Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-01
FRYE TO BRYAN.
All the latter's Weak Points
Piti|essly Exposed.
Shown to Be Stating FaIsehoods While
Knowing the Truth.
8yan's Utter Political Dishonesty and Unre.
liability Pictured Out.

Senator William p. Frye of Maine
has addressed an open aetter to Candi-
date Bryan. in whihc he says:
THE people of the United States
have a right to expect Presidential
candidate to meet the issues of the day
with frankness and candor. Above all
they desire that he shall not attempt 10
deceive them with false statements or
with assertions which by stating half
the facts and concealing the others
give them a false impression. Many of
them have not the time or opportunity
to learn from the public records the
details of the questions under discus
sion. and it is only just to them that
those who appeal for their support
should tell them the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth.
Il have followed with great care the
published accounts of your addresses
since the campaign began. and assum-
ing that you are quoted with reasona-
bic accuracy am forced 10 the belief
that you are doing yourself a great in
justice and creating the conviction
that you are not dealing as frankly
with the people as you have been ac-
customed to do in the past.
II assume. of course. that you your
self know the facts and all the facts
relating TO the subjects which YOU at
tempt 10 discuss. They are entirely ac-
ccssible and as you have devoted your
entire time TO matters of this charac-
ter since your entrance upon public
life 10 years ago. it is reasonable TO as
sumo that You are familiar with the
subjects which you discuss.
You have constantly criticised the
course Of the President in suppressing
the instruction in the Philippines, Yet
you know that the instruction had
been actually begun when the treaty
with Spain was ratified by Democratic
votes which were cast for it by your
advice. and that by that very act You
aided in placing this responsibility
upon his shoulders
You criticise the size Of the army.
Yet you know that conditions in the
Philippines We're critical and the lives
Of our troops there in great danger
when the temporary increase was
asked by the President: and you also
know that the act which was support
ed by Democrats and Republicans
alike is but temporary one. and itself
provides that the additions TO the force
shall terminate on July of next year.
You talk of buying the Filipinos
and Of extending government over new
territory without the consent of the
governed when you know that every
foot of territory west of the MISSISSIPPI
pi was acquired by your own party in
precisely the same way, and the peo-
pie temporarily governed by precisely
the same methods. and that the oppor-
tunities for local self government
which has been offered the Puerto Ri
cans are vastly better than We're given
the inhabitants of Louisiana territory.
Florida and the territory obtained
from Mexico.
You talk about governing people
without their consent, Yet you know
that your own party is governing mil
lions of people in the southern states
without permitting them the voice IN
their local or national government
which the constitution and laws guar
antee them: and when the matter IS
brought to your attention you have
not one word of condemnation for II.
but meet the issue with evasion worthy
only of the merest pettifogger.
You talk of trusts and charge the
Republican party with responsibility
for them: yet you know that during
your own term in Congress you did
nothing except introduce two bills
which you permitted to die in the pig
con holes of your own ways and means
committee. You also know that the
Republican party enacted the only an
thrust law ever passed by Congress
and that your own party in the last
session Of Congress defeated the only
remaining remedy, a constitutional
amendment. which was proposed and
urged by the Republicans, and which
required for its adoption a thirds
vote.
You complain of the existence Of
duty on articles passing between Puer-
TO Rico and the United States. amount
ing to i per cent. of the Dingley law
rates. when YOU know that the real
purpose of that was to declare the
right to regulate matters of this char
acter in regard to the Philippines and
SO protect our workingmen of the
I
Orient, and that every cent of the duty
thus collected in this country as we'll
as in Puerto Rico. goes to the benefit
of the suffering Puerto Ricans for
whom you profess so much sympathy.
You know also that this duty is but
temporary and that the present law
REQUIRES absolute free trade with the
island in less than II months from this
time.
You said at Milwaukee: Who says
that we can buy sovereignty over hu-
man beings? Yet you know that this
is just what the greatest leaders Of
your party did in the case of Louisiana
territory. Florida and the enormous
territory obtained from Mexico. and
what it tried to do in Cuba and the Ha-
waiian Islands: and you know when
YOU recommended the ratification of
the treaty with Spain that you We're
recommending this very action.
An Indianapolis. you complained
that a Republican President could
send a telegram of coincidence when a
king dies but when two republics ex-
pire no Republican shed tear refer
ring. of course. to the South African
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