Passaic City record., 1900-10-27

Heitfeld of Idaho, Populist Lindsay
of Kentucky, Democrat; McEnery Of
Louisiana, Democrat; McLaurin OF
South Carolina, Democrat; Mallory of
Florida, Democrat; Mantle of Mon
tana, Silver; Money of Mississippi,
Democrat; Morgan Of Alabama, Demo
crat; Murphy of New York, Democrat;
Pasco OF Florida, Democrat; Pettus Of
Alabama, Democrat; Rawlins of Utah,
Democrat; Smith of New Jersey, Dem
ocrat; Teller of Colorado, Silver, and
Wellington Of Maryland.
Senator Kenney, Democrat, of Della
ware, who was absent when the vote
was taken, subsequently announced in
the senate: "Had l been present /
should have voted in favor of the bill.'
Twelve Democrats and Populists voted
against the bill, while 20 voted for it,
thus giving in its support much more
than majority of the senate members
of the parties now supporting Mr.. Bry-
an. When the bill went to the house,
the Democratic and Populist support
was even stronger, the vote in that
body standing 203 yeas to 33 nays, the
opposition not being sufficiently strong
to even command a yea and nay vote.
Mr.. Sulzer's Appeal.
When it came up for final action in
that body, Representative Sulzer of
New York, one Of Mr.. Bryans most
ardent supporters, speaking Of the bill
said:
81 am in favor of it and shall do all can to
pass it. Fifty-fve members of the senate voted
ior it, and only 10 voted against it. We
will be derelict to our fidelity to the Democrats
IN the other branch OF the legislature If we now
impede or defeat this bill. | trust that every
Democrat. who sympathizes with the men in arms
at Manila, with our soldiers and sailors in the
Philippines, will uphold, at this critical moment,
the hands Of the president and give him the
power vested in him by the terms of this bill. /
6m a partisan, but in times like these l always
subordinate my partisanship to my patriotism.
We should all be patriots today. We must not
forget; we must not forsake our brave, heroic SOL
diers and sailors who upholding and defending
our flag in the orient We must stand by them.
- The bill is only temporary measure 1t
will cease to be operative In 1901. The increase
is only temporary. There is nothing permanent
about it.. 1t simply meets the present emergency.
= This bill do no harm 1t becomes
rulty and repeals itself the first day of April,
1901 = hope the members of the house will
realize how important it is to pass this BILL Its
failure now would be a calamity, an affront to
every man in the Philippines. cannot see
how Republican Democrat can consistently
vote against it. 1t gives the president all the
men he wants to meet the present emergency, and
at the time it does not increase the standing
army single man. After July l, 1901, by virtue
of this bill the regular army will be just the same
as it was before the was declared with Spain.
By that time let us hope the country will be at
peace with all the world and the insurrection in
the Philippines thing of the past. This is no
time to be captious. This is no time to split
hairs or play small politics. We should do our
duty; we should do what is right and the people
will Judge us accordingly
The above is plain statement re-
garding the temporary increase in the
army upon which Mr.. Bryan builds his
entire bogy of "militarism." Every
statement given above is from official
records, entirely accessible to him, and
with all Of them he must be familiar if
he is fit to be presidential candidate.
Can it be possible that he is doing what
Representative Sulzer above describes
as playing small politics?