Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-01

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and representatives and Influenced
seventeen of them to vote for the
treaty. There was no Imperialism
there. The treaty also agreed that
the United States pay to Spain the
sum of $20,000,000 for the public works
on the islands, and Bryan comedies
and admits that he worked for the
ratification of that treaty. Now, when
he wanted all these things adopted did
he think that he would give up all to
Aguinaldo, whose authority is upheld
by one tribe out of sixty on the is
lands?
The Treaty With the Sultan.
"The democrats are terribly worried
about the treaty the United States
made with the Sultan of Sulu. They
find fault with the fact that the Sultan
is married several times over, is a
bigamist. They forget that they nomi-
mated and elected to congress but two
years ago, Mr.. Roberts, of Utah. Last
summer | saw an Indian at the Navajo
reservation who has lived under the
| flag for years, and who has two or
! three wives. The Navajo Indians
came under the protection of the flag
during the administration of Polk, who
was democrat. The Indians. have a
form of slavery too, which the agents
are trying to put down, but it will take
4 time to accomplish the object. I am
delighted that the democrats can find
nothing about which to complain of
our own country. 1t is an indication
of good times. at home that they have
to go 5000 miles to the Sulu islands to
find an issue for the present campaign.
However, l think we should first take
care of Aguinaldo, then attend to the
/ Sultan of Sulu.
Still we find no Imperialism. We
have not yet found the place where it
made it's first appearance. When the
war commenced between this country
and Span Aguinaldo was in Singapore,
He had been bribed by the Spanish
4 government to leave the Islands. But
when the war broke out he went to
Hong Kong and was taken to Manila
by Dewey who also gave him arms
He called himself dictator.
Aguinaldo the Aegressor.
"On the night of February 2, Aguin
aldo's army was drawn up before the
: American lines. They attacked the
outposts of Nebraska regiment in
the night. That was where the wal
with the Tagals commenced There
was no imperialism UP to that time
Then Aguinaldo on the next morning
issued proclamation of war againsI
, the United States. That declaration
of war has never been withdrawn.
"a word here to the democrats wht
!, are in the audience this evening abou
your candidate who was first nominal
ed by the Sioux Falls convention ant
: endorsed by that at Kansas City. HI
! said in 1896 that you had been Dough
, or scared into voting for Mckinley
He said in his old birthplace In Illinoi
that Mark Hanna was raising none,
J with which to buy votes this campaign
! as he did four years ago. He coul'
! not mean that the republicans bough
. republican votes. that would be foolish
+ He must mean that the republican
!. bought the votes of democrats. don
!. believe the democrats in the countr
are that kind of people. The wa
democrats of 81 saved the union b
the election of Lincoln. The gol
, democrats Of SO put the populist tenn
: tations behind them and helped say
> the credit and financial honor of tn
. country. To those l bring a messag
Y tonight. You have your reward.
$ Bryan Would Honor Agulnaldo.
A in Indianapolis Bryan said not
/ word about free silver, but talks mnc
1 on the situation in Luzon. and says,