New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-15

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THE ADVENT OF PROSPERITY
That is where we were in 1896. We elected WILL
d s% M We haS 70 Ts d OF and
The sayings bank deposits nave Sreaied a
never so we'll employed or so wei paid Our
equal to those OF Great Britain. Germany and
France put together and we are manufacturing d ing
world IT. therefore, the election Of Bryan in 1886
i mSaiie I caiamsity
The Of Bryan would cause great fn39.
cal and business convusion. and some OF ms
supporters recognize u one OF mem m s LAY. s,s
Rsnc wp %not be one Of P Tie strongest Of all
ms the peril bs but T beo1e aI BRYAN cod be-
We thus have the extraordinary spectacle OF
their support on the plea that ne could not do the
mischief his election 9Hd ny0Ive GssaHTe an5
a possible Republican Senate Their arEnmen1 Is
the success OF the policies ne Rsatsv fn an
sTtTn session 30 enforce tSem His election would
carry a Bryan House. 1t would make close and
legislation he could neutTaiize The contention
that he would be powerless Is thus nIfounded
tainty would not the risk remain? who could rt tell
everywhere? Would not confidence be Destroyed?
Would not collapse and oanIc Inevitably folloWg?
and enterprise ovSrtgrn confidence and end. you
TO pay for Bryan's election7 Have you more dread
than Of financial conTaision With ali is disas
hauling ~ down our nag where American heroism
and valor have placed Il that for the sake Of &C
the risk Of a general business shock and universal
on which ADDRESSES Itself to the people and it is
the paramount issue Of this campaign.
doubt about our position in the Philippines But
Sda tbsra the n most gnad s m
Philippines with obligations and responsibilities
Paris gave Is a title as complete and perfect as
Louisiana TERRITORY, F~Orn that the President
had but possible course before him II was
defend the newly established sovereignty Of tho
IN nited states Not only our own PUBIC Pg
! sovereignty had been extinguished; we could not
them away as dereicts on the ocean currents Of
the world we could not permit them to be fought
/ there, peace had fxed our title. and duty
/ rights compelled us 20 exercise the authority OF
sovereignty When insurrection broke out the
/ suppress 1t as he would be bound to suppress an
same time. while he carried the sGePtre OF our
authority in the one hand, he extended the bless
by President scbnrmap Of CORNELL University TO
inquire into the condition of the people TO assure
them OF our senehcent purposes: and to prepare
mCnt When that Commission had completed its
/ profound an impression on the country and which
! convinced all right minded men Of our unselfsh
necessity Of our rule In the interest of the Fiji
/ Commission of equally wise and trustworthy men.
headed by Judge Taft. 70 enter upon the actual
months have passed. The work is only Just begun.
BRYANS CHAOTIC PLAN
Our Republican Administration policy is. as de-
fined by the President to establish I'm the Philip
ditions Of the nhabitnnts and to give them self
government when they are ready for II and as rap
ton policy? Tho plan defined by Mr.. Bryan in his
IndanaP0s SPEECH &t @ and his 70
| supporters; second to recosnize the Independence
fend ana uphold that government by an American
proectorate. This involves the complies abandon
ton and rule Of s9all minority and the the sub sub
epines G TO the arbitrary p OF Of tha eacherous
faction. But while 1t surrenders our title and our
or free us from being involved in all the Philippine
os tbat we shall Withdraw from the Phiippnes
altogether. That would proeuce anarchy and chaos
in bloody coniict or leave Asuinalde and his f9l
leave the Philippines a. the prey of foreign powers
That would mean Nationa Shame. vaqld hriPG
us into dishonor and contempt throushout me
world. Mr.. Bryan has not the =, hardiho9d to pro
p %s9d Ss be- Even that than the plan
actually offers. for in the one case, We should
eregnty. While in the other We should preserve re
sponsbility without holding the power to direct III
exercise
NOT THE SAME AS CUBA
pines as we treat Cuba MI Bryan proposes to appi!
there the 2e the broag P pos as is
the two cases. In the first place. We pledged our
Cuba. while the Treaty of Peace expressly gives u
the title the Philippines. We possess the one
but We ere only the guardian Of the other Blu
beyond and deeper than that reason. Cuba does no
need our fag for her security. while the Philip
pines do. Cuba Is protected from foreign aEgres
sion by the Monroe Doctrine. while the Philip
pines if inderendent would have such protec
lion. Whether Cuba shall remain under our guar
republic. no Power in the world will dare menac
We exercise no protectorate over the countries o
Central and South America. We have not set NJ
them or their acts We have only said that mas
much they are on the American continent w
/ we cannot make the Philippines independent an,
G%TfI mem s a tbSm and ~ yndr
take TO protect them at all. IL must be by dis
tinct aud definite proteSterate; which would carr
our present direct possession and control. becaus
the authority or safeguards. Unless we want
open Pandora's box of evils. unless want L
plunge into unknown and unmeasured sea o
troubles let US not make the fatal mistake o
adopting this Wild and pertlouS policy
Following Mr.. Smiths speech was the singing
of a number of songs by quartette, who Sc
, new words to "A Hot Time in the Old Town To
; Night" and other tunes. The members of tn
two clubs who had been parading through tn
, district arrived at this moment in the tent, an
marched through it in front of the audienc
amid loud cheers.
MR. ELsBERG INTRODUCED.
state Senator Nathaniel A. Elsberg then spoke
, He said in part:
Republican mass meetings never discourage no
those who preach the gospel OF pessimism or IN
dogmas OF dishonor and despair, They offer n
the beIittler of American achievements or the foe
Of lea nd n p@p h pnot TSy
they give to an who come TO see and hear an