Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29
SEN. STEWART,
OF NEVADA
Declares Duty Ccmpells Him to
Work and Vote for Re-
publican Ticket
BRYAA'S GHOSTS AND HOBGOBlIRS
An Earnest Supporter Of Silver
Declines to be Lead
Into Treason.
BRyANS GHOSTS AND HOBCOBlINS

Republican headquarters today and
said he had decided To vote for Presi-
dent Mckinley. He made II state
ment in part as follows:
"The United States went to war
with Spain, strongly urged onby the
Democratic party. The popularity
OF the war was such that Mr.. Bryan
joined the army. The war was sue
cessiul, treaty OF peace was entered
into whereby the United States
agreed to pay S2O,OOO,OOO and eccept
the sovereignty and public property
OF Spain in the Philippine archipelago.
There was opposition to the ratitica-
tion OF the treaty. Mr.. Bryan came
to Washington and persuaded his
Democratic friends to vote for the
treaty, and 1t was through his inilu-
ence that the treaty was finally rati-
fed. IL then became the duty Of the
United States to maintain law and
order and protect the lives and prop
erty OF all residents in the islands,
whether native or foreign born. The
United States at the time OF the rati-
fcation of the treaty held military
possession Of Manila andimmediately
after such ratification assumed the
sovereignty of the islands. The peo-
pie oi the United States, particularly
OF the Pacific coast, became entitled
to the vast commerce Of the Pacific
ocean, OF which the Philippines fur
nish the key.
"One Aguinaldo had raised rebel
lion in LuzOn against Spain before
the commencement OF the Spanish
war with the United States. This
adventurer had sold out or settled
his rebellion with Spain for $4,000
before Dewey set sail for Manila, and
rs part oi the bargain with Spain
Aguinaldo agreed to leave the Islands
and never return.
dewey took the willy AgulnaldO
back to the Islands, supposing, a. n
matter of course, that Agninal1o
would be an enemy OF Spain and n
friend OF the United States. In this
Admiral Dewey was mistaken. Agu-
inaldo, as soon as he landed on his
native soil, organized n rebellion
against the United States, which
would have been OF little consequence
| II he had not beon able to obtain
comfort and uid in this country. An
organization was formed In the
United States called the anti.imperi-
alist league, which has for the last
two years cU-operated with Agul-
naldo's Tagal junta, with headquar-
ters at Hong Kong, to supply liter
ature and materials OF war for
AguinaldO. President Mckinley had
no authority to buy out Agulnaldo's
rebellion against the United States,
but was bound by the treaty (which
was the supreme law OF the land to
maintain law and order and protect
life and property in the islands. II
required large army and the ex-
penditure of hundreds OF millions OF
dollars to put down Aguinaldo's
rebellion.
"The assistance and the encourage.
ment he received from the anti-im.
perialist league and the enemies oi
the United States, both at home and
abroad, made his barbarous and
irregular war bloody and expensive.
Congress, however, made all neces.
sary appropriations, providing for
the men and money to maintain the
authority Of the United States in the
Philippines. The so-called anti-im.
perialists declared that the policy pur.
sued by the government to put down
the rebellion and maintain law and
order in all territories OF the United
States, without regard 10 the time
when such territories were acquired
as imperialism, and that any use OF
the army to maintain law aud order
however necessary, was 'militarlsm,
and that giving aid and comfort to
rebels In arms against the United
States was maintaining the princi
pies OF the Declaration OF Independ
eDce.'
"Mr Bryan's unparalleled cam
paign for the principles Of the Chicago
platform and his lnsistcnce upon the
adoption OF that platform at Kansas
City induced the people to suppose
that the campaign OF 1900 would be
conducted on the Issues OF 1896. In
this il seems they were mistaken"
Mr.. Stewart then quotes Mr.. Bry