The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-27
WHY HE is AN IMPERIALlST
MIR. DENNY SAYS "wE NEED A
FooTHoLD IN THE EAST.
Ne Charges that Mr.. Bryan Was the
Original ImperiaIist and tho
Cause of All the Trouble.

Chicago. August 26.-GIon. Charles Dem
by OF Indiana. ez-United States minister
to China, and member of the FIRST COM
mission to the Philipplnes-a life long
democrat-has written a letter urging the
re-eleetion OF President Mckinley. 1t is
entitled organs Attitude Towards the
Philippines" and is made public by tho
republican National committee. The let
ter is. in part. az follows:
Mr.. Bryan, having the undoubted pow
er to prevent the ratification of the treaty
actually by his own confession advised lis
ratification. Neither In law nor in mot
ais can he be permitted row to secure po-
liucAl advantage from denouncing a
course OF conduct which no himself adj
vised.
Mr.. Bryan gives as his reason for advls-
ing ratiheation that he thought 1t saf3r
to trust the American people 10 give in
dependence to the Philippines than 10
trust the accomplishment of that purpose
10 diplomacy with an urfriendly nation"
This puts Mr. Bryan IN the attitude OF
desiring independence for the Philippines
very ardeutly. Mr.. BTyan's own eXplana-
ton Is as follows: II believe that we ara
now in a better position TO wage a sue
would have been had the treaty been re-
jected"
Here then 40 have the real reason for
this strange parody OF Jekyl and Hyde.
lie wanted to create the bogy OF "lm-
perial!sm" in order that he might fight
and overcome the m0nster. II Mr. Bryan
had opposed the ratification OF the treaty
the Filipinos would have gone thor way.
either into the arms Of Spain or OF Ger
many, or into discredit, warning aud petty
states. AT all events, we would have been
done with them. This would not have
suited at all, because Mr.. Bryan wanted
TO wage "a successful Uonteat aguiust I'M
periaisIn," and so imperialism was born
and Its actual father was William j. Bry-
an. He is now endeayoriug to destroy his
own child. Let It bo remembered that
this extraordinary dread of "imperiaI-
ISM comes from a gentleman who ac-
cepted the nomination of the fusion popu-
lists or peoples party. The populist plat
form demands that the country should
own and operate the railroads in the in
terest of the people" is not that i'm
pcrialism7
MIR. DENLY then reviews the work of the
hrst Philippine commission, which was APP
pointed in January, 1899
Disguise 1t as you may. the real ques-
tion before the people Is whether the
armies OF the United States should be
Withdrawn at once. now and forever. and
the Islands turned over to the Tagalos
Mr. Bryan would, as commander In chief
have the power to recall the armies. and
II he did he would let loose the horrors
of terrible revolution. We should not
grant the Philippines immediate indie
pendence, because We have assumed by
the treaty the Obligations to the world
which we must comply with We have
also assumed obligations to the friendly
Filiplnos, and we SHOULD mot abandon
them 10 fearful fate. We have prom-
Used these people a stable government.
and we ought to give 1t to them, we
nave property interests In the islands
which should be protected It Is deslra-
Die Tor us to have foothold In the East
so as To foster and increase our com
merce. We believe association with us
VIII elevate the Filipino and Improve his
condition.
am not defending the republican
party In this article but am defending
William Mckinley. He has been suhteoted
to more abuse than any president svar
was, ana he has deserved 1t as little as
1nyone ever did In the most serious
peniou OF our history he has proved him
self equal to all the demands UPON him
lie mas acted with an eye single to The
good OF the country. The war with spain
was NOT OF the presidents seeking hui he
met the issue With exalted courage In
diplomacy ne displayed qualities az the
highest order, and IN military affaira Ma
was remarkably successful lie eminentiv
deserves Reelection
Charles DENLY.