The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-16
OLD FRIEND BOLTS BRYAN.
v. y wsppIeh OF Omaha Declares for mckinley
Can't Accept Kansas City Platform.

OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. iS.-Wlliam 7. Wappioh.
n Democratic laWyer OF Omaha, who oniciated
ma one OF the assistant sergeants-at-arms nc
Kansas City. and who has been one OF W. D.
Bryan's main supports since the first day OF his
political career. has left the party and a Dig
sensation is the result. To-day he resigned his
membership in the Douglas County Service Club
Of which he was tho founder, and gave to the
press this staten ent:
The Kansas City platform Is too much Tor
any Democrat who has thinking facilities or
his own. The reiteration OF the absurd idea
that value can bs legislated into a commodity
Ia not by any means the only weakness In the
Kansas City resolutions. After knuokling TO
tho demands of the Silver Republicans and
Popullsts for the 10 TO PLANK. ana mus en-.
feebllng their position, the Democrats IN the
convention sought TO repair the, damage by
In the PhfIppine Islands. Mr.. Bryan Is now
putting on the finishing touch by giving voice
10 some very catchy phrases about lmpeIlaIIni
and some very reyerential illusions TO the
4 am a thorough believer in the course being
P TeFsTds tRRse P faa HpHseni ISLANDS, I can think
OF no other course Of procedure for the erection
Of stable government there. First OF, al.
order must be brought out OF chaos and me
Fillplnos forced TO respect tho Jaw, Untl
this Il done. a stable government for them -
impossible, and independence for them Is hot
% NJ tpIl1lu'ItO hlfI .u' '9eob
law and order in the Philippines Will be the
best time 10 consider what kind OF q gover!menqt
they are NJ for. | think the preaching OF Fill
piHo indeurndence Is premature.
MIR. Bryan probably knows that he Is putting
the cart ahead OF the horse. but by doing so
he Is enabled 10 use tho Filipinos for campaign
purposes and that l. all he wants TO do Ihe
Kansas City platform, In dealing with this Phnlp-
pine matter. reaches still another queer notion.
After presumlng that the setting M OF a Phllip-
pine republic will be the easiest thing In the
world, the promise IL made that such a repub-
lie IL 70 be protected by this Government Tor
ever.
4 understand this to mean that the Monroe
Doctrine IL to he stretched across ~ 1000 miles
OF land and sea 20 maintain the INDEPENDENT
government Of a people whose free CluIen-
ship Is regarded as q menace 70 inc ,clNilHa-
ton Of a republic. ! don't believe tho Mon
roe Doctrine was ever Intended for such a pur-
pose.
BIZ this man Wei -ter Davis. The idea OF such
a man going about the country shouting lor
freedom and liberty. The hypocrisy OF Davis
il well understood by the people Of Kansas cry
who know him. He was elected Mayor or
Kansas City ~ the candidate Of a ~well-kno~n
order whose only excuse for existence was a
desire 70 establish prescription In this, country.
A. Mayor Of Kansas City, he denied the rights
OF freedom and liberty to American citIens
whose religious faith happened 70 bring mem
under the ban Of prescription. He IL, indeed,
a fine specimen to advocate the cause OF the
Beers. IN plead for freedom and liberty IN
South Africa after denying the same blessings
to Americans at home.