The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-20
FALSE ISSUES AND |SMS
COMPOUNDED BY FACTS.
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Mr.. Bryan propose7 "a voice: What Is
right What IS right according to his
Judgment. that is true. n elected saws
Mr.. Bryan-tt is not necessary as a mat
ter Of fact, Mr.. Bryan, for you 70 specu.
late upon what you would do II elected
ilaughfer) for you VIII not be- Laugh
teri IL elected ! shall convene congress
In extraordinary session as soon. as 1 am
inaugurated. and recommend an irnrne-
date declaration OF the nations purpose:
rrst. to establish a stable form OF gov
eminent in the. Philippine islands That
Is what President Mckinley Is doing
without converting congress. daughter,
Second. 20 give independence 10 the FIJI
ipinos Lets see whether there Is any
sense IN that. Mr.. Bryan and his party
claim. Mr.. Chairman, that the constitution
extends TO the Philippine islands; they
claim That the constitution l@fisdiateiy
upon ratification OF the treaty. extended
n fun force and power to the Philippines.
II that he so. then ask any lawyer In
this audience or elsewhere. where in the
constitution do you find any warrant ex-
pressed or implied. for cedinx away the
philippine archipelago. You can 70 more.
under their own contention. cede away the
philippines than cede away Washinxtcn
or Indiana or Nebraska. And sometimes
have been willing 10 waive the coastitu-
ton and even cede away <ebra aka tsp-
piauze,l No. MIR. Bryan. you propose fra-
possible things upon your own conStrue-
ton OF constitutional power. Then he
proposes to establish a prutectorafe. Well
now. what II q protectorate7 Il II a
good thing OF bad thtngg where r. the
constitutional power 20 establish a pro-
tertorate in the Philippine sslandsf I
don't know where u T.. and haze heard
no Democrat suggest where the power re-
sides. Where + the consent Of the Filipi-
nos for the esta biishment OF your pre-
ts-ctOrate7 Go back 20 the constitution or
the priacipi-s 81 to. Declaration Of IN
dependence TO which Thomas JEFF
ferson gave such forcefui utterancs Ynur
Froieet9rafs - an imposition upon
The rights % The Filipino peogie. You
can no more ifnlsyse upon lhs.n n pro-
tectorate without their consent than sou
can govern them Without their consent.
Wei. they lax about rnilltsrisrn a..
II mlHtaFt@tn wAS menace fa she sA-
curitY ~ The republic by ths estahsfsh-
uaent ~ a rrulectnrate n the Fhaip-
fanes after yaa have surrendered the
Sovereignty az fhe rnlse8 stnfes you
have not rendered uunecaRKary the rn.
temfior ~ an array and 2 navy You
must have Al srmY and q navy ~ pro
tect The fatk ~ danger ~ ihe reptaHile
because % ultnNrs&m Is nuan q Har ais
q great many ~ the Isle statements ant
anf0mBdFA statements that ARE r,A4s.
The army ~ m. 1fnifes ats.s IL not
menace 20 the government u never
has Hwsu a raarANe 20 the g0y ermmaf
There was a time. gspasi bly,. shsn the aFsny
might havv been used " sabTerf the
republic. bar u eoaia not have Nssen assd
- even ;hf1> Wien fhs nnagni Herrt
army u @ FnATehsd aaNn PENN
t8i . Giant ~ shestaan. 81 shrf4aaa
either vita ne nn.ntaegg tt3a - hS~ sraaf
associates had undertaken 70 have ~
~ 2 aicls'orsalp there na.Fat poesiaiY
dreamed - g thsn u wer~ In fsrs as
irnf~sss inttitv fhan oar greet leaders
sere lota3 70 fsetE feV'aiie ana even
r yea rgs,A pessiAlr eearefve ay ans
stretch Or The irrasiuafaan s4r a mnrnrns
THAT fbes Rad been G3sioHal tAs
great loyal heart - fAe AHlerraa