The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-07-26
) DEMAGoGY EXPOSED.

Extract from q recent interview with
,anator Davis of Minnesota:
"The assertion Of Mr.. Bryan that
tho right of the Filipinos to be treated
The same as the United States chose to
lreat Cuba existed before the war or
syists at all is simply ridiculous.
Neither the Cubans nor the Filipinos
had any rights or claims whatever up
N the United States, and the assertion
that such rights existed is not compat-
ible with the character OF a candidate
FOR president. The right OF the Gu
hans or the Filipinos to any particular
kind of government was never a sub
ject of negotiation between the United
States and Spain.
"Spain coded the occupation of Cuba
10 the United States, and the United
states assumed the obligation of that
occupancy In accordance with the res
olution of congress-. Spain coded the
sovereignty of the Philippines to the
United States In the treaty of Paris,
and Mr.. Bryan's influence secured its
ratification.
Spain by the first article of the
treaty of Paris relinQuished all claim
Of sovereignty over Cuba, without a.
monetary consideration, and the Unit
ed States undertook to occupy Cuba,
temporarily, In pursuance of the reso-
lntion of congress, and to discharge
the International obligations Of the ISL
and in the protection Of life and prop
erty during such occupancy.
by the second article OF the treaty
Puerto Rico and the Island of Guam
were Internationally coded to the
United States without monetary con-
sideration.
THE third article of the treaty de-
clares that Spain cedes to the United
States the archipelago known as the
Philippine Islands. and compromising
the islands lying within the following
lines naming the boundaries. The
United States will pay to Spain the
sum of $4,000, 900 within three months
after the exchange of the ratihcations
Of the present treaty
IF Mr. Bryan was 10 favor of ex'
tending the Monroe doctrine to the
East Indies and setting up govern
ments which the United States would
be bound to protect, why did he not
advocate an amendment to the treaty
to the effect? The United States at
the time the treaty was ratified held
military possession Of the harbor and
city of Manila. Why did he not stip-
ulate for temporary occupancy as In
the case of Cuba? Why did he advocate
the payment of s20.000,000 for the
Philippines If he did not intend that
the United States should have an in
terest in the islands or I'm the public
property named In the treaty such as
lands, buildings, wharves, barracks,
ports, structures, public highways add
other property, all of which was
bought with the 100000 How
could Mr.. Bryan consent to the pur-
chase of those islands and the assump-
ton Of responsibility for the mainte-
nance of law and order, and the pro-
lection of life and property therein, II
he intended to ignore the purchase and
the obligations assumed by the Unit
ed States Hereunder, and IL he intend
ed to have this government make Ag-
uinaldo dictator and maintain him
against all the world?
The disregard of the obligations
assumed by the treaty and the squan-
dering of $40 ,000, 900. which Mr.. Bryan
now advocates. will not exonerate him
from his advocacy OF the treaty, which
he now so fiippantly repudiates.
A plain explanation from Mr.. Bry-
an why he advocated the ratification of
the treaty which involved vast ex-
Of blood and treasure and
bow advocates surrendering any OF
these islands without consideration is
In order"