Cañon City record., 1900-10-25
M'KINLEY's
FAvORITE cHAf
ANS MET AND

The President Has
Plainly What His Z
ment Is for the
Have Liberty" Il
Property. and q l.
elf-Government-
To the Editor Of the SUI
Sir-In a speech deliy
castle to the students OF
versity on last Saturda,
reported to have declan
publican party has no
government OF the ri
said:
Republicans. your pI
plan, your Cabinet has
Congress has no plan
have no plan, you have
your heads. search yop
know you have no plan
even dare TO tell your 1
The Scripture tells us
men called PhnrIsees
Lord once addressed
"Ifnving eyes see ye mol
ears hear ye notl and
member"
We may well ask the
of MIR. Bryan. On the S
ber last. President McKf
the nomination OF the ID
tionnl convention for n 4
a letter In which he set 4
policy OF the Republican
the issues before the
that OF the Philippines. W
declared by the DcfDoci
convention TO be the par
he WIS particularly exp
over i've columns OF ne
10 n full exposition of whs
and what he proposed to
exhaustive review OF iii
jcct. he thus stated the 4
administration.
1t II our purpose to cs
Philippines a goyefnmef
the wants ana conditions
tnnts, and TO prepare I,
government aud to give |
etnnlent when they are
and ns rapidly us they ar,
That am aiming to do u
stifutional authority. and
10 do until Congress shl
the political status of tn
OF the archipelago"
Could anything bc Gle,
precise than thisr Thnt p
nounced has been proclai
ported by n thDrsnnd
speakers ON the stump
whole Republican press
try. Yet Mr.. Bryan now
nounccs fbnt Mr.. MeKiI
party have no policy on
OF the Philippines. Ha
sees not. md having ears
neither does he rcmrmbc
In his letter Of accrptaI
dent not only announced !
he showed how fnr he h
out. He showed that he B
a civil commission to ors
government over the Phi
n view OF giving the natl
tunity ITO manage their I
fairs to the fullest extent /
are capable" and OF the ul
lisblncn. Of a central Y.
the control OF the islnn,ls
further that lac has direct
September !. 1000. the !.
thority should be transfer
military governor To this
sion. And ns proof OF b
fion to allow the natives 4
they were capable Of cnj
protect them from any inf
their personal rights. he
his instructions 10 that 4
Until Congress shall
directed that
Upon every division nj
the government Of the
must he Imposed these In,
THAT no person shall b
life. liberty or property
process Of law. that prI,
shall not be tnken for pul
out Just compensation:
criminHl prosecutions the
enjoy the right 10 n speet
trial. TO be Informed Of n
cause of the accusation. ts
ed with the witnesses nr
have compulsory process
witnesses In his favor. an
assistance OF counsel for
that excessive ball shal
quircd. nor excessive n
nor cruel and unusual pt
fiictcd: TINT no person
twice In jeopardy for I
fensc. or be compelled In
case to be q witness agH
that the rights to be sccur
reasonable searches and
not be violated; that ne
nor Involuntary scrvitud
except ms n punishment II
no bill OF nttnInder or q
law shall be passed; that
be passed abridging the
speech or OF the press, or
the people TO pencenbly
petition the government
OF grievances; TINT no
mndc respecting the cstn
religion. or prohibiting 4
else thereof. and that the
nad enjoyment Of religio
and worship without disc
preference shnll forever Il
He thus extended to
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