The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-20
are a.raysa against the soldiers of the

| United States.
My countrymen. II they have any
| pleasure in contemplating the result OF
their opposition, they are entitled 10 all
| Of the Joy they can derive from e.
want 10 read you word from I,awton.
| one Of the intrepid soldiers Of the govern
| men. 1 wish 10 Cod said he. fhat
| this whole Philippine situation could
be known by everyone in America as
know II. If am shot
by a Filipino bullet II might as well
| come from one OF my own men. because
| l know from observation. confirmed by
| captured prisoners. that the continuance
| OF the fighting is chiefly due to reports
that are sent out from America. Ny
countrymen, the past is beyond recall
| but cannot we stand shoulder to shoulder
IN the future, give power 10 our army,
| encouragement to The opposition and let
the OLD nag wave unvexed In the Philip
| pine isiands7 CApplauseD But. you say.
| we agreed TO give independence to the
| F1lipinos The charge Is made upon the
| Democratic stump that our officers agreed
| 10 give the Filipinos indepe ndencc. Is
| That not so9 The truth f. that no such
| agreement was ever made by our officers
with the fnipfnoS. and what IS more
| there was no power TO make II. The only
| power that could agree 20 give indepen-
dence resided in the city of Washington
ana not In the Philippine islands. but
| George Dewey says that the claim az
| the opposition that he agreed TO give In
| dependenee-that he promised indepen-
countrymen, so far as the Republican
| party Is concerned we win accept the
| word Of our own soldiers rather than the
contradicted statements of Aguinaldo and
| his ehieftains. (Applause)
We'll. they say~we are ruling against
| the consent of the governed That Is
question Of fact. and what are the facts.
We are ruling BY the consent Of The
! vast majority OF the people in the Philip
| pine islands II Is true that we have not
got the consent Of Aguinaldo and hts few
| people In the Philippine islands welcome
American sovereignty and are hoping for
the hour when absolute peace win be
e wa Dis r,,, Applansel When they. say
me Governed | say that statement Is
Iaise' Let us be frank about II,
fore the American people ask
the opposition to either furnish proof Of
the truth of their statement or 10 re-
tract ~ We have from the American
authorities the clear and distinct state
ment that the great majority In the PHIL
| ippine Islands. as I said before are In
favor OF the sovereignty OF the United
states. II Is a good. old-fashioned doc
| trtne which we recognize here among
ourselves, that It il the will OF the ma
Jority and not the minority that governs
ana controls. "a voice. Not in North
carolina. Give us the sulu Islands
me SuIu islands In very important
subject tGreat stilnessl There have
been great many false statements made
upon that as upon these other cluestions
| " has been stated that the president
OF the United States has recognized the
existence OF slavery in the Sulu Islands
through treaty. don't say that our
| Democratic friends make the charge Will
| fnlly l pay. high tribute 20 them when
| say they make II ignorantiy t,reat laugh
ter and applause. Loud and continued
| yells. Cries of That all rlshtD treaty
WAS negotiated BY one of the commanding
otheers and the sultan Of Jolo by which
| the authority OF the United states vsns
recognized in the Suu arehipeiaao bur
wheh the treaty came 10 the hands OF
the president for his approval ana ,or
submission TO congress he nut M
on that slavery paragraph OF that
| treaty his official and everlasting ranudia-
ZION Cries OF Hurrab. hurrah: Goodr
| Appiau-eD read from the PRESIDENT
message: confirm said asreement ann
| )ect TO the action Of congress with he
reservation which directed shall be COM
municated 10 the sultan OF Jolo that
| this agreement Is not 10 be iasmaa a.
any way 20 authorize or give the cons.nt
ot the United States to the existence az
snnIa,,ysa IN ne sniu archipeIago. tGrest
| GoodF Continued applause) I nm graft
led TO see In this closing hour az
sne oid century our Democratic friends
- solleitons on the subject Of human
slavery. daughter ana applause Tns,s
ana continued cries of Hit him araInf
M him again Applause)
~ boy | saw the brave legions
marching from the cities and the farms
% tne North down 10 the bloody Acids ~
| the South 10 return no more ~ ,h.ts ~ ~
| th9rt 10 wash from the ilss with their
o,oou me stain OF human slavery An
piausep One OF the bows from mo -
| i've state. scarcely II Years. was among
the brlvest and the best. and upon
| protest against the abominable crime ~
| human slavery. CApplauSaJ Ua
could not sane,iiS slavery in the SUI lulu
archipelago, and as / have read 10 vnu
he gave It its death blow. m 4 eannSiso,
| could be successfully fought before thk
american people upoa false issues. our
Dstnocratic friends would triumph over
wheimingy Great applau-el Hut what
/ OF the future ~ the Philippines The
president has said, and although the hour
Is late and am already everlasting your
l mete tnan generous patience ] cannot
| forego reading you a few lines Cries Of
60 on. 60 on , want 20 read To the
/ ladies' these words. ] know how true and
/ loyal and sympathetic they are. want
20 read 20 the brave and fst men the
| utterance OF one ~ the best ~ men Not
the words. Mr.. Chairman. 81 an emperor:
/ no; the words OK an imperialist. bi,t the
I words OF great Republican The presi-
/ dent o. the United States speaks not a.
/ q partisan; bat as president. Ills shame
honor. Great epglause) No Effort says
| he, VII BE- spared 20 bGlid 10 the waste
| places feselated By war and bY long years
% misgoVeFument. We ehau not walt FOR
| the end Of the strife 20 begin The hpref-
| cent work We shall continue a. va
have begun 20 open the schools aud the
I AHAAAfttHs fW "frA ANt. GMNFfH va NNNfAffnw.
20 foster Industry and trade end aKFls
culture, and IN every wsy IN oar puve Il,
make these people whom Providence has
hreught Nth4a eur Jurisdiction g,eI that
3, i their liberty and no; our power. their
welfare, not our E3in. we ARE asking 70
enhance p7aF has has newer waved over
any community bui IN blessing. and I be-
ueve the Fihpinos wiil eg.gn recognise this
fact that 50 has rot lost It's Gift - hone
dicfion ~ rs world wide courtney o. their
shores fApFiauae. NteRt aud soHa
The Republican caaVanfien Whieh met
az philadelphia EnaGa solemn pledge
Rnd I res8 Il Or Yuu: ~fbe largest rseas-
Urs ~ SER government consistent wifh
their welfare and our duties shall hr 49,
cured fr ghem IS iaw. That g. nsf fae
lanEgARe W Imperialism. if g the Iau-
gWNge q rNguhBeaniNmt Ft H. the saada-
mental prtnFirla pup1u which We have
heid aii territory possessed bY the tnlteg
states I stop haFe 10 Observe that the
opposition quote Thomas jefferson IN
this CnMp4i8n, Veil. we Q&ntH Taunas
JsTers9a Thomas jefferson made tha
precef@at ef ar4uiriag territory. e ex-
handing Mr. Bryan n accustomed 20
ifsen himself 80 Thomas jefferson. fgrnaf
aughterl Fiat what mighty rbasra