The Republican., 1900-10-04
BRYAN'S OWN BABE.
Parent of the Imperialism He Now Desire:
to Destroy.

Parent OF the imperialism He NOW Desires
to Destroy.
Hon. Charles DENLY, of Indiana, ex-
United States Minister to China, and
member of the first commission to the
Philippines lifelong Democrat
has written a letter urging the re-
election of President Mckinley. 1t is
entitled "Bryan's attitude toward the
Philippines. The letter is, in part,
as follows:
in his speech of April II, 1900, in
the Senate, Mr.. Hoar said that he
could not forget that Mr.. Bryan, 'un-
less he was much misrepresented,
used all his power and influence with
those of his friends who were ready
to listen to his counsels, to secure the
ratification of the treaty, meaning
the Paris treaty.
There were seventeen Democratic
Senators who voted for the ratifica-
ton. a two-thirds majority was nee
essary. The treaty was ratified by
one vote.
MIR. BRYAN HAS SQUARELY
ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE RATIFICATION.
I'VE had taken Manila on August
IL, 1898. In December, 1898, Spain
had made treaty ceding the islands
to us. We had occupied them until
February 3, 1899. On that day Aguin-
aldo made war on us. Our soldiers
had to fight for their lives. The
treaty was ratified on February z,
1899. Mr.. Bryan advised his friends
in the Senate to vote to ratify the
treaty after the battle of February 5
had been fought. He knew that war
had begun. He might readily have
seen what complications might posi-
bly, occur out of the existing condi-
tions. Then was the time to have
talked about the consent of the gov
erned,' and not now, when every
speech he makes adds 10 names to
the roll of our dead and 100 to the
Filipino dead.
Mr.. Bryan having the undoubted
power to prevent the ratification of
the treaty actually, by his own con-
Neither in law nor in morals can he
be permitted now to secure political
advantage from denouncing a course
of conduct which he himself advised.
'Mr. Bryan gives us his reasons for
advising ratification that he thought
it safer to trust the American people
to give independence to the Philip
pines than to trust the accomplish
ment of that purpose to diplomacy
with an unfriendly nation
This puts Mr.. Bryan in the atti-
tude of desiring independence for the
Philippines very ardently. Why
should he become so suddenly imbued
with antagonism to the Democratic
principle of expansion as exemplified
by all Democratic statesmen from
Jefferson to Voorhees,? If he could
stand the annexation of Hawaii why
balk at the acquisition of the Philip
pines?
"Mr. Bryan's own explanation is as
follows: Il believe that we are now in
better position to wage a successful
contest against imperialism than we
would have been had the treaty been
rejected
Here then we have the real reason
for this strange parody of Jekyll and
Hyde. He wanted to create the bogy
of imperialism in order that he might
IL
Mr.. Bryan had opposed the ratifica-
tion of the treaty the Filipinos would
have gone their way, either into the
arms of Spain or Germany, or in dis
cordant, warning and petty states.
At all events we would have been
done with them. This would not
have suited at all, because Mr.. Bryan
wanted to wage "a successful contest
against Imperialism
"AND SO IMPERIALISM WAS
BORN, AND ITS ACTUAL FAITH
Err WAS WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN. HE is NOW ENDEAVOR-
ING TO DESTROY HIS OWN
CHILD.
LET it be remembered that this ex-
traordinary dread of 'imperialistic
rule comes from a gentleman who
has accepted the nomination of the
Fusion Populists or Peoples party.
The Populist platform demands that
The country should own and operate
the railroads in the interests of the
people," Is not that Imperialism"
Mr.. DENLY then reviews the work
of the first Philippine commission,
which was appointed in January,
1899, and continues:
Another commission was sent to
establish civil government for the
Philippines. 1t is now at Manila, and
the government it has has framed
will be put in operation September /,
1900. Is it not fair and right to ask
that it be tested in practice before it
is condemned?
1T IS BELIEVED BY THE IN
SURGENTS THAT MIR. BRYAN'S
ELECTION WILL ENSURE THEIR
INDEPENDENCE, AND THEY
ARE ENCOURAGED TO HOLD
OUT. THE SUCCESS OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEANS
FOR THEM. IF THE TAGALOS
QUIT FIGHTING AND TAKE THE
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE ON THE
MOMENT THE PARAMOUNT IS
SUE is DEAD, AND so is THE
DEMOCRACY. IN THIS CONTEST
THE DEMOCRATS STAKE THEIR
ALL ON THE CONTINUANCE OF
FIGHTING. 1T STRIKES ONE AS
ODD THAT A GREAT PARTY
SHOULD BASE ITS HOPES OF
SUCCESS ON THE KILLING AND
WOUNDING OF OUR TROOPS.