The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-07
PEACE TREATY WITH SPAIN.
Announces His willingness 10 As
sume Responsibility for the Doe
ument, Admits He Favored 1t,
Yet Contends should he No war.

WHEELING, W. Va, Sept 1.-THE tour
of West Virginia which was begun last
Wednesday by w. J. Bryan. was con-
cluded today by speech at this place
He travelled from Deer Park by way of
Clarksburg and Parkersburg today, max
ing three speeches of length and two or
three informal talks at such places as
st. Marys and Sisterville.
Mr.. Bryan was greeted at Wheeling by
bonfres and the firing OF rockets In the
suburbs. and the vicinity of the railroad
station was packed by a mass of human
ity struggling madly to get a first glimpse
OF the candidate.
The days run covered about 800 miles
through the mountains. which is In itself
no small undertaking in hot weather Mr.
Bryan. however. held up we'll and he APP
peared quite fresh when he assembled the
platform at tonight's meeting and began
TO address the immense multitude which
had assembled to hear him.
In West Virginia Mr.. Bryan has made,
all told. six set speeches and a number
Of brlefer addresses and has had uni
formly large audiences.
At the Parkersburg meeting ex-sen-
ator J. N. Camden presided. He sup
ported Palmer and Buckner four years
ago.
The speech at Parkersburg was devoted
almost exclusively to the question OF i'm
perialism. MIR. Bryan asked:
n, who o says say,. the Lord gave the Philip
TO this question voice in the crowd
responded
Mark Hanna"
This response ELECTED shout, and Mr.
While am not prepared to deny that
God does speak through the human
voice, do not think that when he gets
NJ No. an t1x2 ~frAwx ~,
he will choose some other mouthpiece
than Mr.. Hanna"
He commended that under the Repub-
pines The people Of those Islands must
necessarily become subjects, as they
could not be citizens under those plans.
and there was no place under Repub-
lican form Of government for a subject
He charged the Republican party with
lack of sympathy with the Beers. which
was new experience for that party, for
failed to take a position in favor Of a
republic struggling for liberty. rhe se-
cret OF the present attitude was. Mr..
BRYAN said. the fear that II this country
Boers the British might declare for tho
Filipinos.
Peace Treaty with spain.
In his speech Mr. Bryan discussed more
fully than at any time before the charge
that he had secured the ratification Of
the peace !. treaty ss;S with Spain On this
II want to call your attention to an ar
Eument that the Republican party seems
more fond Of making than It does Of
ps .is The main argument that
have been hearing lately in defense OF
Imperialism is that helped TO ratiG the
credit when they say l secured the rati-
fcation OF tho treaty IT seems to me
that y had 10 help the president secure
the war. the Republicans ought TO feel
more kindly toward me than they do. II
your president and your party In author
Ivy "a ootn nou ,,hn, could not G.. the
such bad man as you thought
II have not yet found single senator
who has publicly declared that he voted
for the treaty because ! wanted him to.
but Senator Wellington has said he voted
for the treaty because the president asked
him to. and promised that the Filipinos
treaty was ratified. so that II you attempt
to prove that I am responsible for the
treaty you cannot DO It. but YOU can
prove by Senator wellington that tho
treaty would not have been ratified but
for the promise Of your president. But
will say that u the Republican party
viii not assume the responsibility for the
ratification of the treaty. win do II
myself Great app,ause)
Assumes the Responsibility.
II favored the ratification OF the peace
treaty. was not senator. and did not
have a vote. ] do not know that my
vass rg ch fo e,r. ons ,inxe yS's but am
to assume the responsibility for the rati-
hcation Of the treaty. but, Republicans
you must assume the responsibility for
the making OF the treaty and for every
thing that has happened since that treaty
was ratified. II was Republican press-
dent that appointed the commission that
made that treaty. and that treaty. was
made according 20 the advice OF the
president, and that treaty might have
given Independence to the F1lipinos when
believe II should have given Independence
10 them when u gave Independence 10
the Cubans. and ". when II was made,
treaty. treaty. had given indepsnden ssa' 10 ne ~
Fiiipinos as II gave independent To the
Cuhans not one drop Of American blood
islands from that time to this Great
applanre.l
Treaty in the senate.
You AJAX who IN responsible for the
shedding 81 American blood In the Phil
lipines, and | say that that party Is re-
spsnslele for the shedding q blood that
free men ~ Cuhans and tried TO make
yassals % the Filipinos. Great APPLAUSE
When that treaty came 20 the senate !,
that might be done. First. the treaty
could ~ ratified. second. n could NJ
Amen1cu N tnrrc were votes enough IN
favor ~ the amendment; third Ii could
5e rejected, II could not ~ amended 80
cause there wert not enough votes and
IL any Republican tells you thai thar
treaty could have been amended IN the
senate. ! want you 20 remember thai
when the Bacon resolution came before
the senate I, met with a tie vote, and
the vote ~ the Republican vice nrers-
dent defeated u. aia ali coala ~ xet
the Bacon resolution passed. and what
got the treaty amended when I couia ~,
get the resolution passed that Promised
Independence 20 the Filspinos. Great
appiausel
~ was much easier 20 promise trrse.
pcndeneo 20 the Ftlipinas after the war
had been closed than IL would have beer
90 secure an amendment 80 the treaty
WHICH would have 10 he ratified by spain.