The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-09

- so- the support o. thol. SUE '
~ ne same time give them system
s.sr,,s that would enable them 70
" fess,'s sv,ensss that must be incurred.
-nresW vshsre we found want. idleness,
nn doztltution business has com
vxn! ar,nloynent is being found, ard
nercfo. s are beginning TO command
~ 49,; and food II takes time 10
r1fY' - conditions. but we are rapidly
th1sss III their wants. and happiness,
nNp. and prosperity will soon be
~ the reach Of all.
philippine Question.
..,ssr now the Philippines There
ssrsrence % opinion az 70 wnet1er
" ssrld acquire them, but an were
y raj Spain should relinquish hei
n.ssxrfv there II So somebody mad
r'r.,,-rssd 20 the title. The flipin9s
.@,vss said that II we simply drove
a's,r sgt and came away they woula Iali
wv hanas OF the European nations,
ms w s.st estate, because Of the div
~ 'p -, would ensue. would be worse
~ 80 srst The only way to prevent
~ - 20 take control ourselves. The
nn reluctantly reached this con-
~ he foresaw the serious re-
da'Da1. Involved In such action. The
ra'A = ,eaee 20 provided, and the SEN
rep ,bs help OF seventeen Demo-
~ .s,ss ratified Il. and II received
dW .r+een Democratic votes because
% 80, ana A large number, II not the
~ '.a ~ tho Democratic party advised
49, ,.'ssss,ed the ratification. But before
a.,y was ratified the insurreetion
- 1000 n was the DUTY Of the pres
nrd.r the protocol then in force, TO
&c I, ana preserve order. Before
~ ,..a..,,ora were exchanged congress
% fs.s,,rneA without leRislating on the
~ ira president was left In charge
~or' sau,try. as he is in charge Of all
zN w.. over which our Jurisdiction.
~ I, was his duty, under the con.
u s1..s. ard laws OF the land. TO nam
~, authority and 70 use all neccs-
~ " 800 This he has done--nothinr
.ath,ng less. II he had done mors
,,,rbt be some excuse for talking
~, .hr,e OF power, II he had done less
y prvan would be talking now about
49,. N impeachment instead Of impc-
y pres,6sn. Mckinley had pursued such
r,,sv A M. Bryan Is now proposing,
Ssr.ea he would have been branded as
~..t befray n OF his trust and as To
,...ssIs for great national humiliation.
- nave any doubt about this you have
rs Il turn back 70 the expressions Of
r~sr<rat,c newspapers and Democratic
s.x.ts Al the time when our trouble III
a Philippines commenced, 10 learn that
-. men who are now talking about
s,xI,rr down the flag. giving the FilipinSs
xdrpendence and making peace on any
y<ps. we're then more imperialistic ana
nssdthIrsty and tyrannical. as indicated
y ne alvics they gave. than President
rrKiriey has ever even been charged by
| Nm IL he. Here II an extract from an
. sSoriai Of that time, published in the
| rmtnnssi Enquirer:
s.Aussaaldo will have to behave HIM
. n Ths country will take no backward
| - Thu spaniards have limited that we
= dealing with people that will have
" y erte,minated 10 keep them from
4nhx trouble. Well, we cannot stop
i ~ even at ertermination.'
9nis paper IA now talking about the
Went OF tho governed. and instead OF
! aFmlnattss the FiHpinos II ~ trying
| assnniaits PRECEDENT Mckinley. Ths
N yoek Journal said; 'Aguinaldo's
~ arr nos attempting 10 carry out
| fpxfsM.rs OF savagery. They are
n6nt.g VA w incendiarism and assass-
haasx, and ~ they could gain possess
IN a Manila a carnival of slaughter.
mglns and confarratioa would horrify
. ~ world We must crush this band of
| EfoadIaries and aHsassins at once for all.
kminaldo and his followers are simply
hGxns ana muet be dealt with as we