The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-10-13
BRYAN FALSEHoOD.

ing language: "We fought then for
the adoption of a constitutional
amendment that provided that no
man could own a slave and yet be-
fore the Philippine war is ended we
have the Sulu treaty which recog-
nizes slavery Acting Secretary
of War, Meiklejohn has publicly
called Mr.. Bryan's attention to the
mis-statement he has made in re-
ference to the Sulu treaty. tits re-
markable that a man who is a can
didate for the highest Office in the
land will go over the country max
ing absolutely false statements
statements that can be so readily
disproved, and which, in fact, have
been repeatedly disproved even by
the country press Of this State.
When Mr.. Towne was in Idaho he
made similar statement in a
speech delivered at this place, and
THE TRIBUNE at that time called
attention to the matter in the same
way in which Mr.. Meik1ejohn calls
down Mr.. Bryan. We suspect,
though, that there are people in
this State, and no donbt in other
States, who regard statements made
by Mr., Bryan and Mr.. Towne in
the same light that the boy regards
the statements of his mother. His
theory is that when mother says
anything it is true whether it is
true or mot, : 1T might be profitable
at this time to repeat the extract
from the Presidents message which
was published in THE TRIBUNE
four or FIVE weeks ago. Referring
to the so called Sulu treaty the
President says: "The agreement
by Gen. Bates was made subject to
confirmation by the President and
to future notifications by the con-
sent Of the: parties interested. I
have confirmed said agreement sub
ject to the action Of Congress and
with the reservation, which I have
directed shall be communicated
to the Sultan of Jo1o, that this
agreement is not to be deemed to in
any way authorize or give the con-
sent of the United States to the ex-
istence Of slavery in the Sulu Ar
chipelago!" Notwithstanding this
plain and unequivocal declaration
made by the President in his mess
age to Congress of date December
S, 1899, Mr.. Bryan Las the auda-
city to declare that the Sulu treaty
recognizes slavery. Mr.. Bryan is
either a fool or a knave. If he
knows as much about the methods
of making and ratifying treaties as
any petifogger ought to know he
must know that there is no treaty
now in existence between the gov
Cernment Of the. United States and
the Sultan Of Jolo. The agreement
made by Gen. Bates with the Sui
tan contained this clause: "Any
slave in the Archipelago shall have
the right to purchase freedom by
paying to the master the usual
market value" President McKin-
ley refused to ratify the agreement
because of that clause, and conse-
quently there is no treaty now in
existence and as a matter of fact
there could be none, in a true sense.
until the Senate of the United
States had by formal action ratified
the agreement made by Gen. Bates.
In addition to what the President
said in his message to Congress we
might quote from the letter of in
structions written to Major General
E. S. Otis, commanding the United
States force in the Philippines, un-
der date of October 81, 1899. The
instructions are asfollows:
"Ths President instructs me to ad-
wise you that thu agreement signed
August e, 1899 between Brig. Gen,
John q. Bates. representing the Unit
ed States Of the one part, the Sultan of
Jolo, the Dato Rajah Muda, the Dato
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