The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-25
BRyAN,s USE OF SCRIPTURE.
He is not Happy III his Citations ""'
Comparisons.


Washington Post: Famiiiari'! M1'
texts from Holy Writ Is greatly ao'""
tageors TO the public man VINO quo,es
them APPLY; but there Is no mistake
which should be mere carefully suard'
ed against than Inapt citations from
that cyhaug,less source Of Illustrations
Ii has occurred 10 Mr.. Bryan tha' so'''e
or his ,eliow-cltizeas--a good many Oh
,bon, In fnct-nre COvetlnS some
body's land, We infer from the gen,
erai TENOR OF his remarks OH seFeia'
occasions that he enIcrtaihs this o!tl
Ion OF all those who believe III hiIpni'
EXPANSION. In order to coniounG tnese
peopl. Mr.. Bryan draws upon ms Dio
iical lore, In one speech he rehtarses
the story OF NabOth's vineyard. puttins
Naboth In the place OF the fliipihve'
and the cove,ous King AhaD W tiie
place OF the expansionists. In another
speech Mr.. Bryan appeals TO Moses'
saving Awake, o ancient iawsNet'
awake. Break forth from thine u"-
marked sepulcher." M 80
Y is not likely that Moses VIII ap-
pear In person In answer TO TINS ino'iis
appeal, but we have the books OF MOSES
and It seems quite fitting TO consul.
them FOR Information as to the views
of the great leader OF Israel on those
International real estate operations
that are controlled by war. III MT.
Bryan will open the good old book at
The third chapter Of Deuteronomy, auo
begin with the third verse. he VIII see
jus, how Moses treated the fllipihos Vi
his time. Here Is the record:
80. So the Lord our God delivered mo
our hands Og. the King Of Bashan' ana
all his people: and We smote MN ui'-
I'll none was left to him remaihihs.
IL. And we took all his cities NJ that
time, there wus not city which We
took not from them. three score cities.
all the region OF Argob. the kingdom OF
Og in Bashan.
rs. All these cities were fenced with
high walls. gates, and bars; beside I'M
walled towns n great many
&C. And We utterly destroyed them'
as we did unto Sihon, king of Heshboh;
utterly destroying the men, women anu
children of every city.
20. But all the cattle and the spoil OF
the cities We took for Il prey TO our
selves,
IS. And we took at that time out OF
the land OF the two kings OF the An
orItes the land that was on this SIDE
Jordan. from the river OF Arnon unto
Mount Hcrmon."
When Moses had concluded his oper-
atoms ION this side OF Jordan" his NE
ended. and his successor his beloved
friend and disciple. crossed that river
and continued the work OF conquest.
For information rs TO how he succeed
ed. see Joshua. tenth chapter, fourth
verse, rs follows:
$50 Joshua smote all the country OF
the hills. and OF the south, and of The
vale. and of the springs. and all their
kings; he left none remaining. but ut
toriy destroyed ell that breathed, as TIE
Lord God OF Israel commanded"
II 1t be urged that the Israe!ites were
Gods chosen people, and. therefore. had
Il right to kill the men, women and
children and take their property. we
submit that this nation OF ours might
SET up a pretty good title 10 similar dis
tInct!on. Where and when were any
other people Favored of God so high
ly" as the inhabitants Of this country
have been?
The Post acquts Mr.. Bryan of such
weakness and folly as would be EVIL
denccd In suspecting the government
and people of the United States OF any
intent or wish to wrong the Filipinos.
He and all other oponcnts OF expan-
sion know that we. rs nation. have no
purpose toward any people that is not
consistent with our exalted position In
the family of nations and our place in
the march OF civilization, But Moses
is the last OF the dead celebrities upon
whom Mr.. Bryan should call TO instruct
us upon our duties toward Inferior peo-
pies who happen to have real estate
and cattle and spells OF cities"