The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-25

we now know what Mr.. William
Jennings Bryan's Philippine policy is.
BE announced 1t at the Chicago meet
ing, and 1t straddles the question so
beautifully that you can look at 1t from
two points of view. 1t is not, however.
apt to attract the anti's up in Boston,
nor the extreme opponents of the ad-
ministration anywhere else. THE Fill
pInos," says Mr.. Bryan. should not
Dnly be gIver independence, but must
be protected from outside interference
while they, work out their indepen-
dence." 1t is a pity that Mr.. Bryan
isn't President now, so he can do this
thing and end the whole problem. OF
course Mr.. Bryan would be able to do
what the Filipino leaders have repeat
edly refused to do. Aguinaldo demands
unconditional independence. He de-
mands that the United States get OF
the Islands. He doesn't want American
protection any more than he wants
American rule or partial rule
The Louisville Courier Journal, that
good old Democratic organ over which
Colonel Henry watterson presides and
through which he often speaks Of Mr..
Bryan, properly constructs this Philip
pine policy of the silver leader, when 1t
says: I'm other words. while setting up
these savages in Independent govern
ment, we are to be responsible for that
government, though having no hand in
II. We must give them freedom to do
as they please, and must protect them
in that freedom. but II we dare to take
part In their government, in order to
see that 1t is conducted on civilized
lines, we are outragIng the sacred CON
sent of the governed"
This is the real logic of Mr.. Bryan's
policy. The country will be only too
happy to adopt 1t, though Mr. Bryan
doesn't inform the delighted public how
this protection is going to be maintain
cd during the long years that 1t would
require for Independent government to
be sufficiently strong and worthy to re-
ceive the recognition of the civilized ma
lions Of the world. and insure the safe
~ OF life and property, without the
maIntainment of an American army;
nor does he inform US whether the Fill
pInos have notified him II they would
consent to an independence with a
string to It, and whether his anti-ex-
panslon party would consent to have
our troops retained in the Philippines.
Surely, II Mr.. Bryan were President he
wouldn't undertake to do this thing
without an army?
The Courier Journal eXplodes the Ne
braska colonel's policy in the following
indlsputnble fashion:
Mr. Bryan's plan Is not likely TO serve
nny other purpose thnn that OF politics.
When we become responsible for any gov
eminent we shall retain enough control
over ID to shape IT, We are not likely TO
give AguinHldo and his crowd liberty 10
do az they please guaranteeing to protect
them from All the world and answer TO all
the world for their doings and misdolngS.
We shall either keep the whip-hnnd OF tho
Philippines or run away from them. And
we have not yet shown a disposition to
run away from either our duties or our
opportunities.
No more logical statement of the sit
uatlon could be made in so few words.
It brings out strongly the point that no
Observation-Disclosures man, or critic Of
the present policy. has ever been able
to meet MIR. BryGn's substitute is