The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-26
Mr.. Bryan's Questions.

or the campaign upon his infeligence
For we fancy that there is no weIl-in-
formed Republican who could not answer
them frankly without hesitation or reser-
walton.
Question one is whether Republican sue
cess this fan will mean standing army
Of 10000 men. The answer is that con-
gress determines the size OF the army.
and no one can declare what congress will
determine 1t may be said confidently.
the Filipinos OF the support which they
are now receiving from the Democratic
party, the army may be reduced material
ly. The early withdrawal of all our troops
from Cuba and the paciAcation Of the
Philippines by the defeat Of Bryan would
probably make an army OF much less than
10000 men adequate to the needs Of the
nation. The people themselves will settle
that. through their representatives; and
II should not be forgotten. since appro-
pria tIons for the army are limited by the
constitution to two years. thai every new
congress must pass upon this question,
and has II wholly within its power to
make the standing army of any size that
It sees 1T.
Question two asks how. under the doc
tr,ne OF consent Of the governed" you
can buy the right to govern people by
force. Jefferson said that you could. when
he purchased Louisiana. Jackson said so
in Florida. John Marshall said so un-
equivocally. National sovereignty dealt
with consent Of the governed" in the
war Of the rebellion. We have yet TO as
certain what the wish OF the people OF
the Philippines Is. One tribe. fraction
OF the whole, rebeiied. Our sovereignty
there rests on the same title that we have
to every foot Of land acquired anywhere.
except possibly Hawaii. Rebellion has the
same moral status everywhere within our
territory. and must be met in the same
way.
Question three r. the old fooiery. 'Is the
Filipino going to be citizen or sub
teet9" Every mothers son OF us Is both.
We are citizens and we are also
subjects OF the law. The rebel
loses his rights as citizen; so
does the malesactor with good behavior.
each RECEIVERS them. But always the man
who lives under any government. even
the freest known, is subject TO that gov
eminent Denial OF this means anarchy.
The status OF the Fflipinos viii depend
upon themselves. Their future Is In their
own hands.
Question four is worthy of Bryan. "can
you purchase trade wAh human hlooaG'
From the formation of the republic down
to the emancipation proclamation, the
Democratic party answered this affrma-
lively. and did literally purchase trade
With human blood" since that time there
has been no condition In existence. and
there Is none now to which the question
could coneeivably apply. Otherwise the
Republican party would say No" 1t was
born to negative precisely that Demo
cratic lnfamy.
Question Eve Is not stated formally in
the dispatches, but appears to ask why
We cannot maintain a protsoiorate in the
| Philippines az well as over the South
American states. We have no such south
| American professionals We gave guar
| ansees 50 Spain On the treaty o. Pars
that could not possfbly be hoaored under
Philippine pgoteo,orata Our south
/ American policy is feanesd on the
Monroe doctrine We cAa defend our
| own ;srritory across ths PaeiAe- To at
tempt the extension o. The Monroe doc
/ sFine 70 iAnas not car own territory there.
would BE- to destroy the Monroe Doctrine
/ Itself; which pissnly salsacss our right 10
asrsan6 paa-iatssfsrenes IN one heml-
sphere against Cur own pledg- % nom
/ Interference IN the other
What shan be tire sxaci relation o. the
| Philippines 20 the UnitsA states IL a
1 question that depenas upon facts a5so-
lnteiy anaScsrtAinahSe; related as thsy are
70 ths capabilities % the Fnlpsnqs as a
| whele. II is as Idle question a. u would
he % ask what wiA 70 the sizs OF the
house % Representatives or the rate % Ia
ssrsst on the national ds5t. u there Is
( ere. in iSa These are fair and frank
answers Are the auss,iOn@ propounaed
by Mr.. Bryan really the best that he
eculs 90
| u oae-tenth part o. the claims" AMI
staring headlines IN the ,usien papers are
trua. there ougA, 10 be a rush this morn
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