Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-29
NEAR TO TREASON.
Plain Talk About Bryan's Encour-
IueUt of FiIiDiuos,

Plain Talk About Bryan's Encour-
neut of FHipinos.
The New York Sun, whose able polit-
cal editorials are a feature of this presi-
dental campaign, in recent issue said:
Among the ten thousand words OF Mr.
Bryan's painfully wrought essay on the
theme that "repubiics can have no sub
jects,n the only ale deserving of serious
consideration:
q elected shall convene Congress In extra
Ordinary se--i soon As | am inaugrated
ana Tecommend ah immediate declaration OF the
nations purpose, first, To establish stable
form ot governthun t In the Philippine Islands,
ia It as We axe now tattblishing u stable form of
government In thr Island of Cuba; second, to
give iu'it leudchce to The ri ipinos, just AS we
have prumI-,d la give Independence to the
tubaus; third, 10 protect the Filipinos from
outside interference while they WORK out their
dtstiuy just as We have pr"tected the republics
OF tculIal and SOU Ia Ametica, and are, 10y the
monroe uoctrine, pledged TO protect Cuba.
This is definite enough as a statement
of intentions and pledge ofaction in case
Mr. Bryan is elected president He Will
convene Congress IN extraordinary session,
and USE all the power that president can
exert to induce Cong ess TO withdraw the
Tag of the IL tea States from the Philip
pine Islands.
" hen ''r Bryan pronounced these
words, did it occur to him That lie might
be giving at tnat very moment the signal
tor the death of hundreds or thousands
OF our soldiers in the Philippines? The
United States government is engaged in
stamping out the enbe of rebellion in
Luzon, and our men there are doing their
DUTY under the flag
The insurrection in Luzon has found its
mainstay in the encouragement to con
timed resi- tauc+ which the utterances of
certain America, citizens here at home
h.,t. ..ffN aI 10. -. I.,, To-.
Aguinaldo's sympa' hizers have been
persons without Official responsibility,
but the utterances Of even these irrespon-
siples and ilghtweighta have served, as
Gen. La~Ion testified just before his on II
death, to speed the bullets that have sent
our officers and privates to the grave.
And now the man who will be president
OF the United States if the democracy
wins this election, sends to the insurgents
his message of hope and stimulus
keep up your fight" he says to Agui-
naldo's Tagals. keep on shooting down
the men no wear the United States uni
form. Ii am elected you VIII have won."
In the maze of his theoretical srgu-
mentation and in the confusion of his
rhetorical detail, did William J. Bryan
really unde stand how near he was to trea-
son? Did he foresee the one direct, prac-
teal, murderous effect OF his promise to
the rebels, in arms against the United
States Government and flag?
The Washington Times attacked the
Suns editorial declaring the conclusions
to be preposterous. If it is fair deduc-
tom says the Times, .'the administra-
ton is with equal logic chargeable with
treason in the introduction of our armies
into Luzon and the cause which has re-
suited in the killing and numbering of so
many of our soldiers, including the brave
General Lawton." To which the Sun
few days later replied
The mention here of Gen. Lawton's
name makes it exceedingly pertinent to
print again that heroic officers own testi-
mony as to the reasonable and murder
breeding expressions of sympathy and