The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-14

vocatsd ;he treAxy. and u he said not know
t. his ignorance was snexcusAhie. that
when IL should BE ratified Il would become
. law OF the land. and as Binding upon
every department Of our government as
the constitution itself. He knew that
thereby the United States waa ACQUIRING
title 10 these islands and with 81 the r4xns
10 demand obedience to It's laws On the
part Of The Inhabitants therein. He knew
that this right On the par. Of eur govern
mens was "a ccEptete as II was in the
case OF the Inhabitants of the territories
acquired By virtue Of the treaties with
Mexico in 1S<S and again IN iN3 Now
because part Of enc ~ the eighty tribes
In the PMlippinee has revolted, and unsiee
overthrow and Get at nauEht the authority
OF the United States. acquired by = treaty
which Mr.. Bryan admits he advised and
ccunseled the ratification OF. he has adopt
ed another word" for his "shiohcieth."
and without explaining what he means by
II assumes the character CT . political
spaok. and Is running about the country
and for = fxed and stipulated sum Per
speech 10 franficAlly trying 20 frighten tho
people into his support He quotes the
Declaration OF Independence much In the
same spirit that the devil would quote the
Lorfs prayer. Many OF his hearers are
already exclAiminH:
BE this juggling knave no more believed.
That paiters with us In double SENSE:
That keeps the word of promise % our ear
And breaks II TO cur hope"
Wsbsaer defines ''imperialssy' as zone
who belongs . an emperor: a subject or
soldier az an emperor" M. Bryan aays
those who are IN favor Of the subsection
OF Aguinaldo and his gang and OF the re-
tentiof. OF the isiaxfiS are tmperSalists. In
enc Of his speeches he intimsted that the
imperialism he was applying 10 the Phil
3ppine question was the requirement by
our government OF territory more than
1900 miles away. A difference between
Webster and himself. or the distance OF
few thousAad miles In his location Of tbs
islands cuts no figure with him. His
imagination Is bounded only by the extern:
OF the universe, but his facts can be easily
contained In small primer.
The American people win resent his i'm
putations, and their verdict at the polls In
1870 Will convince Mr.. Bryan that he has
entirely mistaken their temper and their
integrity. Our dag has never been hauled
down but once. and then at the hehcst Of
Z Democratic president. The people will
not trust another, who In advance advo-
Gates that II shall be hauled down from
where Il has been rightfully placed by the
terms OF treaty hacked with the valor.
splendid deeds and heroic conduct OF their
army aud navy. The treaty having become
the supreme lay Of the land. lot Mr.. Bryan
be challenged to explain how he win get
rid OF II IL he should succeed In becoming
president A fundamental principle Of In
ternational law Is "the absolute sovereign
ty OF every nation as against all others
within its own territory" The jurisdsc-
ton OF the nation within Its own territory
is necessarily exclusive and absolute. II
L. susceptible Of no limitations not imposed
by itself. How win Mr.. Bryan get rid OF
these fixed and unalterable principles Of
law. in case he becomes president? His
weIl-known habit OF discussing his stump
utterances In after conversation calls 10
mind pertinent French proverb which
runs: IA wise man thinks before he
speaks, but fool speaks and then thinks
and talks Of what he has been saying"
d.