The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-29
that time M. Brva, wore acoIoneps


that time Mr.. Bryan wore a colonePs
uniform in the volunteer army Of
the Uuited States. There were
grave apprehensions as to whether
OF not the necessary two-thirdsI
majority could be obtained in the
Senate id favor Of the ratifcationofI
the treaty Mr.. Bryan realizing
this situation, resigned his Office IN
THE volunteer service and hurried to
Washington to use his influence
with Democratic Senators, III voted
for ratification and the measure was
passed with only one vote in excess
Of the required tWo,tihliiTds Had
that vote gone the other way, the
treaty would not have been ratified
and the issue of imperialism would
now be dead Ttisa well known
fact that if Mr.. Bryan had said the
word, at least four OF fve of the
Democratic Senators who voted for
the treaty would have voted against
it. Now, if Mr.. Bryan honestly
believed that extension Of our SOW.
ereignty over the Philippines I'M
volved the destruction Of this Re
public and the erection upon its
ruins Of an imperial government,
why did he hasten to Washington
to influence his Democratic Senator
friends to vote for the ratification Of
the treaty? He tells us now that he
did it il order that he might the
better be able to defeat this issue
In other words, he was willing to
create imperialism in order that he
might have an opportunity to try to
destroy il. If this is not reckless
and criminal trif1ing with the des-
.tinies of a nation, what is it? So
much for that.
The treaty was ratified and at that
very moment it became the SUI
preme law Of this land, and the
President, under his solemn oath,
registered before God, was bound
70 enforce the mandates of that law.
Had he shirked his official duties,
he would have gone down into his-
tory as the greatest coward this
nation ever elevated to a. public
trust; had he refused to execute the
law, he would have been subject to
impeachment, and as a matter Of
fact, would have been impeached.
Now, then, operating under that
treaty, the President proceeded 10
suppress a rebellion in territory
over which the treaty gave him
jurisdiction. That rebellion has
now continued: for about a year
and a half and is still in progress,
being kept alive largely by the aid
and comfort which the Democratic
party is giving to the rebels. Why,
down there in the Philippines, in
| What might be called the back dis.
tricts, the people actually believe
/ that the election occurred last No.
lvember, and that Bryan was elected
land isnow fighting for sshis Office.
EIs it any wonder, then, that they
should cling like death to their re
bellion and the men who are lead
ling it7 For if. they should repu
diate rebellion and desert its leader
they believe that when Bryan over
comes his enemies in this country
4, he will send soldiers down there t.
help Aguinaldo's cause.
Nov. the proper time TO comba
this soca1led Imperialism, was whel
4 tie United States Senante. At tha
time Mr.. Bryan not only did no
combat it but gave it the support 9
himself and all influential friend
he could command; that an actua
rebellion is in progress, resulting il
| in the death Of many of our soldier
| and ten times as many of the Fill
! pinos, Mr.. Bryan is raising th:
question of imperialism and seekin
through blood and slaughter to un
do the very thing he helped to con
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