Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1901 — Even Dewey Couldn’t. [ARTICLE]

Even Dewey Couldn’t.

Possibly the following Is an old story In a new form, but It Illustrates the fact that the fame of a warrior, at least while It Is still new, surpassae the fame of the civic chieftain. It is said that on his latest southern tour President McKinley visited a military camp, and while strolling about after nightfall got outside tha lines and tried to pass the sentry In coming back. The sentinel stopped him and demanded the countersign. “I- don’t know the countersign,’’ said the president. “Then you don’t pass, sir,” said tha soldier. “But I am the president of the United States,’’ said Mr. McKinley. “I can’t help that, sir,” answered the soldier. “If you haven’t got the countersign you couldn’t get by here —not even if you was George Dewey himself!”