The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1900-10-05
senator stewart. Charge.

senator Stewards Charge.
The senator derlar es that the tech
meal difficulties in the way Of proving
his charge are so great that he does not
believe that Col. Bryan could be success
fully prosecuted in u trial court bur he
/ asserts the people OF the United States
should adjudge him guilty by applying
as a penalty part of the punishment
provided by the treason statute-that
| he shall "be incapable of holding any
Office under the United States.
II consider Mr., BRYAN as much an
enemy of his country as Aaron Burr or
Jefferson Davis, sald the senator today.
II public accuse him Of the violation
Of the following act
Section 3334, Revised Statutes of the
Z. S. Every person VINO incites, sets
on foot asslsts or engages Ill any re-
bnilon or insurrectiOn against the
authority OF the United States or the
laws thereof, or gives aid and comfort
thereto, shall be punished by imprison-
ment not more than ten years OF by
fine of not more than $1,000 or by both
of such punishmeutS; and shall more
over, be incapable of holding any office
} under the United States.
Is Ineiting Rebels.
, Il do not think That a charge of trea-
son against Nh Bryan could be estab-
lished technically under the terms OF the
} constitution Of the United States, But
it is IA fact hat Mr.. Brvan's speech and
The entire campaign program for the
} presidency have been a dlrvcy lncltement
to the continuance of the rebellion
against the sovereignty OF the United
: States in the Philippines.
i md
as Il measure against such persons as
. Valandingham and other copperheads,
= Nlo in lstj4. ruposed that the federal
Z government should compromise with The
Q southern rebels. Then, tls now, the
small success es of the Confederacy Were
: cited as reasons why the war for the
preservation Of the Gnlol should be
abandoned.
y In the same way the argument is
Y now presented by Mr., Bryan that the
war to establish order IN the Philippines
= is hopeless and should also be aban
:, doned don't think it is possible to in
- dict MI Bryan, as it is not necessary.
1t Is only necessary to defeat his am
e bition to become the PRESIDENT He says
e that if elected, he will call a special ses
sion Of congress to violate the provisions
/ of the treaty Of Paris. which could not
X have been confirmed III the senate with.
oCt his influence.
# Worse Than IyI ocrite.
e Bryan is worse than a hypocrite. Al
l. IA time when he knows that the Filipinos
are III open war, in pursuance of treach
n cry against the United States, he advo
J., Gates the confirmation of the treaty
n which gave to this country sovereignty
over the archipelago | agree entirely
~ with my respected friend, Senator Hoar
% of Massachusetts, in saying that this ac.
- ton of Bryan is entirely Inconsistent
~ with his present attitude.
ITO indict Mr.. Bryan, it would be il
e the first place necessary to secure al
< least two witnesses against him. The1
5 it would be necessary to show that hi
p otfense was committed in a county or il
state in such a manner as to lncite aiC
= for the rebellion in the Philippines. Be
le sides this, there are other technical diff
e culties that any attorney general or dis
l. trict attorney in the United States
would understand. But despite these
is technical obstacles of our legal machin
le cry, | do not hesitate to say that Mr.
T. Bryan is ethically guilty of treason
.s under the constitution"
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