Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-02
BRYAN ON TIE PHILIPPINES,
democratic leader Ably Dsscu.s.s the Adj
ministratlou's Policy.

democratic leader a bly, Discusses the ADJ
mtniseration's Policy.
tRy Telegaph)
| NEW YORK, Aug. William ].
bryan discusses the Philippine question
in this weeks Independent. He says
me Philippine question is important
because fundamental principles are in
vowed III its discussion There are two
sources OF government force and con
sent. Monarchies are founded upon
| force, republics upon consent.
me declaration of independence as
serts that governments derive their
| Just powers from the consent of thu.
| governed and this is the doctrine to
which we have adhered for more than
!. century. 1t is the doctrine which has
distinguished us from European coun-
tries. and has made our nation the hope
! OF humanity. The statue in New Y0rl,
| larbor typifies the nations mission
| II the doctrine set forth in the dec
| laratlon OF independence is sound, now
can we rightfuiy acquire sovereignty
| over the Fllipinos by Il war of CON
| declaration of independence is SQUAD
now can we rightfully purchase Sovc.-
| eighty from 4 Spanish sovereign whose
| title we disputed in Cuba and whose. re-
ncl!'ous subjects we armed in the Phil
ippnes.
| In the resolution of intervention
| Congress declared that the Cubals We're
| anu Ct right ought to be free. Why?
! because governments derive their lust
! powers from the consent OF the gover:,-
! eu. ana Spain refused to respect the
wishes of the Cubans If the CubaDs
We're and OF right ought to be free. why
not the Flipinos?
I'm the beginning of the Spanish war
Congress denied that our nation mad
| any thought of extending its TERRITORY
| In rs,
securing by conquest now territory il,
| the western hemisphere, why shnuid
we now talk of securing in the eastern
| hemisphere new races for subjugation?
| An individual may live a double life
| When only one life is known When
| BOTH lives are known he can lead only
| cne life and that the worst \ reuublic
| cannot enter upon Il colonial policy.
! II cannot advocate government by con
sent ~ nome and government by force
abroad The declaration of inllcpend-
encc will lose it's value when we pro
claim the doctrine familiar in F,l,roDr
put ietestablc here. that government Is
are round in shape. about thirteen
| inches in diameter and fired out OF can
| non.
For mora than century this nation
| mas been travelling along Il pathway
| when leads from low domain OF lni.rl.
t" the lofty realm Of right. am, its MIS-
tory has been without a parallel in the
| Nv
be our fat" if we turn backward ana
| begin the descent toward force ana con
| quest: ~
! ~ is not sufficient to say that the
| inrclble annexation of the Philippine
sand IS benevolent undertaking en-
Tered upon for the good nf the Fill
pinos Lincoln pointed out that This
has always been the argument Of kings
10 use his words They ALWAYS, DO
strobe the necks of the people. not that
theE wanted to do it. but because tho
people were better off for being ridden
1T is surprising that any believer
! IN sell government should favor foyci-
pie ton. but still more slrpris-
| ing mat any one who believes in The
christian religion should favor the sub
satutioh OF force Tor reason in the ex-
tentlon of our nations influence
| IL we adopt the gun-pow,Ier cosnc1
IN the Philinpines, how long will it be
before that principle will be transplant
ed n American soil. So long as our
| arguments are addressed to the reason
ana the neart our progress is sure, but
can we. without danger to Christianry
| resort to the ancient plan of injecting
reiision into the body through bullet
| holes?
The question is frequently asked
what can we dog Nearly two months
elapsed between the signing of III.
| treaty and the beginning of hostilitias
IN the Philippines. During that time
| the President and Congress might have
given to the Philippines tn. same as
surances of Independence that was Civ
en- 10 the Cubans such assurance
would nave prevented bloolshed If the
| doctrine OF self government is sound
the flliptnos are entitled to govern
| themselves and the President can nov
promise them independence as soon as
i stable government can be established
If the President is not willing TO
take the responsibility of enforcing the
doctrine set forth in the declaration Of
| Independence, he can call Congress to-
sether and let them take the RESPONSE
pllity. a special session would be less
offensive than the war, not to sneak of
the principles involved
Our nation Is protecting the repub-
lies OF South America from outward in
reference While they work out their
destiny. We can extend the same doc
trlne to the Philippines and, having
| rescued the Inhabitants from foreign
yoke we can guard them from molesta-
ton while they develop a republic in
| the Orient. They vii! be ou, friends
| instead OF our enemies: we can send
school teachers to Manila instead Of
soldiers and the world Will know that
there is reality in the theory of gov
eminent promulgated at Independence
nan and defended by the blood Of the
| revolutionary fathers"
| hEJSDAvsS FVGn1,