The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-06
AGUINALDO
And BRYAN
A SLOGAN
Which the Poor Deluded TilipinoS
Sound in Their Organ, the
independents"
BRYAN, "SONOF THEFILIPINOS"
Is the Title the Nebraska Nan As-
quires from the Rebels Of
the philippines.


In a letter to his father, DR.. Il. T.
Ford. Of this city, Major Clyde Ford, Of
the army surgical stan In the Phillip
pines, writes from Mabalaeat, 1uson,
p. l.. under date OF November ., as fol-
lows.
II enclose an article translated from
Ia Independence, the insurgent oal-
ciai organ. which was a proclamation
to the poor, deiuded Fiiipinos by the
demagogues leading their futile hopes
In this unhappy conflict.
rYou must remember this 10 a SER
ious article In the original Spanish, al
though 1t might be mistaken for a
clipping from the columns Of an avow-
ed funny paper at home. There were
three days Of feastlng TO celebrate the
event described in the proclamation,
which describes the jolllhcation party
Mr.. Bryan is supposed to have given In
honor Of his liberation Of the Philip
pines. This IS a serious matter out
here, you must remember, although you
may laugh at It at home. suspect the
people have gotten Dewey Day mix
cd up In some way, The paper was ta-
ken from a Filipino who was trying 10
pass our lines November 3, 1892"
The proclamation Major Ford mem
lions is from la Independence" Of
October Is. 1889, and Is as follows:
THE MORNING ArERTING-AGuTNAI,-
DO AND BRYAN GREAT PRSPARA-
TIoNS-TWo PEOPLE WHO ARE
FRIENDS.
A message Of gratitude e the iil9strio lou,
Democrats Of the United States, true rep
reBentatiVes OF the institution founded on
liberty proclaimed by great men OF tRe
| North American Republic, in the meeting
that will DO celebrated to-m0troW IN tne
capital OF the nation. initiated by the
sons OF that grand liberal associauon tnat
very well the sentiments OF the people ana
| the desires Of the government this meet
ing In the presidential palace for to-mor-
row was organized:
The progress OF this great reunion Is as
follows: M, -,
with the singing OF the national hymn, al
| forwards speeches abiding TO the occasion
| will DO made by nOt0bles Of the govern
ment and Of the army. In the aiternooh;
occur bands Of music Will parade the
streets Of the town. the ptblic edlhcea VIII
be decorated and private houses illuminate
ed and draped.
ing on for the past few days are certainly
worthy OF the lllustriouB head OF the anti
/ lmparialIatic party. American by birth. he
| has been educated In and practiced the
teachings OF the greatest Presidents OF
the United States, and for that reason,
cannot consent that ambition Tor power
shall send TO useless ard sanetul sacrifice
the sons OF free America; and, for that
reason, has sympathiEed with President
AGuinRido, whom he recently proclaimed
the hero OF this century follower OF the
teachings which have tmmortallzed Wash
| ingtOn, Monroe and Jefferson. The his
tory OF the Philippines ought to write IN
| its pagea Of old the name Of this great
American, crusader for Justice; for that
IDEAL justice. q which ,; Zoi1 spoke IN nus
In the struggle which we sustained with
| the old sovereignty, the word OF treeqom
was Rial, and the arm which put the idea
| into execution was AgulnRldo.
In the present time. Bryan replaces the
great martyrs. Sublime lessons for the
very enemies which they meet with among
their own brothers, who are lighting the
| injustice which they are coming TO COM
mlt upon weak people.
In what grade OF iuStiee-f there be
grades OF justice-has our cause. when It
! tln0S champions not AIuOuB AogelBHukps
but among the very sons OF the great re-
There should be pictured then. in FIJI.
I iplno history, with the same glory Rital
bryan and Agulnnldo, the glorious trinity
OF our political redemption, and for q Tor
elgner who has AnglO-SaNOn blood In his
veins. to defend our cause, we ought TO
| look upon the second. with the same Ten-
Grafton with which we regard our great
est martyrs and heroes.
BRYAN, American 6y blood. by ideas, and
| illustrious son Of the Flliplnol.
Bryan r. the clasp that links and unl-
| fies two friendly peoples torn by the same
dlBsansionH, and deserving Of the applause
OF the world. The American people are
! not hostile to the Fillpinos. The people
have all the time been the victims Of the
| President OF the republic has said, Is not
one OF a people against people, but OF a
party agalnss a nation. n, weak In force,
| q giant In heroic courage and sublime sac
rfdcA. A thousand times there has been
shown this friendship that united the
American people with the Filipinos In
einbs, assemblies, associations and meet
lnRs. consequently this manifestation
which the people are 10 make .f-morrow
| in honor Of Bryan and the party directed
/ by him. representatives Of the good sons
OF the Union, g bit Of gratitude and
/ duty Of friendship.
God grant that IN no distant time We
may see fulfilled the aspirations OF the two
\ friendly peoples,
Meanwhile. let the oTganizing committee
receive our message 81 cORgfainlation for
| the Filipino people. on whose coat OF arms
/ appears the gratitude to all who, yeEter-
day or to-day, have interested themselves
/ in our cause.