The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

lie strongly complains of the administra-
uon or President Mckinley in the Philip
pines. not because IL has gone too far,
put because he thinks il has not gone near
~ far enough, holding that the President
behaves with undue leniency and does net
treat the insurgents with proper severity.
Sondensing his letter IL runs in part as
L have just seen a Filipino paper print
Cd In Spanish and published in Manila, con-
taining the Democratic platform and some
cabegrams from London giving some ut
serances of Mr.. Bryan which Indicate that
the American people are going crazy. j
notice In the Democratic platform that
they make three pledges In reference TO
the Fflipinos First, TO give them "a stable
government" second. TO give them ''inde-
psndence," and, third. to protect them
against all foreign powers" Can this be
correct? Is il possible? What have all
these good men from Lawton down died
Ter? What have we all suffered for? Did
we give Spain so, 900 for these islands
10 turn around and present them TO treach-
erous Aguinaldo. who sold out his people,
and then refused to stand by his bargain?
There Is one thing sure and certain-it Will
be fiat admission that the United States
is defeated; that the Filipinos have whipped
US; that our statesmen are but children;
that when we do thing and 1t meets with
strenuous opposition we have not the stam-
ina to stand I'D for our acts Ii Will rum
US I'm the eyes of the great nations OF the
earth. We cannot give to these people a
stable government unless we govern them,
because they are not capable of self
government. They are cruel beyond de-
Scription. They will resort to treachery.
poison and every foul means known 10
savage races.
1--WE have a plain, undsputed title to
these islands acknowledged by every ma
ton Of the earth. Are We TO give it up be-
cause the politicians have seen fit to use
1T as a means OF getting into power?
Bryan, have lost all confidence In him.
/ am a Democrat, but not the kind repre-
scented by the Kansas City platform. Sure
ly the President and the Republican party
do not intend TO give up these islands.
Suppose we set up a Filipino government
here and then pretend to defend them
against all other nations. II we do we
will soon get into war with every nation
OF the world having commerce here. They
Will cheat, defraud, steal and fmprisOn
foreigners and these waters will be full
of pirates I'm a year, and then they will sell
us out and turn around and fight US. We
might just as well set out to protect an
archipelago of rattlesnakes. To turn this
dertake to protect them against other pow
erS would be turning our hands against
the world. They don't know how TO gov
ern themselves. They have no idea of JUS
tice or of government.
- DO you know that the Democratic plat
form will cost at least one thousand lives
of American soldiers here? A leader said
yesterday that they were lighting to hold
out until Bryan Is elected and then all will
be we'll with them. Every speech he makes
is cabled over here, translated and sent
broadcast
1.-THE writer goes on to explain that fail
ure to use proper measures amounts SIM
ply TO 'upholdng the rebels in murder and
treason 1 call your attention especially to
the terrible words: The Democratic plat
form will cost at least one thousand lives
of American soldiers here This is the
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