Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-12
FILIPINO HOPES.

VIM. II. Curtis, washington cores
,pondent of the Chicago RECORD, in writ
ing to his paper, says he has just re-
ceiyed from Manila circular printed
by the insurgent leaders which was
captured with lot of other printed
matter of similar character during a
recent engagement. He describes it as
3 3 little leafet of eight pages, A by 9
inches in size, printed upon yellow
wrapping paper, which indicates that
4 printers supplies are scarce among the
a Filipihosy 1t contains an appeal sign
eddy Aguinaldo to his fellow-country-
\ men to continue their resistance of the
Yankees until s'Mackinley' is defeated
for reelection, when the writer prom
Uses that Bryan will give them indie
pendence. Aguinaldo says he has re-
ceived assurances from friends in the
United States senate that congress will
do nothing to help "Mackinley and
i Otis, but will sustain Bryan's policy
and order the: Yankee troops with
drawn from Manila.
The documents most effectually dis
4 pose of the claims of the anti-expan-
sionists that they are not responsible
for. keeping the Instruction alive by
HOLDING: out hopes to: the Filipinos for
one page is made up of extracts from
speeches and letters of ex-senator
Boutwell,, Edward Atkinson and other
memb srs4 of The afti-imperialist organ
%izatlons. But the most interesting ar
ticle in the leahets,is the following al
legged letter fo1n Washington, under
The FEfJ 9Th ear Triumph 4of Mr..
w. p l,is y and P'hilippine Independ-
MASKING 6n, 18th Of August, 1899.
Me- .Tsy j.. BRYAN, the democratic
candidate for the presidency Of the
I United States, has achieved a veritable
triumph having been vocifereusly APP
(. plauded before the national democratic
onYsntion: of Omaha, eb., which was
eonipcssd Of more than 10000 persons
The silver democrats, the partisans
i Of gold and the populists, all united
q have. accepted the entire platform Of
Mr., Bryan with which she will make
& hisspresidenti campaign of 1900. This
( platform is especially directed against
Imperialism, or colonial expansion,
which brings with it the necessity of a
large standing army.
Mr.. Bryan, in his brilliant speech
calls attention to the unhappy conse-
i lMence of the eYpansionist or imperial
LIST policy stating that in order to
maintain it 2 5permanent army of 100,-
900 men is indispensable, and that, on
the contrary, $4,000 soldiers only would
DE necessary for a republic of 10000
900 of people. He showed how unhap-
py, is the imperialistic system, which
II Dis founded only on force, in contrast
with the anti-imperialistic or republi-
can idea, which has its foundation on
the, consent of the people. He predict
ed legislation, against trusts and mo.
nopolies and left for future considera.
.tion the question of a new coinage
system. The democrats of the south
as,sTn. eastern and western states have
all adhered to the political program Of
Mr. Bryan and predict his triumph.
Many anti-imperialistic republicans
have also posted themselves at the side
ssof Mr.. Bryan. His triumph means the
triumph of the. traditional democratic
ideas of the people. But the triumph
Sof Mr.. Bryan is also that of the Fill
pino cause. Mr.. Bryan will declare
1.-THE independence of the Philippines, as
Z he has repeatedly set forth in his
speeches. Mr.. Bryan therefore repre-
Ssents the independence of the archi-
s pslago and represents also reason, JUS
tice and liberty"