Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20


would make the Filipinos and leave
them helpless until Mark Hanna found
them and threw his protecting arms
around them. But what are YOU 90
ing to do with the Filipiuo? If you
could kill him off that would be an
easy settlement of the question, but
you are afraid to kill him because
you would not have anybody to trade
with you. You see. dead man needs
only shrOud and coffin, and if you
make trade argument of the Filipino
question you must let him live. You
want him as subject, but you shall
not have him as q subject if we can
prevent it. II the Filipino stands un-
der our flag he must either stand by
US or under us. We don't want him
to stand by us, neither shall you have
him under your feet. You have no
plan for dealing with him. Your
president has no plan, none of you
have. Your senate, your representa-
tlves, your orators, your editors,
have no plan. The only thing that
comes anywhere near to the subject is
the resolution introduced by Senator
Spooner, and that is very vague and
evasive.
1.-The Spooner resolution says that
the president shall establish govern
ment aud maintain it until congress
says something else.. When the war
is over, and nobody knows when it
will be, the president will do some
thing, nobody knows what, and will
keep at it, nobody knows how long,
and then congress may do something,
nobody knows what.
Has Definite Plan.
"We have plan. We have urged
1t for year and a half. We say,
treat the Filipino as you promised to
treat the Cuban. You told the Cuban
you were fighting for liberty, not
land. Tell the Filipino that. Tell the
Filipinos that you are not intending
to govern them, but to help them
establish their own government which,
when established, is to be theirs and
not ours. You tell me that there will
be trouble. You have not been afraid
of trouble in South America. For
seventy-tive years we have protected
the people of Central and South
America. You say our authority
must be equal to our responsibility.
Our authority has been nothing in
South America. Our responsibility
has been everything.
''Eugland demanded the right to fix
the boundary line between her posses
sions and Venezuela. Our govern
ment offered to arbitrate, and it
appointed a commission to find out
where a boundary line was, but En-
gland did not want this commission to
act. England thought it was capable
OF transacting it's own affairs, and
told us to keep out of that transac-
tion, but when our government an
nOunced to England that when we
arranged that boundary line we an
nounced to England that she could
not have an inch beyond the boundary
line unless she took it from US. And
then England, on second thought, said,
we'll, all right, we will arbitrate.
Laughter.
"When we assert our authority over
the Filipino, we have them to fight.
When we protect the Filipino from
outside interference, they do their own
fighting, and if they give other ma
tions as much trouble as they have
given US, they will not need much pro-
lection long applause) from any one.
"Behold the change that has come
over the republican party. It said in
1896 that it wanted an English fnan-
cial policy, It says now that it wants
an English banking policy and an
English colopial policy.
Title is a Fiction.
'Republicans say that our title to
the Philippine islands is good accord
ing to the authority of every nation
in Europe. Republicans, your fathers
would not have dared to submit the
Declaration of Independence to the
nations of Europe. You tell me that
we must have title good only in
Europe. I want a title good in the
United States and according to Amer
lean principles. Republicans, Spain
had title good according to the laws
of Europe, a title she had held 300
years, and yet you republicans were
willing to pass a resolution in your
convention declaring that your SYM
pathies were with the Cubans to throw
off the Spanish yoke. You were not
afraid of Spain theu. But today you
are so paralyZed by Imperialism that
when two republics are fighting for
life in South Africa, you republicans
are not willing to express your SYM
pathy with the Beers, who are fighting
for the right to govern themselves.
What fall in Republican ideas.
Today, if a king dies, republican
president can send message of con-
dolence, but when two republics ex-
pire, no republican sheds a tear OF
sympathy" (Applause.)
| OF for Minneapolis.
| At the close of the St. Paul speech
Mr.. Bryan was hurried into special
interurban which brought him to Min
neapolis in half an hour. Fully
twelve thousand people filled Exposi-
tion hall to a jam. Outside thousands
were clamoring for admittance. Mr..
Bryan appeared and addressed the
crowd outside about fifteen minutes
before going in. To the people gath
cred within, Governor Lind had mean
while made one of the greatest
speeches of his life. That was the
opinion freely expressed by all who
heard him. Bryan appeared about
9:45, and received characteristic
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