The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-23
MN. ooRMAN's LDrrnn.


The Baltimore American
In his Music hall letter Mr. German dis
closes new element Of DANGER with
which the success OF the sn-cAiled Dasno-
cratic ticket would threaten w.
He calls attention to the fact that tho
Increase OF the army granted by congress
for the purpose OF upholding authority
under the treaty OF Paris was limited by
Democratic inaucnccs 70 July l, 1901. That
congress should reserve TO Itself the rlxht
10 reconsider the situation IN 1901 was
only natural, ana u eminentiy proper
that congress- should then enlarge or
decrease the military In accordance with
the needs Of the country Mr Germans
letter. however,. Indicates another and dif-
ferent purpose when he sArs'
1T viii be seen, therefore that tho
maintenance OF this enormous and un-
NECESSARY military machinery Is one Of
the questions and not the least Important
Of osos them MT. e e S SsrSsa y hf rHT MA
CHINERY ne WITHDRAWN WE CAN
NO LONGER OCCUPY TEhRiTORY
THOUSANDS OF MILE1 DISTANT And
pie. as to whose character. customs and
national aspirations we are profoundly ig-
norRut."
When we consider that the army was
Increased. subject to this limitation a.
TO time BY the consent OF both the dom
iaant parties In eoagress. IN order 70 COM
ply with our treaty obligations and new
~ assumed dates In Cuba. Puerto Rico
ana the Philippines. the position now
taken by Mr.. German not only Indicates
complete change OF front. but con-
tains menace which cannot be disre-
Enrded. II u came from Mr. Bryan II
might be looked upon as campaign va
porting which would b ignored by his
party later. but AZ II carries the weight
-.
~ calls for serious reflection. A. the
army expires on yuiy l. rDi. :, viii re-
qu're the concurrent action 81 both houses
and the president 20 supply the troops
then needed for the support Of the gov
eminent In the various Islands and II
the Bryan party succeeds In carrying any
one ~ those three factors. The United
States must retire IN disgrace before all
the world. and default upon The pledges
which II gave Spain. and through Rpain 10
the world. for the preservation ~ rfe
liberty ana property IN those semi-bar-
hsreus possessions. Not only must the
United States sbandsn fhs Islands. but
aba ndon them without rstsininr any foot.
hold. or place ~ refuge. or "eeesrlns'
or exscsInr = promise ~ GUARANTEES ~
any Kind from Asuinsiao or such other
dsspot a. may dspose him. ana ne and
his suecessors viii be iefi free 20 wresk
reach. inciadinr not oniy Foreigners swhs
nigh; escape st sas ecst ~ Their proper.
~. bot The roof natives Who rssy upon
ss ter proteotisn when hssrisasins cor
soldiers
sls.ptss upon the constitution Of f7ss,
which IN terms r~cesnfy>a slavery N the.e
United states dreernies ~ the Deciara-
sssn - Tpdar~ndsncs. which wps framed
rs men who Insisted upon tho aiffersn~e
~ races unable % rsaiise fhe xosrfs ~
Angio.aaxsn dsmlnanof whfen aervsaei
both % those sspers, spA 0blivloss ~ al
which has hapssnet sfnct this country
arsi stood usgn the feet ~ lnfaaey these
NIP Van Wrinkles ~ statesmen would
make the frusfea asstsz sefault IN th~ly
international sAisastnns ahanden fhefr
friends and cast the fnhAhifanfs ~ 'se
phitiEpins aroAEpflage hack iaso al re
anarchy. Barbarian and misery ~ fhelr
pAsf rather than ksrg abreast ~ the
rnovernsni ~ ths World shr sstasyast
tendency ~ which "a fowArd she greater
freedom NJ ali mankind. " Democratic
success In Nsvsnst~r Involves thir se~ry
ose who values the good name 81 hiS
country should vote unrfservsdfy 70 place
an brnncnes 81 the rogernmsni W the
hands ~ the R~puh isna ns who made toe
treaty. IN ths aonSasncn that they wiz
more surety protect ifs osslig cations. ana
work ost the problems which confront
as with honor 10 Ne and fairness 20 the
natives for vhase well being they have
become Responsible. ny order
HONEST MONEY DEM CRATIC
LEAGUE OF MARYLAND.