The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-15
Colonel Bryan Says the Way Has
Been Cleared.
PEOPLE WILL DECIDE IT
NO RETURN TO THE CREED OF
KINGS.
Safe to Assume That Americans Will
Adhere TO the Policies of a Cen
tury-Manila Should Have
Statue Of Liberty Enlightening
the Orient.

st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. 14.-Colonel W.
J. Bryan OF Nebraska was the guest
of honor at a banquet given by Min
nesota Democratic and Populist politi-
clans at the Ryan hotel tonight. Over
500 guests sat down at the banquet at
8 o'clock. Preceding the banquet a
great crowd attended a general recep-
ton to Mr.. Bryan in the hotel parlors.
After the tables were cleared, Judge
John W. Willis introduced the toast
master, Humphrey Barton.
Governor John Lind spoke to 1.-THE
State of Minnesota"
Major Bowler of Bird Island, who was
the fusion candidate for lieutenant gov
eTnor, responded to the toast, Recent
Phases Of NfisgOvernlnent.
Colonel Bryan had been given the
general subject Of Democracy" and
his appearance and remarks called
forth hearty applause.
In the course of his speech, Colonel
Bryan said:
THE ratification Of the peace treaty.
instead of committing the United States
to d colonial policy, really clears the
way for the recognition for q Philip
pine republic. Lincoln, in his first in
augural address, condensed an unan-
swereable argument into a brief ques-
ton, when he asked:
Can aliens make treaties easier
than friends can make laws?'
THE same argument is presented in
the question, could the independence of
the Filipinos be secured more easily by
diplomacy from a foreign and hostile
nation than it can through laws passed
by congress and voicing the sentiments
of the American people alone? If in
dependence is more desirable to our CO.
lonial policy, why is there, or what is
he. 70
Philippine independence? tits absurd
to say that the United States can be
transformed from a republic into an
empire without consulting the voters.
THE imperialists may be willing to
deny the Filipinos the right to govern
themselves, but they cannot deny to
the American people the right to deter
mine the policy to bepursued by the
United States in the settlement of the
Philippine question.
Until the people express themselves
we can only guess their views, but is it
not safer to suppose that they will adj
here to the ideas and policies of a CEN
fury than to assume. that they will go
back to the creed of kings and to the
gospel of force?
I'm commemoration of the fact that
France was our ally in securing indie
pepdence, the citizens of that nation
joined with the citizens of the United
States in placing in New York harbOr
a heroic statue representing Liberty en-
tightening the world. What course shall
our nation pursue? Send the statue
of Liberty back to France and borrow
from England q statue of William the
Conquerer, or shall our nation so act
as to enable the American people to join
with the FilipinOs in placing in the har-
Dor of Manila a second statue of Lib
erty enlightening the Orient?"
Colonel Bryan visited the legislature
today and was invited by the house of
representatives., 80 of whose 119 MEM
bers are Republican, to address that
body, a most unusual courtesy, for
which Colonel Bryan returned very elo-
quent thanks. His remarks were free
from politics. A recess was then taken
in order that legislators might greet
the distinguished visitor.