Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
Ing all they could to evade This is
ATTEMPTS TO EvApE ISSUE.

ATTEMPTS TO EVADE ISSUE.
Mr.. Bryan declared that they were
doing all in their power to convince
the country that the finances were the
issues at issue. This they were doing
notwithstanding their declaration that
silver is dead issue. He himself had
predicted that they would find 1t
very ilveiy corpse, but he had never
dreamed OF Its becoming SO vivified as
1t had by the Republicans AS for
himself he had never doubted that the
Posltion OF the Kansas City platform
was correct. but while this was true
IT was still fact that the tendency
TO Imperialism was of more immediate
concern than the question Of the
finances.
In that problem was comprised the
perpetuity Of the Republic-whether we
should have Republican government
or not. He also discussed the question
OF trusts. the increase of the army and
other points at issue, contending that
the republicans had been on both sides
OF these questions. He declared that
IL the Republicans should win at the
next election there would never again
be standing army of less than 100, 900
men. Already the increase had been
four-fold, and the fact that the in
crease had not been made permanent
was due to the Democrats and their
allies.
A LARGE ARMY.
If" he said. I'VE are to maintain an
imperial policy we must have large
army: IL we are to get rid of the army
we must get rid of the principle which
makes 1t necessary; If we are to go
upon the theory that we shall either
conquer trade or force our religion
upon other nations we have got to have
big army with which to do this. The
truth was that the Republicans who
had inveighed so much against dou-
bic standard In money were trying to
create double standard in govern
ment; they were contending for Demo-
cracy here and for mild despotism in
the isles of the sea"
He elaborated his former discourse
upon the question of whether a Fill
pino citizen was a citizen or n subject
Mr.. Bryan said that the Spooner reso-
luton meant that when the war Is
oFer--nobody knows when It will be-
the President will do something-no-
body knows what-and will keep at it
nobody knows how long-until Con-
gresS does something nobody can
guess what Republicans. he added.
"arn't you ashamed OF that policy?"
HIS COURSE DEFENDED.
Mr.. Bryan defended his course in adj
VocatinS the ratification of the peace
treaty. saying that he considered it
preferable TO have the treaty ratified
10 having another made by the same
parties. believing it better to eliminate
SPAN from the question entirely. He
had at the same time advocated the
adoption of the Bacon resolution. Re-
puDlicans who had opposed that reso-
luton must take the responsibility for
all the bloodshed in the Philippines, for
the loss of the 1000 Americans who
had been killed or wounded there Tbe
contractors those who carried live sol.
diers to the Philippines and brought
pack dead soldiers-might find it pro-
htaDle, but the taxpayers would not so
regard 1t; The policy was good neither
because 1t was just nor polite DENY
IL you dare the doctrine that all men
are created equal in the Philippines.
ana you are going to find yourselves
unable to maintain it here"
Some of you have may heard it
sald that having helped to get the
treaty ratified. am responsible for ali
that has happened since. II that treaty
was good and IL ought to have been
ratified why don't the Republicans as
sumo the responsibility for the ratiti-
cation of that treaty if the Republic
can party wants to shrll the respon-
sibility. l am not responsible for the
treaty.
The treaty was not a good treaty. 1t
ought to have provided for the indie
pendence of the Filipinos, as it pro-
yided for the independence of the
Cubans, and your Administration is re-
sponsible for the fact that we treat
ed the Cubans as citizens and the Fill
ipnos as subjects. The only question
ttifffetestt 1rr-tffrJrif tr
employ in order to remedy the defects
OF the treaty?' There were two WAYS
open-one was to reject the treaty.
Then what? Then a new treaty would
have been made. Who would have
made it? The same Administration
that made the old one and SPAIN /
argued that 1t was better TO ratify the
treaty and eliminate Spain and then
let the American people do what they
would compel the people of Spain to
do. But, my friends. have you heard
a Republican state that at the time /
urged the ratification of the treaty
also urged the passage of resolution
declaring the nations purpose of Civ
Ing the Filipinos independence? The
Republicans are not willing to state to
you all was willing to do and I state
now. and 1 want you Republicans to
think about it. that if the Bacon res
olution which I reported had passed
when it was introduced and had been
acted upon by the President that not
one drop of blood would have been
shed in the Philippines"
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
AS for himself he was satisfied with
the progress which had been made,
and lie would not exchange the Ameri-
can government for all the empires
that ever existed. If the President