Evening star., 1900-09-17
PRESIDENTS WISH
Wants the Fullest Information Given
on Philippine Policy.
DESIRES THE COUNTRY TO Be POSTED
May Write Another Chapter on the
Subject.
r E = L B l. l G. A n PL A n S
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
CHICAGO. September 15 1900.
The republican national committee has re-
celved word indirectly from President Nc
Kinley, conveying in a general way his
IDEAS on some of the campaign work. A
letter from friend of the President deals
with this subject. His desire is said to be,
particularly, that the public should be well
informed as to the policy of this govern
ment toward the Philippine Islands 1t Is
the subject, he feels, which is most
thoroughly. energetically and enthusias-
tically msrepresented. 1t is not the issue
of Imperialism which gives him concern.
He does not believe that the people could
be brought to believe that this country Is
drifting in that direction. He fears mis-
representation, particularly on the one sub
ject
II is because of this feeling that he de-
voted so much space to the discussion of
the Philippine question in his letter of ac-
ceptance. 1t is because of 1t that he took
the public fully into his confidence. But he
is not yet satisfied that all has been done
that should or might be done.
II Is his idea that the facts should be told
and retold many times during this cam
pa,gn. His friend suggests that the recital
of events in the Philippines be taken as
text, iterated and reiterated, spread and
scattered broadcast carried into every ham,
let every crossroads in the country. He in
Inmates, Furthermore. that before the close
of the campaign the President Will add an
other chapter on the subject In some man
ner eminently fit and proper, so that II
may not vanish from the gaze of the public.
There has been some speculation relative
t. this intimation. No one knows exactly
what is meant by it. but it is hinted that
the Presidents next contribution on the
subject will in some manner come throush
President Taft of the Philippine commls-
t., tI1 ~ hot n
proclamation setting forth the purposes OF
! this government or letter OF instructions
+ from the President to the commissioners,
embcdying much the same sort of subject
matter. At any rate, an official document
is expected rather than an 1ndlVloual eA-
preston of party policy. Whatever the
document may be. 1t will become campaign
property and nothing will be left undone IN
The direction of the proper and thorough
dlsse semination of the information therein to
be conveyed.
Great Interest in the Philippines.
The fact that the public is taking a great
interest in the Philippine question as one
which enters into the campaign. and upon
which 1t desires all the information which
can possibly be obtained, is made quite evil
dent at republican national headquarters by
the amount of literature which is demanded
on the subject. The cry is not Tor treatises
on imperialism and anti-imperlaliSm. IL Is
for information relative to the attitude OF
this government and the occurrences upon
which il has been based. The Philippine
letters written by the associate editor or
The Washington Star which were published
in pamphlet form, have been in steady de-
mand. and the supply has been entirely
exhausted. Yet requests for same continue
to come in, especially from the west and
the coast states, so that the committee has
deemed it advisable to order another sup
ply Five hundred thousand additional
copies are now being printed.
MIR. Bryan Causes Confusion.
The fact that affairs are not running as
smoothly al democratic headquarters as
might be desired by the partisans who are
interested in the conduct of matters there
cannot be denied William Jennings Bryan
himself has caused number of confusing
situations by his failure to subordinate his
own views at all times to the views of his
manager, Senator Jones. Nor has ne
deemed il worth while. on all occasions. to
even find out what the views OF Senator
Jones some subjects might have BEEN
Take his campaign touring, for example.
The democratic national committee did not
want Bryan to go on the stump. There had
been no formal conferences on the subject;
but one day, without warning, Mr.. Bryan
announced that he intended to make tour.
That was all there was to it. sickly
smile stole around the circle of headquar-
tiers physiognomies. You know Bryan,
was the comment. for instance, of Secretary
Walsh You know We couldn't keep him
from making speeches If We wanted to-.
He didn't say they wanted to. But he acted
as though such a wish might not exactly
be one 10 cause general surprise.
Now. frCm time to time Mr.. Bryan gives
out additional details of his campaign plans.
They always leak OUT from the candi-
dates party They never come from head
quarters. Senator Jones finds out about
these things when he is told. That is when
the committee finds 1t out also. That's
what hurts their feelings.
Il i- NiI th1t iC
ing on committee funds for the expenses
of his travels An intimate friend of his
said that Bryan had been putting away
money ever since he ran four years ago,
saving ii that he might be Independent of
the committee in carrying out any designs
that he might have. 1t Is said that the
sum thus available to the democratic pres
idential nominee is $4,000. He made il
lecturing and delivering speeches.
One Party's Campaign Fund.
II isn't an easy matter to get a rational
Chairman TO take the public into his conf
dence and let the public look into his Off
Cial pOcketbook. 1t is hardly likely that
Senator Hanna or Senator Jones would en-
courage the auditing of accounts at this
particular juncture. But one of the ma
tiCnal chlirmen has no hesitation about
telling all that he knows about the finan-
cial condition Of his party. That chairman
Is Orrville w. Stewart of the national pro-
h.bitiOn party. He said:
The most important feature of our cam
paign is the Prohibition special. which
will carry the presidential candidate, John
G. Woolley. and his rarity, into the enc
my's country. That train will be on the
road about forty days. 1t will COS,
u approximately 500 a day. That
is total expense of about $4,000.
We have not yet collected that
much money. We are making a charge
for stops and in that manner have realized
between $1,000 and $4,000. We have col
lected money in other ways, ard number
Of other contributions are assured, SO that
before the campaign Is over We will have
had at our disposal a campaign fund OF
something like $4,000 perhaps little more
than that. That is all we have to spend
and that is all we will spend. Mr.. Woolley
our presidential candidate. it has beer
charged. is the beneficiary of some of the
sums that have been collected. That is
untrue. Mr.. Woolley has placed his ser
wees at the disposal of his party without
Charge, and beyond that contributed $500
coming from the New Voice, the prohibition
newspaper OF which he IS part owner
bryan and Negro Disfranchise ement.
Mr.. Bryan is being importuned by num-
her of democratic leaders, particularly
those whose states are in some degree Of