The Afro-American advance., 1900-10-06

are made and enforced. Hence II fol
lows. all people subject 10 government
are slaves. Mr. Bryan knows that the
treaty Of Paris WIS not party meas
urc. for IL was favored by two-thirds
Of the senate. and he admits he adj
yised fits ratification. The policy OF
this government In dealing with its
new dependency Is the outcome OF
the trtaty OF Paris. That treaty Il
the law Of the land. aud 10 enforce
law Is the duty of the American peo-
Pile. regardless Of party. Opposition
to II now means nothing less than dis
credit to American honor and encour'
agement OF resistance TO American
effort 10 restore order and establish
law In legally acquired American ter
ritory acquired by treaty
the ratification OF which Mr.. Bryan
went out Of his way 10 ndylse
For my part. do not intend 10
agree, In the face of all evidence 10
the contrary. that the American peo-
pie. or even any respectable political
party In America. is capable OF MAX
lUA NHHEHtH hhH HihNtN VI INV ttAfftRl
or that the American people or any
respectable political party in my coun.
try are aiders or abettorE In any
scheme OF conquest. ! am not apollo
gizng for the republican party The
Philippine policy is not the policy OF
the republican party alone, Mr., Bryan
does that party entirely too much
honor In giving IL so much credit,
Vet, ON the strength Of what has been
done, aud well done, and on what IL
about to be done. aud ought To have
been done In the Philippines. Mr..
Bryan bases his speech of acceptance.
eontendlng that the whole thing
means conquest. and that this coun-
try Is bent ON u deliberate scheme
tending inevitably toward imperial-
ism
Mr. lirynu Ignores such men ms Sem
ntor Morgan. aud pays so little re-
spcet 10 the intelligent public as 10
presume that they will join him in
an unceasinR TRADE against eNpnu-
sion, aud that he can denominate az
the "pnramount" question the effort
Of America To restore order In Its le.
gaily acquired possessions by sup
pressing the most gr0undless inSur.
rection known To history. lie says
the democratic platform authorizes
him TO make this the paramount
question. ics. but II must be remem.
bered that since 1890 there has been
but one democratic candidate for
president who from the outset has
been making speeches assuming that
this country was on the high road "a
imperialism. The masses were indif,
ferent, aud did not take this ~ a We,
rious matter. for they knew that the
tendency all over the world. even In
mouarchles, Is more liberty for the
people. In our country, where they
vote and make our laws aud shape
our policy. they are not troubled
about Imperialism. So the whole
thing went by default ut Kansas
city, and imperialism. the bogy
hatched from the mares nest diseuy-
cred hy liryan. was put IN the plat
form and Is now gra,ely held up by
him a. thing of terror To frighten
the American people as 50 many cred
ulous children. Any democrat has a
right Ia protest against this sense
less issue being thrust ON great his
toric party as paramount issue
merely because Mr.. Bryan. at the ex-
pcnse OF the greatest and most glar-
ing personal Inconsistency. wishes II
done.
Can II be willfulnrsS In Mr., bryan
or Is Il due 10 defective reasoning In
him Go ignore all evidence and reason
aud contend that his country has un.
worthy purposes ia make conquest OF
islands and vassals ot their people 2
In nightmare of apprehension he
cries outs II am not willing that this
nation shall cas-, aside the omnlpotent
weapon OF physical wartarel" The
way 10 fnd out the truth as 10
whether this country is seixing the
weapon OF physical warfare Ia the
Philippines IL to ascertain what wit.
nessvs who have Investigated the
facts aud know them say about Il.
The moSt reliable witnesses are the
members Of the Philippine commits.
sion, That commission WAS composed
Of democrats a. well as republicans.
aud some 0f It's members were against
expansion, They were all men os
high character, acting under oath
and on honor, and OF this war they
said.
"Deplorahlr as war is. the one in
which we are now engaged was un,
ayoldsble by us. We were attacked
by bold, adventurous aud eathuSl,
astle army. No alternative was lctl
Us except igaominious retreat"
This statement il their verdict. aud
goes into history as the truth. aud
ought not to be ignored by Mr.. Bryan
who 'lisrourSes - loudly about the
"omnipoisnt weapon Of truth" A
man having the ear of the people as
Mr.. frsaa has should respect what
Washington Irving saidl ~knawledgs
l. power. aud truth l. knowledge
Whoever. therefore. knowingly nrapa,
gates a prejudice willtnlS sapS the
foundation OF his eountry's strength, =
| Jnussboro. Ga. JOHN J HUNT.
Atlantis Constitution (Deml
pMr. hoarke Cosikran will also he
al u great disadvantage. The cam.