The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-10
His Programme.


The Democratic candidate for the
presidency IL unwise in permitting him.
Felf to be smoked out. He has an
nounced his programme In the Philip
pines In case he should be elected. Once
before. in the matter OF dealing with
the trusts. he fell into this same blan-
der. He told the people what he
thought ought to be done; and later he
rad the pleasure Of seeing his party
vote soIidly against the measure that
he had recommended in his haste. His
Philippine programme II even deadlier.
The last thing which Z visionary and
doctrinaire like Mr. Bryan should ever
dc ID TO venture upon the ground Of
solid fact
First OF all. Mr.. Bryan confesses that.
rs president, he could do just nothing
1T all but call congress together ard
make sundry recommendation which It
might adopt or reject at its pleasure.
This IL his plan; programme OF sug-
gestions to congress. And he is right
That In all that any executive could do.
The determinations Of peace and war.
the government OF new territory, al
these matters rest with congress. and
with Il alone. The president has no OPP
fion. He must execute its decisions.
Fut what. then. becomes OF Democratic
denunciation OF Mr. Mckinley? Where
In is he tyrant. usurper. robber and
assassin?
What. now, are the recommendation
that he would make to the representa-
tves Of the people? First. the estab-
iishment OF stable form OF govern
ment In the Philippine islands. That
carries with II an Endorsement OF all
that the administration is doing there.
1t has sought and Is seeking nothing but
&c establish a stable government. That
will be work of years. We can draw
no parallel with Cuba. The people OF
that island are fairly homogeneous The
Philippines contain scores of tribes. OF
all degrees of savagery. bitterly hostile
IL one. another. not speaking or even
understanding the same tongue.
The only stable government possible
there at the present time Is govern
ment by the United States. At FIRST It
must be a government under military
law. After that viii come the predomi-
rance OF civii authorities. Years upon
years must pass before this people are
educated into the bare possibility Of
erecting for themselves a free govern
| ment that would be stable II left 10
stand alone. Mr.. Bryan talks fiippantly
~ establishing a stable government"
as n enc had but 20 wave a wand aud
| mutter some magic words and the thing
would be done. In fact. ~ Involves the
education OF millions. the welding Of
distinct and warning races into a ma
tionsiity. the creation OF character.
Governments and the power to sustain
them do not spring up in night like
| Jouah's gourd. That ia a mistake Of
which Mr.. Bryan and hts like are con-
rtaniiy guilty.
After he had established q stable
government exactly as the admlnis,ra-
ton Is doing fer there Is no other way,
Mfr. Bryan would give Independence
&C the FSlipinos" No Doubt we win DO
the same, First. there VIII have 70 Be
a nation. harmoniops and Intelligent:
! people. 20 accept the gist. Remember
once more that the word "Fniplnos"
msens now exactly what indians"
meant In the early history Of this conn-
Try. Any one who thought 20 make
a pRcs with the aborlgines Of this con-
tlnent BY dealing with the sioux oniy
would have discovered his mistake
when he lost his scalp. when the Fsli-
/ p.nos are ready for independents ana
esk US fer Il. then. as Senator Spconer
said In his great speech. there is no par
ty In this country that would or could
deny Il. Meantime, let tomorrow take
care OF tomorrow.
The third act on the programme, the
erection of a protectorate. is even more
fanciful There would be nothing 70
protec, until. In the long years. nation