Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02

that II Bryan Is elected and we are ordered
home, | for one will never return to a country
that would allow such a burning disgrace TO her
flag as putting the reins Of government In the
hands of a loud mouthed agitator and a few
Filipino niggers, .
These people are waiting for your votes 10
be counted next November. A few thousand
are confident tina. their idol Bryan will be
elected, and that the last one of the hated
Americans will leave the islands-but at least
20 per cent of the Filipinos are praying earn
estly that the American voters will give Bryan
and Aguinsldo a back seat, and that %civiliZa-
tion, humanity and justice, and not barbarism.
will be given 'Fours. right; forward, march!
God grant their hopes and prayers may not be
In vain. . Don't let the Democrats or
Populists fill you with wine to the effect that
We could not defend this country against the
Europeans, These islands have such fine nat
ural defenses that D.OU American soldiers
could defend them against the whole Of Eu.
rope, | verify believe"
Such expressions from an American
soldier ought 10 make the duty of
every voter clear. But another sol
der, who gave up his life In defense
of his country's flag and rightful au-
thority, wrote IN the same strain.
His name il Grant A. White, who was
captain OF Company L, First Arkan-
sas Volunteers, in the Spanish-Amer.
lean war, but who was servingi in the
Philippines as n lieutenant in the
Thirty-third volunteer regiment Of
that state. Gov. Jones received a
letter from Lieut.. White on April IL,
one day after Otis had reported his
death by telegraph. The letter to
Gov. Jones was dated Feb. IL. After
congratulating him on being an *
pansionist, the soldier says:
"a few days after we had extermlnated the
Bulacan Battalion at lila Pass, Gen. Concep-
cion found that we were right on his heels, and
not caring to share Pillars fate, sent an officer
in to offer the surrender of himself and staff,
which was accepted by Mai. March. Two
members of the staff spoke good English, and
the very first question they asked after business
was VIII Mr.. Bryan be elected president, and
won't the congress stop the war in December
They seemed to be mixed in their dates and
thought an election was pending, They ex-
pressed great solicitude for Mr.. Bryan and
called him their good friend several time
IA st. Louis Democratic paper of Jan. Q in
an editorial states that the report of Aguinaldo
issuing a proclamation calling on all friends of
the Instruction TO stand firm, as Our good
friend, William J. Bryan, is certain to be elect
ed, has no truth whatever In it. Now, | have
seen these proclamations time after time in our
chase after AgRie. He shed them all along the
line. and while | can't read much Spanish !
could make out the names of Bryan and Atkin-
son, also Mason. Hoar and a number Of other
'Buen Amigos
ut makes a man want 10 get a few days leave
and go back and buck and gag a few shining
lights of American craftsmanship Every
fight We have is directly attributed to the en-
!, couragement given the enemy by these men,
and every one Of our men killed owes his death
to them, for Aguinaldo is whipped, and knows
it. and only hangs on desperately, hoping that
: his friends will manage some way TO help him
out, and not realizing that only a few men are
| making all the noise. II would be different Il
he was really fighting for liberty. lie is fight
ing for the supremacy of the Tagal race, which
? Is the only one in favor of the insurrection, and
: the subversion of all Others, and he is fighting
, for a crown. At Ceramics a Tagalo priest got
drunk and told us about il. lie said 'Aguinaldo
would be king, and spoke of the women Ag-
] uinaldu had with him as attendants to the
. royal personages.' When he sobered up he
was terrified at what he had said and denied it
all. but several times prisoners have confirmed
his statements"