The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-08

if he ever believed as Mr.. Schurz be-
heved in 1896 Let Mr.. Schurz's blood
boil over the thousand outrages per-
petrated by the savage banditti to whom
he would turn over the isIandS-these
infamies being perpetrated not only
upon our own soldiers, but especially
upon the friendly Filipinos-and let him
join with US in bringing peace and true
liberty to the people of the islands IN
the only way in which peace and true
liberty can be brought to them, and that
is under the shadow Of the American
Remember that when we made the
treaty with Spain we undertook certain
sacred obligations The men who OPP
posed that treaty have some small JUS
LITIGATION in still denouncing our course
if they see fit, but they have no Justi-
hcation whatever in helping. directly
or indirectly, Mr.. Bryan, who did his
best to secure the ratification of the
treaty and now wishes US to go back on
our plighted faith In that treaty It
was explicitly stated that the civil
rights and political status OF the island
ers should be determined by congress,
so that, when Mr.. Bryan urged the rat1-
fication of the treaty, he no less ex-
plicitly abandoned all right to cham
pion the queer doctrine that he calls
by the name of the constitution follow
ing the flag a doctrine that vanished
from our political life with the van
ishing Of the generation of politicians
held the bred Scott decision In that
treaty we guaranteed certain rights to
Spanish subjects and guaranteed pro
lection to them, and when Manila ca
pitulated it was on our promise that
the city it's ihabitants and its churches
and private property should be specIn-
cally placed under the special safe
guard and the faith and honor of the
American people, These are solemn
promises and we cannot as q nation go
back upon them save at the cost of i'm
pairing the national reputation for good
faith
1T may be that our opponents can
point to details here and there in which
they think our work could have been
bettered 1t would be strange if such
was not the case. There will always be
critics who find flaws in the work of
the doors. Mr.. Schurz, for instance
in 1864 complained that the cause OF
freedom and union was 'burdened BY a
very vulnerable adminlStra tlOn'-LhlS
same administration being that of
Abraham Lincoln. Looking back, gen.
tlemen, how infinitesimai seem the
points for criticism Of Lincoln's admin
istratfOn COMPARED to the vital ueceS-
sity Of continuing it in power. Let Mr..
Schurz sit at the feet OF General Franz
Sigel and learn from him the patriotism
which is also as much needed now as
it was in 1864. Remember that the cnIeI
hopes of the insurgents is in the tri-
umph of the Democratic party. You
do nOS have to take this on my say so.
The letter recently captured on an IN
surgent general from a member of the
Filipino general committee at Hong
Kong F. RiegO to Theodore Sandico,
sets forth this fact explicitly. SandlcO
was AguinaldO's cabinet officer Who
commanded the massacre OF all Amer
leans. and Furthermore of all people who
were not EilipinOS, without regard TO
sex or age, his proclamation TO TINS
effect being published at the time OF
the Filipino assault on Manila IN TINS
letter to him Riego states that the
downfall of Mckinley is necessary Tor
that is, for the downfall of the Aner1-
can fiag-and, in companion letter II
is stated not less explicitly that, II Nc
KinIey is reelected, the insurgents must
give I'D hope. Out Of their own mouths
they are Judged. Every true American,
every true friend of Christianity and
civiliza ton is, it seems to me, in honor
bound to work for the reelection or
President Mckinley this fall.
when men get pointed in the wrong
direction they often go very far The
opponents of our Philippine policy have
actually denounced US for the stand
we took in China, a stand dictated not
merely by patriotism, but by every con-
sideratiOn of humanity and justice. Ap-
parently these critics OF ours wished US
&c, leave not only our minister, but the
Wretched women and children IN Pe2ln
to their awful fate. 1t is difficult TO
sneak without indignation OF advice at
once so dastardly and SO inhuman-
President Mckinley has deserved Tor
all time the credit of this republic Tor
the prOmptness with which he sent
General Chaffee and his gallant band
of American regulars to join the ad-
vance of the civilized powers IN the
rescue of the hunted creatures before
whom doomed death and torture at the
hands of a mob OF unspeakably cruel
barbarianS'