The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-03
The Supreme Issue.

by the administration in the Philippines
because lie favored The treaty In which
they were purchased. Charles ,.
Spahr in the July issue Of the Reuiesc q
ReuiesUs clearly states Mr. Bryan's POSI-
ton on that and the supreme Issue in
this presidential campaign as follows:
"Mr. Bryan typifes the American
people in the fact that to him moral Is.
sues are of supreme Importance, and
that the principles OF liberty for which
this country has always stood are The
supreme expressions Of the national
conscience. He warmly supported the
war for the emancipation of Cuba. be-
cause he believed that our duty ~ 9
neighbor, and our principle that ell
men have the right Of self government,
demanded that we should put an end
to the slaughter which was going on ct
our doors. But when the war for Gu
ban Independence first threatened to
turn into a wal for the subjugatiOn Of
the Philippines, Nj. Bryan sounded
the note of warning. On june IA, 1898,
when the first limitations Q receiy-
ed that our government did not SYM
pathize with the independence OF the
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sana.~ash@t-saa ,.;.s;.s;nn, E~ros;-
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taken Nv the United States in the war
with Spain. In saying this I assume
That the principles which were lnvokeo
~ Jug lnausulatIon VI .no ""a ~ Inn .oD0
c,ms;on Re- horavsr 3 contest under
+! taken for the sake of humanity degen-
crates into a war Of conquest, we snail
u dllncult 70 MeeC tne cnaa9o -
otbors fmrn . ,bp,,nhts ~ aocrandize-
ment and Weld allegiance to those who
clothe land covetousness in the garD OF
natlona' Destiny, the peopie ol NeD.as'
man,a Mani thomselvas mon the dis-
claimer entered bv Congress. and insist
that good faith shall characterize the
making OF peace, as IL ola the oekiu'
nnps - wa"
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loieisi aims nv" 'n0s mu't uolonu
'neAiseisoS anu 'hei oounsiy "sa.n
q ioie'sn 'ue"-'no oo'onia' 'uc" - Iu
Iopean naV'ons. ouI9na''oD n'"Ss slsc
up any iuea u en'e1ing upon 9 co'on'a'
po'ioy Sucn aS 10 NJ" puiouou ~ Iu
lopeah powers, OF ~ "uSt sie
a'c'i'ne 'na. e~oseinnl0n'S oD'aln 'neii
Jus1 powers lIon .no consen' ~ ING
goseineu. Iloln sla' tinne ~ ing pls.
0on'' MI niyan mas D0on uuo0a0ins ~
n'' aeui"iu siia' sno ha'.oh Snou'u ~
nnaiu '.u0 " INC p.inolp'OS Wnion Sol-
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VINO 0uOJ0o" luz ie0iuon'' ~ MS
lnesSaso' s"yS 'iias ouI o'iiy purpose IN
oaAins posscSSlon ~ ouua 10 W 0staD-
iiSn q S.auie s~oselnnlen1' anu tnen turn
tiat government over 70 CuDa. Con-
glesS couiu ieailrm TINS purpose IN re-
garo 70 Cupa, and assert the same pur-
pose IN regard TO the f~nlllpplnes and