Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-08-24
GIN. STEWART FOR M'KINLEY
g.. Silver Senator Takes Issue With Bryan
and viii Fight the Agulnsldists on the
Issue.

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Nrw YORK, Ang. 2o.-Senator William
e.a,,ar, of Nevada called at republican
.aodouarters today and said he had de-
sided to vote for Mckinley. He made a
statement, in part as follows:
1.-The United States went to war with
c,a;r, urged on by the democratic party.
The popularity of the war was such that
Mr.. BRYAN joined the army. The war
was successful, treaty of peace was en-
tered into by which the United States
agreed to pay $40. 100000 and accept the
sovereignty and public property of Spain
in the Philippine archipelago. There
was opposition to the ratification of the
treaty. Mr.. Bryan came to Washington
and urged his democratic friends to vote
for the treaty and it was through his in
auence that the treaty was finally rati-
fed. 1t then became the duty of the
United States to maintain law and order
and protect the lives and property of all
the inhabitants of the islands, whether
native OF iOlSlSu poih' liz ShitSu
States at the time of the ratification of
the treaty held military possession of
Manila, and Immediately after the ratifi-
cation assumed the sovereignty of the
islands The people of the United States,
particularly of the Pacific coast, became
entitled to the vast commerce of the Pa
cfc ocean, of which the Philippines fur
nish the key.
Zone Aguinaldo had raised rebellion
in Luzon against Spain before the COM
mencement of the Spanish war with the
United States This adventurer had sold
out or settled his rebellion with Spain for
Aoo, 700 before Dewey set sail for Manila,
and as a part of the bargain with Spain
Aguinaldo agreed to leave the islands and
never return. Dewey took the willy Agui-
naldo back to the islands, supposing, as a
friend of the United States. In this Adj
miral Dewey was mistaken. Aguinaldo,
as soon as he landed on his native soil,
organized a rebellion against the United
0ldlSS WhiSA Wouih navy OSSh vi llltlC
consequence if he had not been able to
OBTAIN comfort and aid in this country
An organization was formed in the United
States call the AntiImperialist league
which has for the last two years cooper.
ated with Aguinaldo's Tag al junta, with
headquarters at Hong Kong, to supply
literature and materials of war for Agui.
naldo. President Mckinley had no au
thority to buy out Aguinaldos rebellion
against the United States but was bound
by the treaty (which is the supreme law
OF the land) to maintain law and order
and protect life and property in the isl.
ands. 1t required large army and the
expenditure of hundreds of millions OF
dollars to put down Aguinaldo's rebellion.
"The assistance and encouragement he
received from the Anti-Imp erialistic
league and the enemies of the United
States, both at home and abroad, made
his barbarous and irregular war bloody
and expensive. Congress however, made
all necessary appropriations, providing
the executive with men and money to
maintain the authority of the United
States in the Philippines. The so called
anti-imperialists declared the policy to
put down the rebellion and maintain law
and order in all territories of the United
States, without regard to the time when
such territories were acquired, was i'm.
perlalism,' and that any use of the army
TO maintain law and order, however
necessary, was 'militaryism,' and that
giving aid and comfort to rebels in arms
against the United States was 'maintaia
ing the principles of the Declaration OF
Independence
Mr.. Bryan's unparalleled campaign
Tor the principles of the Chicago plat
FORM and his insistence upon the adoption
ot That platform at Kansas City, induced
Inc people to suppose that the campaign
'oi 1900 would be conducted on the issues
OF 1896. In this it seems they were mis-.
taken"
Senator Stewart then quotes Mr.. Bry
an declaration of his intention, if elect
Gu TO call an extraordinary session o
congress to give the Filipinos freedom OF
the same terms as Cuba. He also de
houhces the recent convention of anti
hhper'allsts at Indianapolis. He also de
hounces Mr.. Bryan for promising to lex
'end the Monroe doctrine to the Orient.
HE GODDESS OF PLENTY.