The sun., 1900-09-07
The Nations Peril.
ulist.

apolis Bryan said that IL elected he
would call congress together imme-
diately in extra session. That is pre-
cisely what The Press pointed out on
the same morning would probably
be the course Bryan would take. We
gave the reasons then why Bryan's
election would mean Democratic
house Of representatives and perhaps a
free silver majority iii the senate. Bry-
ans absolute control of the Democratic
party was demonstrated ut the Kansas
City convention. In the executive chair,
with the federal patronage at his dis
posal and a cabinet made up of Alt
gelds, Suffers and Pettigrews, he
would rule supreme.
Bryan tells the country that be
would at once scuttle out of the Philip
pines and leave the so tribes there to
fight it out among themselves as TO
which one should rule, though he could
not evade the responsibility of the
United States to other nations for the
safety of their citizens resident in the
Philippines and the property they own
there. The United States would have
| to make reparation for all damages of
that kind to foreigners in the Philip
4 pine Islands, though exercising no con
| troll there. or else the European powers
would take possession of the islands.
| But Mr. PrNan SAYS that he would not
1 permit I, ~ 50. Then lie woG!d
| have to light the European powers or
keep on drawing millions from the
treasury to pay f1r injuries to foreign.
ers and their property hE the saga.ee
| and selnicviiizcd triEes iii the II Vii,
pines. Any sane man can ses -af
1 ffiGhtful consequences &c Bryan'a p5!
icy.
- the nie"atine Bryan lGs oi. tsa
s"%at5st iattEtuWertS possible O. ta,
Taaais Who ml@ht hean % rulc ta
otApr fih9s III l.azon, "a fetp J9 lib i#
gGaHiila WaFfafe 0n aHl aaltiio ta
lsill eyafE eao nassib!s EFFan islf9
ises 70 reward them f8e tbat I'll.
Worl: by giving thatl Independence IS
il anv wontltr TINT the Naaiia t'ir
ann has already printed report 1
1# Htlpin2 iuata 1T lIpnghaa& h,
ad # #z'!d s#5.G5it. t@ the fac
rs4Ga :;Aa.sal cumt hes1
.t"Sail: Il tile iilaga ctn raise III
money fi8A tile rich sreculat@
have furnished funds ta .A4uinai..l.=.9
use In behalf of Rryan would he Ii.
natural and most effective way to he'll
tie Aguinaldi,ts. But the junta prola-
bly, does not know about what habpo;i-
ed to Nallandigham and the Copper
heads in our civil war
And what Of silver? On that quos-
tion Pryan was significantly silent, III
has said many tinies that there "ca
never be true and lasting prosperity iii
this nation until there is free and Uni,
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
1G to L." The same extra session that
would support him in scuttling ont
the Philippines would pass free coli
age Of silver bill and cause ten tins
greater loss to the United States tha
did the civil war. There would be
panic unprecedented in the worlds hi.
tory.
And what about the tariff? Mr.. Br
an says that it is unconstitutional
and ubiquitous" The repeal of the
tariff laws and the adoption Of the
free trade policy must come at the
same extra session If Bryan is honest,
and that is generally conceded.
What prospect to hold out to a ma
tion enjoying greater prosperity than
any other nation on earth and prosper
ity unprecedented in its own history!
The danger is too great for any patri-
otic man to remain quiet. Every one
should do what he can to remove the
possibility of such frightful disaster
. Philadelphia Press.