The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-13

sion, and Informed the President that
ne could destroy the town, but advised
mat troops be sent to take possession
or the city. This was done, and after a
snort siege the work was done. Some
OF our troops were killed. They were
buried there and are now sleeping un-
DER the Stars and Stripes, which will
continue to cover them as long MS the
republican party Is In power.
me war was ended by Spain suing
lot peace. and We sent n commission to
Paris to agree upon 4 treaty.
Now 1t is rule OF International law
that the conquerer has a right 10 de-
mand nn indemnity from the CONQUER
ed. This rule was observed by us,
spain offered ua Cubs, but we had pro-
missed Cuba her freedom and therefore
refused to take from the Cubans that
Tor which we engaged in n war to secure
Tor them-thelr freedom. Then the is
iand was offered to us. We agreed to
take this on account. but they We're
not In value to satisfy our claims for
Indemnity. Then the Philippine islands
We're mentioned. .sF5!5s
sWe learned that Spain had been
carrying on warfare there that was
as inhuman and relentless MS that she
had made upon Cuba. We thought It
our duty to free these people, also. and
agreed to take them MS part OF our
indemnity. But Spain set up the claim
that inasmuch as she had to spend
s20,0Oo,oo0 In fortifying md otherwise
Improving these islands, she should be
reimbursed In m amount that would
cover the amount Of her expenditures
there. After some deliberatlon, we
agreed to this.
H'rha fron t,, .rbtoh ,,ndo ,Sto.
this agreement was reached, was sent
to the President for his approval, and
was In turn sent to Congress, where II
was found that the Republicans lack
ed seventeen votes Of having enough
to give 1t the required two-thirds votes
10 ratify It. At this time W. ]. Bryan
came to our aid, and by his personal
Influence which was welded In behalf
OF the treaty. 1t was ratified by the sem
ate. l.g II
"only recently the commission.
which was sent to these Islands to es
tabllsh q government, reported that the
.insurrectlon was about crushed. But
oil at once 1t broke out anew. And the
cause OF 1t was the declaration OF Bryan
and his party that were they to be
elected, the flag would be hauled down
and the Tagalos and the other bands
allowed to hunt, fish and fight for
themselves.
II Mckinley Is reelected the insur-
rection will collapse Just as the Con-
federacy collapsed after We endorsed
Abraham Lincoln.
THE work We are doing there Will
soon have Its results. The report OF
the governors recently received stated
that great demand was being made
IN than for aohool hNuqpu and that
night schools were being established
wherever possible and the natives were
proving apt pupis.s Thus their first
free schools were given them.
Every working man and In fact ev-
cry man is Interested In our retention
OF these Islands. Why? Because under
Republican rule the products Of this
country have reached n quantity In ex-
cess Of our demand for them. To these
people We must turn for markets. 9th
er countries recognize their Importance
as a commercial basis and would like
to gain possession of them. Suppose
we were to haul down the flag. as the
Democrats would have us do, other
persons would take possession OF the Is
lands. Germany, France. Russia and
England are making every effort TO Sc
cure the trade OF these Islands. They
are also trying 10 secure coHtrol VI tHe
trade Of Japan and China. and 1t Is
necessary that the Philippines be re-
tained In order that our commercial re-
lntions with these countries may be
protected. When our interests In
China were threatened. We had troops
In the Philippines ready to be sent into
China In time to lead the entrance into
Pekin. Thus the Importance Of the Is
lands have again been made apparent.
AS long as the flag is floating over these
islands no nation will deny our position
in the markets OF other countries"