The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-04

At Lacrosse. Wis. on Tuesday. Mr.
Bryan save reasons why the Republican
party wants large army They want Il
IN home 10 hold IN check workmen who
show a disposition 10 refuse 10 become
the slaves % trusts. and they want Il
abroad 90 protect the interests 81 syndt-
Gates OF American spectators who have
already begun 20 despou the Philippines.
Mr. Bryan said that che Chairman o. the
Military Committee % the House vas the
president Of the Philippine Lumber and
Development Company. The chairman
Of thas committee g., Of course. a Repub-
llcau
Ia nearly al tho speeches Mr Bryan has
made since this campaign began he has
warned The people against mllItarism. He
has said that there was no need for a
large army But ASSUMING that the fore
going statement is true, and 'here Is no
good reason for doubling u. there Is a
good reason for large army from the
standpoint OF the Republican party. a
big army IL needed 20 protect the Interests
Of the lumber and development company
publican member Of Congress Is president
The plain inference is that tho people
are being taxed 20 maintain a large army
In order ,has American spectators may
carry out their plans for getting rich IN
the Philippines without fear Of being mo
Tested hy the natives. There are now
more than 6o0o United States soldiers
In the Philippines. and the cost 81 keeping
them there Is enormous But what does ne
president Of the Philippine Lumber and
Development Company care about that as
long as his company makes money!
!, would seem TO be hardly proper for
the chairman Of the Mnsary Committee
Of the lower house Of Congress 10 be az
the head Of a development company In the
Philippines while occupying a position
which enables him 90 exert powerful In
huence IN deciding tho policy which shall
be- pursued in regard to those Islands II
he had no such interests he might. and
probably would. take the position that the
wlsest ching for this country 70 do e. 10
withdraw from the islands and assist the
FiIiplnos IN setting up a government %
their own. But being az the head of
company that "a gobbling Up the lands
and timber Of the Islands. is it a. all like
~ that h. would advise that course7
A great fault 20 be found with the Re
publican party is is willingness 20 permit
che government 90 be administered IN the
interests Of tho leaders of that party. The
tarlN Is framed so as 20 benefit them
though the claim is made shat 81 Is for
she beneht Of American workmen No one
who has given che tarin careful consider
alton. doubts that tho trusts are the chief
benehciaries OF the protective tarin. II
was said by the chairman Of the Sugar
Trust not very long ago chat the present
tarir was the mother Of trusts.
And there IS no doubt that the trust
magnates favor a large army for the rea-
son chiefly that " will be used in their In
tcrests. n they should have serious trouble
with their workmen.
The statement made by Mr.. Bryan rela-
tive 20 the uses 10 which the Republican
party proposes 60 put the army ought 20
startle the whole country. Il Is certain
ly time TO cali halt IN the Increase Of
tho army when Il appears that the pur-
pose Of the parry in power Is TO use the
army 10 advance the welfare Of promoting
syndicates and trust magnates.