hanna was sitting In one o
the big leather chairs.
What's the matter with Payne9'
asked a friend.
He's got the gout-real old.fash
ioned gout." Senator Hanna replied
He came here from his rural retreat
in Wisconsin and ate too much terra
pin"
Senator Hanna paused Then, with
fine indignation. he said: Il dom
know that I'm sorry for him Why
when his friends began twitting him
about having the gout he calmly told
them he caught Il from me"
A Daniel Come 10 Judgment.
Joseph l.. Bristow. Fourth Assist
aut Postmaster General. and Senator
Burton were political enemies out il
Kansas. and are yet.
As soon as Mr.. Burton was elected
TO the senate he went 10 Washington
10 ask the president for Bristow''
scalp.
Il am glad 20 see you Senator Bur
ton" said President Mckinley. "glat
TO see you II is good thing TO have
strong young men in the senate.
shall be glad 10 do anything 1 can fol
you"
That. Mr. President" said Senator
Burton. brings me 10 the point
want 70 make. desire 10 speak tc
you concerning the Federal patron
age
President Mckinley knew what was
coming. he had been warned Ger
tainly. Senator" he replied suayely
certainly; whenever you have any
good man you want placed. and good
man-like Bristow. for Instance
come and see me. Good morning"
Bristow Is In the department yet
and just now strong IN the public
view from the investigation he is con
ducting
The Right Place 10 Begin.
When the political history Of Mary.
land Is written there viii be a para.
graph OF two for the McComas- Mudd
feud. Il is now In progress. bitter and
unrelenting McCOma8 was a United