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Show THE BEE. IRanbom Shots ill-begott- longer a hero. It matters not that his lioiiii, tin gift of an appreciative people to his naval genius, was quickly transferred to his son. Tho fact lm has hown lamentable lack of appreciation of the It was not for Dewey's .son, but MMitimunt of the donors. for Dewey himself that tin homo was intended. Now hundreds of contributors interpret the act as a sort of a not reslap in their face, and yet Dewey is, in a measure, sponsible. Tho now Mrs. Dewey is at tho bottom of it. It requires a brave man to marry a society woman, especially if ho is past the meridian of life. Deforo rushing to tho altar, Admiral Dewey would have done well to have pondered over the indiscretion of Kurland's greatest naval commander of a pat generation, who married a society woman. In fact history furnishes many such examples from Marc Anthony, who was beguiled by Cleopatra, to tho more modern instances of senators of tho United Status who have married department clerks and daughters of boarding house keepers. Had Dewey not won tho victory at Manila the wealthy woman who captured him would have spread her sails for someone else. It may be recollected that tho jross drover Cleveland was refused while Governor of New York, but when lie was elected president, wily young maidens affections suddenly became inilamed. Tht friends of Admiral Dewey very much regretted his acceptance of a house in Washington. Those who accept gifts place themselves under lasting obligations to the donors. Grant accepted a house from admiring which lie afterward sold, much to the mortification of his admirers. Dewey has followed Grant's example, and in a great measure, has forfeited the friendship of the donors, just as Grant did. The sudden transfer of the property to his wife created a sensation throughout the entire country. Public opinion overwhelmed the Admiral and he was even hissed at a theatre a day or two afterward. A transfer was then made to Dewey's son, and the explanation was offered that the course of having the property pass through the hands of Mrs. Dewey was deemed best for legal reasons. It was also suggested that a civil suit for a breach of iiromise, or something of that kind, on the part of some adventuress, was feared. This, however, is only to detract attention from the main issue. It is believed by those who reason from cause to the effect that the relations between Admiral Dewey and his bride have already became strained. The Admiral is u man who repeatedly has shown a desire to lead a quiet life. The new Mrs. Dewey is ambitious, yearning to be leading lady in the land. The marriage gave her social prestige; she began to plan for still more attention; she tore the historic furniture out of the Dewey home and had it carted to an auction store, preparatory to fitting up the house as became her social ideas. Then came the announcement of the transfer of the home, and the whispering of scandalous suppositions' became audible talk, and finally the public press took it up. A prominent Washington society woman asserts that Mrs. Dewey, prior to the marriage with the hero, had many admirers among whom was one she undoubtedly would have married had she not succeeded in capturing Dewey. It is supposed that the Admiral may have found this out aud thereby hangs the scandalous supposition involving the transfer of the home. But then Dewey has numerous defenders. Town Topics, Who is the whelp, York's great society paper says : KWHY i tin cur, that ?et afloat the unspeakable lie that Admiral Deweys chivalric gift to hi wife was part of a plan to circumvent a woman who threatened a breach of promise suit i Where is to be found the unmentionable creature that concocted this damnable Mauder against tin splendid patriot, who 1ms muwihI ItU country so well that history will rank him with Washington, Lincoln, Grant aud Cleveland ? And what mighty political magnate Democrat, Republican, or a union of both inspired and directed this Let the nameless horrible outrage upon the Nations idol thing directly responsible foi the offense that smells to the skies stand forth, that all decent citizens may spit upon s no s re-main- hero-worshiper- s, h im. a aa FEW weeks ago Harpers Weekly sent inquiries to leading DeunxTats of the states whether tho sentiment of the Democratic party in their respectivecommunitios was in accord with tho Ohio platform of that party, emphasizing anti trust and free silver at Hi to 1 planks. Answers from twenty states have been received and it is interesting to know that tho Democrats generally are satisfied with the Ohio platform. The states which responded were Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, California, Washington. Idaho. anti-expansio- Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, New York and New Jersey, and also the territory of Arizona. These states will, of course, control tin next Democratic convention, and as there is no reason to regard tho opinions of theso prominont Democrats consulted ns anything but absolutely trustworthy, there is scarcely any doubt but that tho presidential campaign of the Democratic t and party next year will rest upon free silver, anti-trus- There will be some difficulty in adopting the latter plank, partly because the war in the Philippines will liavo been brought to a close and partly because of tho opposition of tho Western states which have been in favor of expansion. In tho state of Washington, for example, there is an overwhelming sentiment in favor of expansion and a party opposing it would be hopelessly beaten. As the war is brought to a termination the sentiment will grow and it is not likely that the convention will emphasize the plank to any great degree. This, then, would leave the anti-trus- t and free silver planks as the chief issues. The declarations against trusts will be more rhetorical than practical, and thus leave the silver question again the main issue of the campaign. Musty as it is to a great many, a free silver campaign is again in sight. aaa Chaplain Cressy of the Thirteenth Minnesota returned from the Philippines he made a speech in I do not know or care whoso toes I may which he said: be tramping upon when I say we are engaged in expansion. The child expands. The city believes in expansion. We have been expanding since the government was established. The New England states expanded until we got to the Pacific coast, and now we are looking beyond the Pacific. Expansion is God Almightys law. The world looks on and we are going to have more expansion. The plan of liberty offered the Filipinos was the grandest thing ever offered them after they were freed from Spanish tyranny. We are going to make the islands of the Southern sea bloom and blossom as they never have before. That's pretty good doctrine. anti-expansio- anti-expansio- n. n DIU x CHARITY church party was given this week and almost enough taken in to pay for the prizes. |