The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-02

the negotiations OF peace and the treaty
Of Paris of 1898, ratified by the senate,
gave us rs clear and complete 4 title to
the Philippine Islands as the other
treaty of Paris In 1903 gave US to the
Louisiana territory. From that hour
the President of the United States hal
but one straight course before him. 1t
was his solemn duty TO assert and
maintain the newly established sover-
eighty OF the United States. land when
Instruction famed out It was rs much
his bounden duty to suppress that in
surrectlon as 1t would be TO suppress an
Instruction II 1t were to break out to-
day IN Arizona or In New Mexico. Now.
what is President McFtinlgy's Plan and
what Is Mr.. Bryan's plan? President
McKh,;" = plan, as declared by him
self. is =. give the people Of the Phil
Ipp!ne Islands government suited to
their wants and requirements and 20
give them self-govcrnmen Just as fast
and rs far as they are fitted for it. That
is the plan which is now being practi-
cally carried out under the immediate
direction and guidance OF the great
commission OF which Judeg Taft. OF the
United States court. Is the head and of
which such q sterling Democrat as Gen
eral Wright. OF Tennessee, Is mem
Der. (Applausa) It Is plan which
has already brought great improvement
and advancement in the condition, of the
people and which. when the instruction
shall be fully suppressed, as It will be
that they have no hope of Mr.. Bryan rs
President. will bring peace. happiness
and the largest measure of liberty to
them.
Bryan's Plan.
"And what is Mr.. Bryan's plan? 1t
consists of three features. The first is
to throw away our title and abdlcate
our sovereignty OF the Philippine Is
lands; secondly, to recognize the indie
bendence OF the Filipino government,
which would practically be the govern
ment OF Aguinaldo and his Tagal sup
porters, for unless he were recognized
hs would be In revolt, as he is now;
thirdly, to uphold and maintain the gov
crnment thus recognized against do
nestle violence and foreign aggression
by an American protectoratn. Now,
what do these things mean? First, to
rcnounce our title; that is. to haul down
the American flag and give up our con-
troll. l undertake to say that never In
our history from the beginning of the
government until the present hour has
the American flag ever been hauled
down on territory where It was rlghtful-
ly raised by our public law or by public
treaty. And further. this Is the first
time that any American leader with
pretcnslons to public position and es-
pecially to candidacy for the high Office
OF President, has dared even to PROPOSE
that our flag should be hauled down,
unless you except the leaders OF the re-
bclllon; and II our friends wish to pur-
sue that comparison they are welcome
TO do SO. Mr.. Bryan says,
You carried your flag to Mexico and
you brought 1t out; you car
ried your flag to Cuba and you arc go
Ing to bring 1t out: you carried your Nag
to Pekln this summer and you are go
Ing to bring 1t out. Why not do the
same thing with the Philippine islands,
This IS n fair question and It deserves n
fair answer. Our flag was carried TO
Mpyirn he, thp In ~ n ~ wi a,
was brought out of Mexico by the law
OF peace. The treaty OF peace pre- vided
that our compensation should be. not In
Mexico. but In the ccssion OF California
and the adjacent territory. So our flag
was raised there and 1t has floatcd therp
ever since. Our flag was carried TO
Cuba by the law Of war and II will be
brought out when stable government
shall be established. by the law OF thr
solemn pledge OF Congress-. Our flag
was carried to Pek!n by that higher Law
which requires the government Of the
United States to defend and protect its
diplomatic representatives. Its msslon-
aries and Its citizens wherever thry
may he. and when that mission shall be
accomplished It viii be brought out, for
nrthpr the President. nor his govern
mcnt has any thought of imperialism
or or any territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
(Great applause.) .,E
The Difference.
Nov, mark the difference: Our ilag
was carried to the philippines by the
law of war. as In the other cases. We
were in war with Spain In tho cause OF
humanity We fought that war, ns We
fElit every war In which we engage,
with Dnt ntfnl vlppt. n MI ,nn,,,..
struck tho enemy wherever he was ia
he struck. The President of the United
States gave the command to Dewey 10