The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-13
Gov. Roosevelt CatechiSeS the Democratic
Candidate on Points He Ignores.
Wants to Know Just Where the Nebraskan Stands on the
Money Queston-Will Mr.. Bryan Denounce as Hyp
ocriteal His Party Associates Who Sup
port Him and YetAre Benefieiares
of Certain Trusts?

over over 70 a syndicate Of ccrrip, Chinese
haif-breeds and ferocious Tagal bandits.
MIR. Bryan's Answer.
Mr. Bryan yesterday attempted 70 an
swer what | said about his attack on the
United States army. He says that the
president. in his message OF December.
ises. asked fori an army OF 10000 men
two months before there was any war IN
the Philippines. He asked Does Mr..
Roosevelt know this?' OF course ] know
this, and let me also add that Mr.. bryan
ought 10 know. what every well instruct
ed schoolboy knows. that at that very
time in December the Philippine insur-
gent army was around our outposts and
collision was imminent any moment.
Aguinaldc at that time was trying 20
organize the remnants Of the Spanish fol.
lowers In conjunction with HIS own army
IN war against US. The bill In which
the increase Of the army was provided
Itself explicitly set forth the conditions
In the Philippines as n reason for keep
ing the army un. Every intelligent ob-
server knew there would be trouble
In the PHILIPPINES n the treaty was con-
hrmed The bill for the temporary In
crease which Mr.. Aryan apparently seeks
70 persuade his hearers Is a permanent
increase. was introduced by Senator Cock
rel, or Missouri q Democratic supporter
OF Mr.. Bryan. and the bulk OF the pat
riotic Democrats In both houses voted
for it-~f0r Mt that time the Kansas City
platform had not sought TO. make the
the Democratic conventions In Colorado
and California were In their platforms
calling for the retention of TIE Philip
pine Islands. The record. therefore. shows
that this present temporary army Of fs.00o
regulars and S5.0ao volunteers was called
for In December because nf the threaten
ed trouble in the Philippines
Any statesman with the slightest pre-
tention to the name could not but see.
that this trouble was threatened and
would have been crlminally dereliet In
his duty to the nation had he failed 70
provide for H. The trouble was certain
to arise. having In Nyiew the attitude OF
AEainaao. unless we rejected the treaty,
and indeed the outbreak occurred inst
before the treaty was accepted. With the
pledges 20 which he became IN honor
bound when he advocated that treaty
he can meet any issue raised
Mr.. Bryan Catechised.
Now. 7 have answered Mr. Bryan's
question on that point. az ! viii gladly
answer any question he can put 10 me
Now. Jet tFim show equal frankneHs and
ask.
F'irst-rf elected win Mr.. BRYAN pay the
obligations Of the nation in gold or in
silver
second--wfll ne refuse to accep, the elec-
tornl votes ~ North Carolina because oh
tained without the consent OF the governed
and viii he now at once denonnce the ac-
tion OF his party associates who helped to
nominate him for establishing by the
constitution In North Carolina the doc
trine that one man is good enough to
govern another without his CONSENT
Thlrd-Wtii he denounce his party associ-
ates IN congress who voted on June !. last.
that the national government should not
be given the power to control trusts9
He Says that nl trusts are bad. will he
denounce as hypocritical his party as
sociates WAC support him on that plat
form and set themselves are heneticiaries
Of the cotton bale. whisky and Ice trustsf
Al
ing thar there are trusts in which Reeub-
leans are interested The point IS a
question OF good faith, or hypocrisy II
all trusts are as bad as ne represents
then what riEht has he ia be supporting
and accepting the support of Senator
Jones and Nlr Croker. who 20 pu6le
denapciatlon ~ trusts, add private mem
bershlp In themf