The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-16

tried to defend himself for what he had
said about our army, answering my
criticisms. He first of all stated that
had changed my position since my De-
troit speech, which is simply not so.
stand precisely where stood then and
Mr.. Bryan either knows this, or ought
to know it. Our regular army is infin-
itely small In size compared with the
population and even Mr.. Bryan ought
not to be afraid of the $1,000 of a regu-
lar soldier for every thousand of our
people In the next place Mr.. Bryan
sought refuge in saying that the army
bill had been amended. It is of course
idle to bubble about amendments. The
present law is what he was speaking of
and what was speaking of. At present
we have an army of 100, 900 men, 60, 900
of whom are regulars, and it was con-
corning this army that Mr.. Bryan spoke
when he stated that the object of get
ting it was to terrorize the la boring men
when they made just demands. It is
impossible to stigma tie too strongly
such a statement. It does not contain
scintilla OF truth; 1t has not a particle of
foundation; it can only appeal to thor
oughly base and unworthy passions. The
bill was voted for by the great majority
of the patriotic Democrats Of both
houses Does Mr.. Bryan mean to imply
that these Democrats in so voting, head
ed by Senator Cockrell were actuated by
the purpose to put the army in forts
near great cities in order to terrorize
Workingmen? What he says applies as
much to the Democrats who voted for
the bills as to the Republicans and If
such a statement is slanderous as re-
CARDS some Of the supporters of the bill,
it is also slanderouS as regards the 9TH
ers.
''The simple truth Is as Mr.. Bryan per-
fectly well knows, that every intelligent
man foresaw that there would be trouble
in the Philippines and that for this rea-
forts, and for other duties such as meet
ing a contingency like that which arose in
Mr. Bryan advocated the signing of the
treaty with Spain he advocated the tax
lag OF the philippines and therefore re-
storing and keeping order in them. and
if he was SC blind as not to foresee the
trouble ahead. the reflection is upon him.
and upon no one else. The only thing
that could have avoided trouble in the
Philippines vas the policy of scuttle. the
policy OF craven, ignOble flying and shirk-
ing Of duty To stay there and establish
a stable government as proposed by Mr..
Bryan, is a policy which would cause as
much trouble with Aguinaldo's followers
as any other, because they are fighting
simply to found cruel and oppressive
oligar1hY The only way to secure per
manent peace and civil and individual lib
erty for the great bulk Of the inhabitants
of the Philippines was to do precisely
what we have done, take them over as
a necessary incident of the war with
spar, and then put down the bodies of
ment Of law, order and justice.
Mr. Bryan has sought in vain to an
swer what [ sold about the army. He does
not dare TO answer the questions / put to
him in the same spirit. I answered the
ten questions he had asked, and I pro-
answered whether or not he will pay the
interest on the national debt and the pen
sions of the volunteers of the civil war in
gold or silver. if elected. He has not an
swered whether he will refuse to receive
the electoral votes of North Carolina be-
cause obtained for him by a fragrant vio-
lation of the doctrine of the consent Of
the governed, which he 50 ardently cham
Rions, when he seeks to apply it to the
Tagal bands, on the other side of the
globe. He has not answered the question
why he supports in Kentucky a faction
of the Organized Democracy, which seeks
TO deprive. and has deprived white men
as well as black, ex-Confederates as well
as ex-gnlon soldiers. gold Democrats and
silver Democrats as well as Republicans
Of their right to cast their votes as they
wish and to have them counted as cast.
he has not answered the question as to
whether ne will condemn Mr.. Croker and
Mr. CrokerAs associates in New York for
themselves being stockholders in the ice
trust and doing all they can to prevent
its dissolution, while in public hypocritic.
ally denouncing trusts.
Let Mr. Bryan answer these questions
as L have answered every question he
raises and then will put some more''