Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-26

| TO IDe oOuJu AITlCdH war.
| Bryan's captious insinustions at the
administration, call to mind the atti.
tude of another great rgtional con
vention at Chicago-I don't mean tn.
one that committed the great folly OF
adopting the 16 to 1 craze, but the one
that resolved that the war waged on
part of the supporters Of the Union
was failure, at time when the loyal
states and the loyal people were ex-
erting their utmost in the throes of an
awful war to save our free institutions
and the great American republic from
dishonor and overthrow by the very
same men, who today, are sure to give
their electoral votes for the candidate
who is so afraid that the liberties OF
the Philippines, Cubans and Porto
Ricans will be overthrown by the pre-
sent administration. What has he tn
fear from this administration, when it.,
| by our might and magnanimity, eman-
| cpated 10,000,000 of oppressed people
OF both the Indies and put them in line
soon to becoming co-workcrs with us
in the march OF civilization?
Bryans arraignment, that our posi-
| ton does not differ from that of Eng
land in the Revolutionary struggle,
| and that our conduct towards the Phil
| ippines is comparable to the tyranny
and wrongs inflicted on the colonies by
| the English, is infamous. Bryan's
theory would allow every squatter
! ,bo hull Al re oil
! to set up a government for himself and
! his neighbcrs. Somebody must be
| trusted. The United States is the legit-
| innate trustee.
Did Jefferson know what he was
about when he purchased the title OF
1 France to the western half and upper
rart of the Mississippi valley? Did he
know that the only title France had
to this vast territory was that acquir-
ed rs discovery and occupancy, except
u thai small part ceded to it by Spain?
And that France held it all only by
force? Bryan's Nebraska homestead
came through that channel and he ap
pears to think that the title is good
eRough for him and his family. Did
Jefferson forget the immortal Declar-
alton of Independence when he group
ed all the inhabitants of his newly ac-
quired territory under the laws of con
gress made expressly for them with
out their consent, taxation without
representation thrown in?
The government that does not by its
| eti 10 10 hn io1
Of its people and foster the enterprises
of production and trade by its greatest
care and solicitude, must take a rear
place in the progressive enterprises OF
the age.
Bryan knew that by agreement be-
tween the United States and Spain all
war-like enterprise should cease until
the time for ratification of the treaty
elapsed; that the Aguinaldo insurrec-
tion made an attack on our troops at
Manila before that time expired and
when our hands were tied by the arm
istice; that self-preservation demand
ed adequate, immediate and successful
resistance; and when our rights un-
der the treaty became fixed by its rat
ification, it would not only have been
cowardly on our part but unjust to our
people, who paid the stipulated price
and assumed the consequent obliga-
tions, to strike our colors and back
down under fire. WHAT A COM
MANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARM
les AND NAVIES OF THE UNITED
STATES SUCH A MAN WOULD
MAKE!
His talk about the Declaration of In
dependence is right enough when he
means business by it, and Bryan would
have the people so think, but the mere
announcement of its principles
amounts to nothing when the practical
effect is denied. To remove doubts as
to his real devotion to it's principles,
will he please declare that they ought
to apply and be effective, here at home,
who has the constitutional right to
vote, as we'll as to the far off Philip
pines? Such declaration on his part
would have a salutary effect upon the
great Democratic party and would
greatly tend to strengthen our system
of free government. A volunteer COL
onel of the war against Spanish des-
potlsm ought to be valorous enough
for this. How is it? Shall taxation
and representation go together in
North Carolina? Kentucky might also
let the Declaration have turn in the
Blue Grass State, greatly to the honor
Of our people.
There is much more oratory than
practical sense in his proposed plan to
abandon the Philippine islands to the
Taglog insurrection and slop the
Monroe doctrine over the East India
archipelago. The Monroe doctrine
never had any application to any other
than the republics of the American
continent, and an attempt to carry Its
principles to the Eastern continent
would involve us in most dangerous
complications.
To me it appears to be very small
business to call congress together in
extra session to inform these insur-
gents what we win do for them. Then
suppose Alaska kicked up rumpus
Why, Bryan would call congress in ex-