Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-27
RE ELECTION or Mckinley
Urg d by Charles DENLY OF Indiana a Lie
Long Democrat

Chicago, Aug. 2f.-Eharlcs Dcnbv O
Indiana, eN-Cnitcd States minister 1,
china ANA member nf The first commits
sion Z" the Philippines lifelong Dem.
"crdt-haS written q letter urging tn
reelection IF Pr"sidcni Mckinney. II
rs entitled "Bryan's attitude toward.
hr Philippines ana ~ made public ~
IN" Republican national committee
The letter is in part as follows:
Tin his speech ~ April nth. 1850. III
the Senate Nh. Huar said that NJ. could
not forget that Mr. Bryan unless he il
much miSrcpresentei. used all his DOW
or and influence with Those uf his
friends who are ready To listen to- hi4
counselS to secure The ratification us
the treaty meaning the Paris treaty.
There We're Il Democratic senators
who voted for the ratification. A
two-thirds majority was necessary
The treaty was ratified by one vote.
Nh. Bryan has squarcly assumed
tn" resp visibility for the ratification.
we have taken Manila. Dn August
Ism. lSHS In December, 1898. Spain
had made q treaty ceding the island
70 the United States. We had occupied
them until February 9TH. 1899. On that
dly AguinaldO made war upon us. pu
soldiers had u fight for their lives.
The treaty was ratified. on February
th, 1922 Mr.. Bryan advised his friends
in the Senate "a Vote to ratify I'LL.
treaty after the battle If Feb. Eth hal
been fought He knew that war Ia /
begun. lie might readily have fore
seen What complications might posi-
by occur out nt the existing conditions.
Then was the time to have talked
about the consent Of the governed
ana not nov, when every speech he
makes adds ~ names ID thu ron NJ our
dead ana 100 to the Filipino dead
Mr.. Bryan having the unduubted
power to prevent the ratification Of
the treaty. actually ~ his own confes-
sion. advised its ratification. Neither
in law nor IN morals can he be per
mitted now to secure political advan-
tdgcs from denouncing course Ut con
duct which he himself advised.
MIR. Bryan gives as his reason for
ratification that he thought
il safer to trust the American people
- give Independence To the Philip
pines than 10 trust the accomplishment
" fthIt purpose To diplomacy with an
nation
This puts Mr.. Bryan in tile attitude
Of desiring independence for the Phil
ippineS very ardently Why should he
become 50 suddenly inbued with antag-
onism to the Democratic principle Of
expansion as eXemplified BY all Demo
cratic statesmen from jefferson to
Voorhees,? If he could stand the an
neXation Of Hawaii why balk at the
acquisition Of the Philippines?
Mr., Bryan's own explanation is as
follows:
! believe that We are now in a bet
ter position to wage successfully d
contest against imperialism than we
would have been had the treaty been
Here, then. we have the real cause
'"r this strange parody Of Jekyll ana
HYDE. He wanted to create the bogv Of
imperialism in order that he might
light md overcome the monster. If Mr.
Bryan had opposed the ratification Of t,e
reaty the Filipinos could have gone
heir way. either into the arms of Spain
)r Of Germany or into discordant war
ing ana petty states. At an events va
would have been done with them. This
would not have suited at all. because Mr..
Bryan wanted 10 wage a successful con-
est again Imperialism. Ana ~ i'm
1crialism wa born ana its actual father
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