Show I The Washington Star says that when Admiral Dewey first came home he I was grateful to President McKlnloy Indorsed his administration and explained f ex-plained to him lhal he had ajways been a Republican in i sentiment but whci ho found ho could not hae thC same pay for serving on the Philippine commission that the oilier commissioners commission-ers did he turned against the President I Presi-dent denounced him with all the llery opllhfita of the I oldfashioned sailor and became a candidate Whothor that Is true or not it has n plausible lool l The law expressly states that j I ofllcers of the Government shall not be drawing two salaries but President I McKinley promised Admiral Dewoy that he would do everything ho could I to ace If he could not get thin salary for him And now the President has recommended that the Admiral and Gen Otis shall each be paid the same sum for their services In the Philippine commission that tho I other commissioners commission-ers received Under tie law they cannot can-not be paid but Congress can make n special appropriation for thu amount and present It to them And it would be only fall play that that should be done because the fact that they arc Government officers does not change the fact that when they are taken out of I their profession and given a high trust to perform they ought lo be paid for J I It We suspect the salary of President Presi-dent Schurman went along Just the I I 1 same at Cornell when he was on the commlsgion as it did before and after I there are any two men In the service ser-vice that ought to have full compensation compensa-tion for their work they are Admiral Dewey and Gen Otis I |