The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03
THE ALLY OF AGUINALDo.
From the Rochester Post.Express.

From the Rochester Post Express.
In due time Mr.. Bryan's speech will reach
Aguinaldo and the other leaders of the rebels
in Luzon. 1t will be very pleasant reading for
them. They want precisely what Mr. Bryan
wants to give-an independent government, pro-
tected by the army and navy of the United
States. Mr.. BRYAN viTtuslly says to Aguinaldo;
"If you surrender now. while the Republicans
are in power in the United States, your caust
is lost; therefore continue the struggle; go on
killing American soldiers keep on firing on the
Stars and Stripes; and when ! am inauguratod
president will make it my business to sec that
you get what you want
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More than a year ago General Otis wrote
'"The only hope of the insurgent leaders is in
United States aid. They proclaim the near
overthrow OF the present administration TO be
followed by their independence and recognition
by the United States This is the inhuencc
which enables them to hold out"
Shortly before he was killed, General Lawton,
as gallant a soldier as ever fought under the
flag of the Great Republic wrote "If am
shot by a Filipino lullet it might as well come
from one of my own men, because | know from
observations confirmed by captured prisoners that
the continuance Of fighting is chiefly due to re-
ports that are sent out from America"
Theodore Schwan, hrigadergeneral of voltn-
tcers, after long campaign in the Philippines,
said in a letter to the adjutant general OF on.
army: SIN the main. the insurgents rest their
hope for a revival Of the insuTrection forces upon
~ the supposed necessity American troops will
be under of abandoning many Of their present
positions owing 10 the impossibility OF supply
ina the latter during the wet season; and (2J
upon the success of the Democratic or antjex-
pansion party in the coming presidential cam
paign in the United States"
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Lieutenant Ryan, formerly Of the First Nelras'
ka regiment and now enc Of the officers of the
Forty.hfth United States volunteers recently
wrote letter to the Nebraska State journal, in
which he asked. "Who holds the gun to the in.
surgent's shoulder?' He answered the qucs'
tion himself when he said; 81 note what is said
about the natives having backing from outside
powers but | am sorry TO say the strongest
backing they have comes from the United States.
The insurgents continue fighting because certain
traitors have by speeches and acts given the
Fiipnos to understand that If they just hold out
a little longer the next presidential election will
bring q change of party and a Withdrawal OF
troops | have been told over and over by the
peaceful natives how the nSrrgent soldiers robbed
their homes, took their clothes and made thsm
work for them. Time and again | pick up in
surgent papers with translations Of speeches
| made at home against our government l see
some OF them have been Cheered by our fellow
oountrymen. Surely such a chear would be
| music TO a soldier dying on the field in Luzon
| Here we have bullet for the enemy In front
| and a bayonet for the knives that creep up in
| the rear, but how can We reach those who stab
US In the back from homer When the fact is
| settled that the states will uphold the conman.
| der in chief of the army then will the war he
| ended But Just so long as the american papers
repeat those insnrecto speeches against ouI
| commander and hs long as they say he will not
be elected, Just long will some robbing leader
| hold a band of thieves around him in hopes the
| American soldier will be recalled"
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And now Mr.. Bryan, the candidate of the
| Democratic party for president, by holding out
hopes Of Independence to the Filipnos and urg
| ing them to continue the fight TN lac is presi
dent. dispels the last doubt that may have re-
mained in the mind Of patriotic Democrats and
makes the situation clear 10 all. He is thc
| ally Of Aguinaldo
There arc hundreds of thousands of Democrats