The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-17

struggle for alleged liberty for 100000 TO
the Spanish tyrant. That was not exactly
ike George Washington. (Applause.1 That
was Ike Benedict Arnold. (Applause.] But
l 40 rot want to be unjust to Arnold. With
the money still in his pocket-the money or
the Spaniards-Aguinaldo came over 10 the
~tniippine Islands to fight with, or, rather.
behind our troops, against the Spaniards
VINO paid him. Benedict Arnold stayed
bought and Aguinaldo did not. tApplause.l
But he had not finished yet. Within two
months AFTER coming over under our nag ne
was trying to join with the Spanish army
against our troops. He changed sides four
times within twelve months. Once he
changed for money and once he changed
against the side that had paid him the
money. His career is a career OF infamy.
And any man who would propose TO turn
over any islands, any population on the
earth to be ruled by a man like Aguinaldo
is guilty OF a crime against humanity and
civilization" [Applause.1
"A year ago last February the insurgent
troops prepared 10 attack Manila. Manila
had been surrendered to our army on the
specific pledge that we will keep its people,
it's property and it's churches unframed and
unchanged by the rebel Filipinos. We
could not have given UP without breaking
our plighted word. Mr.. Bryan does not
care for pighted words. He cares as little
for the plighted -oyd given 10 the Span
iards when we took Manila as to our
plighted words to our creditors to pay them
In full. IApplause.l l use strong language
because | mean II. The Filipino army pre-
pared TO attack Manila and one of Aguin-
aldo's Cabinet, SANDING, issued a proclama-
ZION which was posted up all over. even In
the city, and In that proclamation, which is
given in full in the recent report of the sec
rotary of war, he calls for an uprising Of
the Filipinos and stated expressly that ev-
cry foreigner, every American, every man.
woman and child not a Filipino. for he
used the expression all foreigners who are
not members OF Filipino families should be
put to death.
CRUELTY OF THE TAGALS.
THAT was what Aguinaldo and his Tagals
were fighting for when they tried to take
Manila, and those are the men whom Mr..
Bryan and every other hacker of the Kan
sas City platform has given aid and en-
co~uragement. How nave these Filipinos
carried on the war? They have taken pris-
oners some of our people. Some of them
have escaped; some of them have been put
TO death, some ave been tortured TO death.
Three soldiers OF a Philippine regiment
whom Colonel Guild. my companion, who
was a staff officer of FItzhugh Lee In the
march by on their way to the Philippines.
These three Massachusetts soldiers were
captured and burned at the stake. Now
that is what they do to our people-these
Filipino bandits. who Bryan is abetting and
encouraging to shoot at our men. That is
their attitude toward us. Now what Is
their attitude toward the other Filipinos?
Turn to the report cabled over by our COM
mission signed by Judge Taft, of Ohio. You
know him and know that he is incapable OF
coiorfng in the slightest degree any state
ment made by that gallant ex-Confederate,
a Democrat. General Luke Wright. of
Tennessee. That report stated that the
Filipino insurgents terrify the friendly ma
tlves, that they descend upon them and not
merely plumber and murder them, but lake
them prisoners, pull out their tongues and
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