The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

speaking my own opinion, l would hold
tne Philippines permanently. and not pro-
rnlslonaliy. l would. from time to time, IS
tueir people demonstrate their capabilitv.
give them the fullest power of self-govern-
nent they are capable Of exercising /
would do as Great Britain did with a race
OF the same stock in the Straits Settle
ments, where. fifty years ago. she found
baroarous population, ruled by three
separate sultans. making war on each
otner and infesting the seas with piracy.
Little by little she mas given them self
government, until their self-administration
IS now almost complete. 1t is one of the
n1ost productive, prosperous and peaceful
the mother state, and its soldiers stand
ready to be narshaled in arms for The
protection Of ner sovereignty and for :iv
ilization in China.
The conditions AMI situations as to
Cuba and the Philippines are not the same.
We never had sovereignty over Cuba We
nave sovereignty over the Philippines.
when we interviewed, as between Cuba
and Spain, the Cubans were in arms fight
ing ior their independence, and were prac-
ucally belligerents. When we invaded the
Philippines the natives were not in arms.
We never promised 10 give independence
70 them. and they did not demand II at
that time. Before we invaded Cuba. in
the very declaration OF war against Spain,
this government did promise to give inie-
pendence to that island We made no such
Puerto Rico and the philippines rests upon
the same incontestible basis, and yet have
not heard that even the Democracy pur-
poses or wishes to erect Puerto Rico into
an independent state.
In declaring that he will convene con-
gress for these purposes, Mr.. Bryan
shrinks from the logical consequences OF
his own position. II elected president OF
the United States he will become COM
mander-in-chief OF the army and navy.
conducting a war which he and the plat
form upon which ne stands assert TO be a
criminal aggression against a people
who ought to be indepe ndent. As such
commander-in-chiefh holding to such prtu-
ciples. ne would have the right to with
draw every man from the Philippines.
cause our squadron to sail out of Manila
bay, TO entirely evacuate the archipelago,
and-to use his own language-leave their
people TO work out their own destiny. As
president he could recognize the existence
and Independence of the Philippine repJb-
lie. A bold man, holding such views as
these, and with such powers, would say
that he intended to use them; put there,
Mr., Bryan halts and recoils. He purposes
to throw the responsibility upon cpngi css.
wen knowing that in Republican senate
and house OF representatives no such ar
ton as he proposes TO recommend would
receive the least sanction.
BuGbear of Miiitarism.
81 shall not detain you with any discus
sion OF this bugbear OF militartsm We
are crippled today by inadequacy AZ our
military force In performing our ma lifest
duties as 70 our people In China the
events In that empire demonstrate rs did
our unprepared condition at the beginning
OF the Spanish war, how suddenly and un-
expectedly issues may arise which will call
for the exercise Of our military power AMI
find 1t entirely lacking. A nation OF 1900
900 OF free people, vast In extent. need
have no fear that an empire viii be erect
ed upon the ruins of the republic by the
scattered forces OF an army of 10000 men
But, IL an increased army leads to mill
itarsm. so does an increased navy; and
yet we hear no word OF protest from the
Democratic party against that. because
such protest would be carrying the
giiment too far. And yet navy. in the
establishment Of militarism or imperial
ism, could reduce our coast cities. could
attack Washington. could hold the ar
senals and strategic points on all our
shores, and do as much as-and possibly
more than-an army could toward I've
overthrow Of this government or the
change of Its form. A small Brazilian
navy did this once as to Brazil. and at
no danger from either OF these great arms
Of our military service. They are the
right hand and left hand Of our power
and defense at home and abroad. Their
officers and men are as loyal us Grant and
Sherman and Sheridan and FarraKut and
Worden, and their soldiers and sailors,
were in their time.
eff the existence OF the Republican
party should be closed today It's history
would be that OF the nation saved, of
protective system under which the United
States has become the greatest manufac-
turing nation In the world. OF "a general
industrial development which sustains B-
900 900 o. people. os financial system
which has created an unimpeachable
credit. of all the blessings which civiliza-
ton can confer upon humanity.
But its existence will not end this year,
nor for many years 10 come, Its august
mission r. not vet performed. So long a.
II represents. as II does now, the national
prosperity and honor. national growth
with regown and right. national prestige
IN the relations OF the United States with
foreign powers NJ the result OF the nel-
traliiy OF a puissant nation. safe in The
enjoyment Of all its rights because of its
manifest ability to cause other nations 20
respect them. the Republican party will
shape the destinieS OF the American peo-
Pile"
Senator Deliver, OF Iowa. was greeted
with prolonged cheers az he rose TO re-
spond to the toast. Prosperity and Its
Causes"
The new senator from Iowa was given.
nj the close OF his speech. an ovation
which surpassed the reception that met