The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-31
BRYAN IS TO BLAME.
In Announcing his Support
of Mckinley
The Former Democratic Min
lister to China Severely
Arraigns Bryan
He RATIFIED THE TREATY
Mr.. DENLY says, and thus Be-
came Responsible for
The Imperialism Which he
now Radically DenOunces
A Caustic Criticism

Chicago, Aug. 2S-Ch aries Denny.
of Indiana, minister to China from
1895 to 1898 and member of the first
commission to the Philippines life
long Democrat-has written a letter
urging the reelection of President
Mckinley. 1t is entitled "Bryan's
Attitude Toward the Philippines"
and is made public by the Republican
national committee. The etterin part
is as follows:
SIN his speech of April II. 1900 III
the Senate Mr. Hoar said that he
could not forget that Mr.. Bryan 'un-
less he is much misrepresented, used
all his power and influence with those
of his friends who are ready to listen
to his counsels, to secure the ratifca-
ton of the treaty, meaning the Paris
treaty.
"There were seventeen Democratic
senator's who voted for the ratifca-
ton. A two-thirds majority was
necessary. The treaty was ratified by
one vote.
"Nlr. Bryan has squarely assumed
the responsibility of the ratification,
1--WE had taken Manila on August ~.
1898. In December. 1898, Spain had
made treaty ceding the Islands to
us. We had occupied them until Feb
ruary ., 1899. On that day Aguinaldo
made war on us. Our soldiers had to
fight for their lives. The treaty was
ratified on February :, 1899 MIR.
Bryan advised his friends in the Sen
ate to vote to ratify the treaty after
the battle of February had been
fought. He knew that war had begun.
He might readily have seen what com
plications might possibly occur out of
the existing conditions. Then was
the time to have talked about the CON
sent OF the governed, and not now.
when every speech he makes adds ten
names to the roll of our dead, one
hundred to the Filipino dead
MIR. Bryan, having the undoubted
power to prevent the ratification of
the'treaty, actually, 10y his own con-
fession, advised the ratification.
Mr.. Bryan's own explanation is as
follows;
81 believe THAT we are now in q
better position to wage 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 hemight
fight and overcome the monster, ri
Mr.. Bryan had opposed the rati6ca-
ton of the treaty the Filipinos would
have gone their way, either into the
arms of Spain or of Germany, or into
discordant warning and petty states.
AT all events we would have done with
them. This would not have suited at
all because Mr.. Bryan wanted to wage
"a successful contest against imperial
ism. And so Imperialism was born
and its actual father was William
Jennings Bryan. He is now endeavor-
ing to destroy his own child Let it
be remembered that this extraordinary
dread of 'imperialistic rule comes
from 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 framed will be
put in operation the first OF September,
1900. Is it not fair and right to ask
that it be tested in practice before it is
condemned?
SIT is believed by the insurgents
that Bryan's election will insure their
independence and they are encouraged
to hold out. The success of the Demo-
cratic party means success for them.
If the Tagalos quit fighting and take
the oath of allegiance, on thatmoment
the paramount issue is dead, and so
is the Democracy. In this contest the
Democrats stake their all on the con-
tinuance of the fighting, 1t strikes
one as odd that great party should
base its success on the killing and
wounding of our troops? VIII not a
flame of patriotism rise up over the
land which will testify that at all haz-