El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-20

lie affairs owing to unfamiliarity with
the tr-,e conditions and unwillingness
20 see the truth, that they indulge in
indiscriminate abuse without knowing
whas they are talking about. Then
there comes the last and largest class
of all, the professional politicians who
think they see in the cry OF "bewsre
the wolf OF imperialism" fit veil for
their schemes OF Reputation and law
lessness. and an easy way to hood wink
some of the voters Into voting them
into office.
OF the second class there are many
who are sincere in their position. But
their position is.taken in Q majority of
cases simply ss the result Of tempera-
ment or cast of mind, that makes some
men positivists and sggressivists and
some resctionists, or IS we say these
days, croakers, kickers, knockers, by
habit Every great man and every
great party has had to fight such
people from the beginning OF the
world.
Thirty-six years ago In the city of
Chicago, In the last days OF August
Assem- oled the representatives Of the
democratic party, and they protested
then as they are exolaiming now, that
"the president uf the United States
was carrying on wantonly, urconstitu-
tionally, contrary to the faith and
hope Of the fathers OF the republic, In
violation of the fundamental principles
OF our government, viudictive,
hD- tcnnarialtssfo davilfah and
totally hopeless war, and that the |
perfidy OF the president WAS wholly at
fault, and he, spastered with the; blood |
OF brethren, deied humanity and dis
grsced the name and smirched the
fame Of America, and vas Q baboonish
imbecile, Incompetent for public
affairs, rushing the country hesdlong
to ruin and TESTING about It."
Today Bryan brazenly quotes the
great Lincoln as an authority for his
absurd and unpstriotic utterances.
The proof is absolute and inconJro-
vertibls that IL is the''fire In the rear"
she aid that has been offered 10 the Fill
pino insurgents by traitorous allies In
this country who call themselves Amer
lean citizens, that has prolonged the war
Ia she islands. The unsupported etate-
ments OF Bryan and bis aids that there
was ever an alliance between
the Americans and Filipinos, or that
there WAS 1t any time Q promise or +!
hint at independence from any suthori-
tative source, have been repeatedly |
and conclusively disproved by compel
emit witnesses. AS simple instances OF I
such denial we present the following {
quotations from Admiral Dewey and
General Lawton, two OF the greatest I
heroes that ever faced an enemy's 1
fire. {
On May %, 1898, Admiral Dewey 1
wired the secretary OF the navy, using
these words: 81 bave acted according
to the departments Instructions from {
the beginning, and have entered in .
to no alliance with the insurgents or '
with any faction t
In pamphlet afterwards published l.
by Aguinaldo, entitled 1.-THE True d
Version Of the Philippine Revolution" s
be charged that Admiral Dewey had C.
assured bim that the United States g
would recognize the independence OF d
When this wac pu blished, o
he admiral wrote the following letter q
10 Senator Lodge: %
Dear Senator Lodge: The statement "
If Emilio Aguinaldo, recently pub .;
isned in the Springfield Republican, "
10 far as 1t relates to me is tissue of
1 never promised him, Il
lirectly or indirectly, independence re
or the Filipinos. 1 never treated him
Is an ally. He never uttered the word
independence" In any conversation
With me or my offi GERS. The statement =
hat l received him With military IL
lonors, or sa,uted the Filipino flag, is te
bsolutely false. h,
Sincerely yours, n,
GEORGE DEWEY. VI
And finally. read that memorable :,
etter written by the martyred hero, r.
sjor General n. w. Lswton, to John =,
Barrett, formerly American minister .,
D Siam, only q short time before he :,
ell victim to Filipino bullet. Said .,
General LawtoI and the word comes .,
Ike q terrible curse from the tomb a,
pom those who were indirectly re- a,
ponsible for his death
l wish to God that this whole Philip
line situation could be known by ev- m
ryone In America IS | know il. IL the ~
cal history. Inspiration and conditions
4 this insurrection, and the inf iencee te
ocal and external, that now encourage th
he enemy, ss we'll rs the actual pos ID
Utilities OF these islands and peoples -,
nd their relations to this great East %
ould be understood at home, we would OF