Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-08-30
DENLY TURNS AGAINST BRYAN
The Former Minister to China Writes n
Letter on Main Issue Of the Campaign of
1900.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26. - Hon. Charles
Dehby OF Indiana. ex-United States min
lister to China, and member of the first
commission to the Philippines, lifelong
democrat, has written letter urging the
reelection of Mckinley. 1t is entitled
"Bryan's Attitude Towards the Philip-
pines and is made public by the republi
can national committee. The letter in
part is as follows:
"ln his speech of April II, 1900, in the
senate, Senator George Hoar said that he
could not forget that Mr.. Bryan, unless
he is much misrepresented, used all his
power and influence with those of his
friends who are ready to listen to his coun-
sells, to secure the ratification of the
treaty. meaning Paris treaty. There were
II democratic senators who voted for the
ratification. A two-thirds majority was
necessary. The treaty was ratified by
one vote. Mr.. Bryan has squarely as
sumed the responsibility of the rati6ca-
ton. We had taken Manila on August
I3, 1898. In December 1898, Spain had
made a treaty ceding the islands to us.
We had occupied them until February s,
1899. On that day Aguinaldo made war
On us, our soldiers had to fight for their
lives. The treaty was ratified February
7, 1890. Mr.. Bryan advised his friends
in the senate to vote to ratify the treaty
after the battle of February had been
fought. He knew that war had begun.
He might have foreseen what compli-
cations might possibly occur out
of the existing conditions. Then was
the time to have talked about the
consent of the governed and not
now, when every speech he makes adds
10 to the roll of our dead and 100 to
the Filipino dead.
"This puts Mr.. Bryan in the attitude of
desiring independence for the Filipinos
very ardently. Why should he become
so suddenly imbued with antagonisln to
the democratic principle of expansion as
eXemphhed by all statesmen from Jeffer-
son TO Vorhees? If he could stand the
annexation of Hawai-, why balk at the ac-
QUESTION of the Philippines? Mr.. Bry-
ans own explanation is as follows: 4
believe that we are now in better posi-
ton to wage a successful contest against
Imperialism than we would haye been
had the treaty been rejected. Here, then
we have the real reason for this strange
parody of Jekyll and Hyde. He wanted
to create the bogy of imperialism in Or
der that he might fight and overcome the
monster. If Mr.. Bryan had opposed the
ratification of the treaty the Filipinos
would have gone their way either into
the arms of Spain or of Germany or into
discordant, warning and petty states. AT
all events we would have done with them.
This would not have suited at all, be-
cause Mr.. Bryan wanted to wage sue
cessful war against Imperialism. And so
imperialism was born and its actual
father is w. J. Bryan. He is endeavorng
to destroy his own child. Let it be re-
membered that this extraordinary dread
of imperialistic rule comes from gen
tleman who has accepted the nomination
of the fusion poulists, or peoples party.
The populist platform demands that the
country should own and operate the rail-
roads in the interest of the people Is
not that imperialism"