The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13
MR.. BRYAN IS ARRA|GNEO.
MURAT HALsTEAD on THE Me-
BRAsKAN.s PROGRAMME.
Says His Protectorate Pretensfon
for the Philippines Is Insupport-
able by same Men-What Wouid
Follow Philippine Abandonment.

bored about two years IN getting up
paramount issue" for his second bat
-tfe" The powder used In the first bat
tie was mud, whether burnt or in cart
ridges He was very peremptory as well
as perfunctory In his adhesion to free
silver and free trade. for purposes OF
nomination. but prepared the foundation
for his change of base In the platform
and amplifed II In his acceptance ad-
dress. A part OF the utility of an original
paramount issue was that he might re-
spend readily 70 the pull OF Dick Cookers
string.
Col Jones, the manager. affrms con-
tinually that the issue of this campaign
is not silver Is to I. but imperialism
and there follows a mild observation for
the trusts" Evidently this does not cut
much ice" and ID. @. is the signal ~.
for auiet) about the silver trust. which
is to give down its cream this time In
siience--no more circulars as in 1896. call
ing for one months profit (see the New
York World, October 2. 1896 are to APP
pear on authority OF the British silver
trust TO help the stockholders OF the
trust" TO 100000 a year.
But Col. Jones will not say any word
except about that which is paramount"
and the man who cultivates the Bryan
literary garden is also a professor OF the
paramount, and he seems to have gone
back TO his first love In finance-the dear
old rag baby. and he plays with It in
harmless way.
Mr.. Bryan raised issues in his accept
ance speech that neither he nor his
party had any idea of exciting. We refer
to the Democratic platform on the para
mount Philippine issue. That is unmis-
takahiy Aguinaldo's demand that the Uni
ted States should recognize him as the
government of the Philippines and sur
render to him. agreeing In compensation
fnr. hfvrH ~, rnt prf i'm xNrit
the American army and navy from out
side interference. Aguinaldo talked freely
OF that protectorafe two years ago.
This "outside interference" can come
from two quarters First. the allied pow
ers of Europe; second. their Asiatic ally.
Japan.s
When the American flag goes down at
Manila II isn't matter OF conjecture but
of certainty that Germany, Russia. Eng
land, France and Japan will Immediately
occupy and possess the Philippines. There
viii be a race to pick up the rich islands
we have thrown away. No one win care
anything about what the natives may
think about It. The Aguinaldo distator-
ship win have no consideration, except,
perhaps. the dictator might move to pro-
cure some better protector than the Uni
ted States. and reduce his claims to the
territory inhabited by his own tribe.
MIR. Bryan's Programme.
Mr.. Bryan, in the affuence Of his ego
tism, has taken the American people into
his confidence and laid before them the
programme OF his policy in dealing with
the Philippine question when president.
He declares in terms studiously explicit.
and his speech and platform are IDENTICAL
with the exception of an addition Mr.
Bryan flung in at the last moment to sur
prise him friends and foes. and did So
The points are:
I. All extraordinary session Of congress-
@ A stable government--not American,
but native. and the Democratic party has
already cast its fortunes at the feet OF
Aguinaldo,
g. Philippine Independence.
T. American protectorate over the stable
and independent Filipino government.
There never has been anything so ex-
traordnary as this until this time, pre-
scented to the American people by a can
didate for the presidency. and the more
II Ii examined the greater the wonder
grows, that one head could have con-
tained so many impossibities. We no.
tice with regret that Mr.. Bryan IL not
attempting any further 70 elucldate this
thrilling theme. The first question people
ask is: What ia the need OF pro-
tectorate II a self-governing people have
n stable government and are independent?
II we are going 10 do anything there
g
20 get for n2 These are questions that
are unanswerable TO the public satisfac-
ton, and yet must he answered In some
way. Mr.. Bryan seemed 10 have n faint
understanding that little explanation.
not in the Democratic platform. was
needed; and IN his acrohatic way he
slammed in the Monroe doctrine " n Gen.
fury old. Central and South America lust
the same in the Philippines rs in Cuba,
perfectly parallel case,' and here he drew
the deadly parallel upon himself and
there never was a more fatal case OF g.
Mr.. Bryan's promised Philippine protect
orate against outside interference" I'M
der the Monroe doctrine is the most mon
strous conception ~ human statesman
ship The plain. Inevitable Interpretation
OF II Is. that we are to surrender the
Philippines 20 the imposisr. George
Washington Aguinaido, and having no
rights In the islands at all are then 20 pro-
tect the native despot and his rinESters
against all Corners. The FIRST snd fore
most OF them certain TO b. the great
powers OF Europe.
Everybody-the exception Mr.. Bryan
and his learned councillors, whose aoii-
,ade proves the rule-knew. az least until
the indianapolis revelation. that M It's
utmost expansion the vsnerated Monroe
doctrine included the American. hemi.
sphere-no less. no moro There is no
nSed fact in oar history clearer than that
An fnsupportsale rinp.
Mr. RrYans protectorate pretension ls
Irsupportable bv eanc men Hs and hls
private and conhdential envlronmeh;
know this ~ this time. and not one ~
them has as vet dared 20 answer any
question that goes 90 the bottom ~ their
paramount issue. They know this issue
Il vapor. and they are hidinF IN a.
Hut n - hot place. The fighting ground
elahorateiy prepared and upea which Mr
Bryan faIly equipped ss he supposed
bounded NJ IHdianaeils. was hollow. oulv
crust enough 20 support a little dust
The presidential candidate end MS b.
lerginrs, through their nWn appalling ig-
nbrancs Of heir own country. struck an
unsupported tender spot IN De soft which
yawned FOR them when the candidate aaid
he would maintain a PAiling,ius rrofec,-
crate under fh- Monroe dncfrines The
hole into which ne fell is che bottomless
Dit
Ills Indianapolis declaration "a euuiva-
lent - a rT~a4sla ms fse~ ~ ~nrtesa..