The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-29
A SOLDIER BOY
In the Philippines Severely criticises
Those at Home Who Aid, and Abet
Aguinaldo and the Reyolutionists.

In the Philippines Severely Criticises
Those at Home Who Aid, and Abet
Aguinaldo and the Revolutionists.
A Wheeling young man. who served
In one OF the local companies In the
Spanish-American war. has Just re.
celved a letter from a former, eomrade
who Is now wearing the blue in the Phil
lppines. In which he severely 3crlticlses
those at home who are aiding and abet-
ting the rebels. He predicts that Aguin-
aldo will surrender when the news
Of the Republican triumph In the late
election becomes generally known. The
letter follows:
MANILA, P. T.. Oct. 13.-The political
situation on these Islands at present Is,
of surety, THE question. The ma
tives are head over ears in it, both
local and In the presidential election in
the United States. Nine hundred ard
ninety-nine out Of thousand natives
are praying for the election OF Bryan.
I say this for a fact, and I am not
afraid Of any one disputing 1t. The
reasons for this Is plain. The so-called
"anti-imperialist" society OF George S.
Boutwell, and its traitorous members are
"the reason" To man who is giving
his time and willing to give his life for
his country. the utterances OF these peo-
pie seem to call for very vigorous ac-
ton on the part Of the authorities.
I have taken notice OF one person In
particular, Dr.(?) Leverson. Does he
honestly believe himself loyal citizen
of the United States OF America? II he
were to swear to 1t on stack of Bibles
as high us he and his ill1 wish to send
to the Flllpinos and Chinese, he would
not find q soldier in the Philippines to
believe him. 1t Is the earnest wish Of
every American In this Archipelago
that the doctor may be cured Of his
horrible nightmare" IL It will In any
wise prevent him from inditing any
more of those highly interesting and
most un-American letters. The doctor
! presume. is, or was, Ignorant of the
fact that the military authorities are
giving these people every chance posi-
Bile tc govern themselves, and that they
have utterly FAILED TO DO HALF
WAY RIGHT.
They have established local presl-
dentes and other officials. including a
police force. in every town or city gar
risoned by them. and given the people
4 civil government of their own, and
what Is the result? Seven Of every ten
officials SO established have done the
same as DR.. Leverson, turned traitors.
They use their authority to collect
money to carry on the insurrectIon, con-
duct recruiting offices for the insur-
rect0s, and in fact while smiling In our
faces they "bolo" US as soon as we turn
our back. And he wants them to try
enc of our officers for piracy. II they
thought his advice much account, they
would have acted on this in the cases Of
Lieutenant Gilmore and Captain Rob-
erts. He says. the eternal infamy Of
1t for my country, whose people are pre-
pairing a state Of slavery for another"
The aged doctor Is labor!ng under de-
fusion. The most charitable view, we
in the Philippines can take Of him Is. he
gets things backwards. Black Is white
with him. State OF slavery" Does
lie know that even now, when military
operations are In no wise stopped, the
native here earns from 100 to zoo per
cent more than he ever did in his life?
Is this slavery? But let the poor old
simpleton howl II 1t eases his night
mare. He 10 where he Can indulge in 4
nice quiet one. If he were ncrc, he
wouldn't have any, he would probably
sit up all night and watch for a niger
with a bolo, which Is, we have no doubt,
much more pleasant than having night
mares at home in bed.
think (and so do most Of us) that
inside OF week or ten days after au-
thentic information of McKinley's re-
election has been spread over the is
take place. Everything seems to point
to It. The natives know they can never
hold out four years, and their only
chance Is In the event OF Bryan being
elected he will endeavor to give them
independence. Bryan pictures would
help to accumulate large campaign
fund for the Democrats II they could
take advantage OF it. But before this
reaches you the election will be over
and Aggie will be on his way to meet
General Macarthur or to somn more
healthy part Of the world. II this Is OF
any use you can use all but my name,
as you know soldiers cannot discuss
politics with the freedom of n civilian.
Idaho Has Good Increase.