El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-04

Executive.
Hon. Chss. DENLY, OF Indiana
former United States minister &
China, and mem Der of the first com
mission TO the Philippines life
long democrat-Eas written a letter
urging the reelection of President
, NJ Kinley. Il is entitled Bryan =
Attitude Toward the Philippines, aC
lie made public by the repu olican "a
is a. follows:
40 his speech of April Il, 1900, IL
the senate, Mr.. Hoar said that he could
not forget that MIR. Bryan, unless he II
much misrepresented, used all biz
power and Influence with those of his
friends who are ready to listen TO bis
counsels, to secure the ratification oi
the treaty meaning the Paris treaty.
There were seventeen democratic Sc n
ators who voted for the ratification. A
two-thir6s majority was necessary.
The tresty vas ratified ny one vote.
"Mr. B-yep has souarely ASSUMED
tn e respor -iblii5y Of she raLi6catio =.
We had taken Marils on August b,
1893. In December, 1898, Spain had
made treaty ceding the island to US.
We had occu pied them until February
5, 1899. On that day Aguinsldo made
war on us. Our soldiers had to fight
for their lives. The treaty was ratified
on February Z, 1899. Mr.. Bryan sd-
vised his friends In the senate to vote
to ratify the treaty after the battle of
| February had been fought. He knew
that war had begun. He might reAdi-
ly have foreseen what complicst
might possibly occur out OF the exist
ing conditions.
SPEECHES COST BLOOD.
"rhen was the time to have talked
and not now, when every speech he
makes ADDS ten names TO the roll of
our dead and 100 to the Filipino dead.
I "Mr. Bryan, having the undoubted
power to prevent ratification OF the
treaty, actually, by his own confession,
advised its ratification. Neither In
law. nor in morals, can he be permit
ted now to secure political advantage
from denouncing course of conduct
which he himself advised.
Mr.. Bryan gives as HE reason for
advising ratification that he thought it
safer to trust the American people to
give independence to the Philippines
than to trust the accomplishment OF
that purpose to diplomacy with an un-
friendly nation.
"This puts Mr.. Bryan in the attitude
lippines very ardently. Why should
be become so suddenly imbued with
antse onism to the democratic prin-
ciple OF expan sion rs exemplified by
all democratic states men, from JET
ferson to Voorhees,? II he could stand
the annexation of Hawaii, why balk
az the acquisition of the Philippines?
Mr.. Bryan's own explanation is as
follows:
81 believe that we are now in q |
batter position to wage q successful
contest against Imperialism than we
would have been had the treaty been
re]ecred.' 3"
JEKYLL AND HYDE PARODY.
"Here then we have the real reason |
for this strange parody Of Jekyll and |
Hyde. he wanted to create the bogy |
Of limp erialism' in order that he might |
fight and overcome the monster.
"If Mr.. Bryan had opposed the rsN-
6cation OF the treaty, the Filipinos
would have gone their way, either into
the arms Of Spain or Germany, or into
AT all events, We would have done
with them. This would not have suit
I'D at all, because Mr.. Bryan wanted to
wage a successful contest against
And so mp II alism WAS
born and its actual father was William
enn1nRs Bryan. He fe now endeavor-
ing to destroy his own child.
Let 1t be remembered that this ex-
sraordinary denunciation of Imperial
lstic rule comes from q gentleman who
has accepted the nomination of the
fusion populists or peoples party. The
populist platform declares The coun-
try should own and operate the rail-
roads in the interest OF the people, Is
not that imperislism?''
Mr.. DENLY then reviews the work of
The first imperial commission, which
was appointed In May, 1899, and con-
.ihues:
Another commission was sent to
establish civil government for the
It lie now at Manila, and
The government IL has framed will be
1900. Is It not fair aud right to fret
Ask that 10 be tested In practice before
& IL condemned?
FORTUNES LINKED WITH REBELS.
Sit is believed by the insurgents that
Brysn's election will insure their in
dependence, and they are
to hold out. The success
If the democratic party means success
'or them. II the Tsgsls quit fighting
and take the oath of allegiance, on
hat moment the paramount ISSUE is
cad and so is the democracy. In
his contest, the democrats stake their
q strikes one as odd that a great party
should base its hopes of success on the
Killing and wounding Of our troops.
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