The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
AS TO DOUBLE STANDARDS.

The truth was that the Republicans
who had inveighed so much against
double standard in money were trying TO
create q double standard in government;
thev. were. contending for democracy here
and for a mild despotisrl in the isles of
the sea He argued that the United
States were without any legitimate title
in the Philippines. Certainly we could
not have acquired them either by force
mr. bv purchase as neither course was
legitimate under our form of govern
Jnent or in accordance with cur laws. IIe
elaborated his former discourse upon the
question of whether a Filipino citizen
was citizen or a subject and repeated
that the Republican party had never
formulated any policy for the govern
lnent of these people. The Spooner reso-
luton was the most definite formulation
on this subject. Interpreting this resolu-
ton Mr.. Bryan said it meant: "When
the war is over-nobody knows when it
will bc-the president will do something
nobody knows what-and will keep at it
nobody knows how long-until congress
does something-nobody can guess what"
Republicans" he added, aren't you
ashamed of that policy?'
Mr.. Bryan defended his course in ad-
vocating the ratification of the peace
treaty, saying that he considered it
preferable to have the treaty ratified TO
having another MADE by the same par
ties. believing it better to eliminate Spain
from the question entirely. He had at
the same time advocated the adoption of
the Bacon resolution.
RESPONSIBLE FOR BLOODSHEp.
Republicans who had opposed that reso-
luton must take the responsibilities for
all the bloodshed in the Philippines-fcr
q IL i
been Killed or had died there. The con-
tractors-those who carried live soldiers
to the Philippines and brought dead
soldiers back-night find it profitable but
the taxpayers would not so regard 1t.
The policy was good neither because #
was just or polite.
Deny If you dare the doctrine that all
men are created equal in the Philippines
and you are going to find yourselves un-
able to maintain it here" he said. Once
destroy the doctrine and you are all at
sea.
''We are in advance of other nations;
our government is the best in the world
TO change to the European method is
not progress, but it is to go backward.
AS for himself, he was satisfied with
the progress that had been made, and he
would not exchange the American govern
for all the empires that ever existed.
If the president could haul down the
American flag in Cuba, 200 miles away,
he could certainly haul it down in the
Philippines, 1850 miles away.
THE FLAG AT PEKIN.
Furthermore, If the flag could never be
hauled down, how was it to be gotten out
of Pellin? If We became tbs owners of
5000 600 Filipinos when we entered Ma
Mia, we must have become the owners
of 40O.0O0,000 Chinese when Gen, Chaffee
entered the Chinese capital Kings and
emperors might laugh If we should sur
,-6rH6r fha PHiHnninRa hllf ~ az Lot
it was not the Ar.st time that they had
laughed at Us. Republicans, you want
the flag to be feared" he said, amid
cheers, but ! want It to be loved" And
With few words Of exhortation to do
their duty as they saw It, he closed, after
4 talk of an hour and half.
When A1r> Bryan Concluded. the crowd