The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-17
SPEAKING FOR BRYAN
Senator Harris Says the Boy
Orator Has Been Misguided.
SILVER NOT THE ISSUE
But Will be Kept Handy in
Case oftuture Need.

Leavenworth, Kan, Sept 1s.-United
States Senator w. A Harris of this coun-
ty. speaking Of the expansion views Of
". J. Bryan, says they have been misrep-
resented.
1T is stated by the Republican papers,"
said Senator Harris that Mr.. Bryan
would have the government withdraw its
troops from the Philippines. No sane
. man wants the government to do any such
thing and Mr.. Bryan never said it. All
thinking men know that the troops cannot
be withdrawn till a stable government
shall have been established on the is
Fads."
Senator Harris said that the senate
would not have ratified the Paris treaty
had it not been understood that the Phil
ippines would not be considered American
territory. The idea was to give the Fill
ipinos a government under an American
protectoate." he said. THAT was what the
Filipinos wanted. But we were strangers
10 them, and they did not know our in
tention, for jealous foreigners told them
that the United States would destroy them
and take their country"
The Filipinos sent agents to Washing
ton TO learn the facts. The treatment
they received was shameful The princi-
pal agent Agoncillo, was gentleman and
a scholar. but he was insulted and ridicul-
ed and with his companion finally driven
out of the country.
AS TO the question of expansion; the
people of the United States do not want
the PHILIPPINE islands. The cry of expan-
sion is confined to the west. You hear none
Of it east Of Ohio"
Asked as to some of the planks which
in his judgment the Democrats would put
in their national platform, Senator Harris
said
4 think one plank will be against Han
mas merchant marine This is a bigger
steal than the Union Pacific subsidy. It
would cost the country from SlCO,00Q, 900 to
Sl50,Ge1.000 a year.
If il is necessary for the government to
aid in building up merchant marine, I
would be in favor of the Ole Democratic
idea Of ereltial-admit goods in Ameri-
can bottoms at a less duty than goods in
foreign bottoms That would be suffic-
tent announcement to the merchant ma
zine.
The National banks will expect great
concessions from the Republicans this
winter. and likely will get them.
The banks want the law changed so
that they can issue notes 10 the full
amount Of the bonds deposited. They al
50 want to issue notes on their own assets.
This would give Us banking system as
bad as the wildcat system of years ago.
The trusts, Of course. viii come ia for
a plank. The Republicans will give no
relief this winter and The people will not
heed their platform pledges next year. The
Democratic party win make an aggress-
we campaign for government regulations
Of the trusts.
Silver viii not be an issue in 1900. How
ever. It viii have a place in the platform.
because 1t may come handy some time
In 1896 the demand was for more pri-
mary money. Since then the gold supply
has greatly increased. giving the country
more primary money. Without the in
crease the depression would have contin-
ued- So long as there is plenty of gold
the people will not demand silver. but they
want to be in such position that il the
gold becomes scarce they can have the
white metal"
Perhaps Mr.. Bryan does not handle
the subject automatically, but he is hon
est in the expression of his views. I think
there will be no trouble in the eastern and
western Democrats getting together this
year on money plank. There are no diff
1arences on any Of the other questions"
Senator Harris will leave Friday for
Washington II he is able TO travel He has
been under the weather for several DAYS.
having caught cold at an open air meet
inc ranent-N