The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

mocracy here. apS Tor > seild despotism In
the islands OF the
Mr.. Bryan argued that the United States
was without any legitimate title In the
Philippines Certainly. he continued, we
could not have acquired them either by
force or by purchase as neither course was
legitimate under our form OF government
or In accordance with our laws. He elab-
Grated his former discourse on the question
whether a Filipino citizen was citizen or
subject. and repeated the statement that
tne hepuoiican party had never formulated
any policy for the government of these
people The Spooner resolution was the
most definite formulation on this subject.
interpreting this resolution, Mr. Bryan
said that 1t meant that when the war is
over-nobody knows when it will be-the
President will do something-nobody knows
what, and Will keep at it-nobody knows
how long-until Congress does something
nobody can guess what. except Republic
ans He added: Aren't you ashamed of
that policy?"
Mr. Bryan defended his course in advo-
eating the ratification of the peace treaty,
saying that he considered 1t preferable TO
have the treaty ratified to having another
one made by the same parties. believing 1T
better to eliminate Spain from the question
entirely. He had at the same time advo-
Gated the adoption of the Bacon resolution.
Republicans who had opposed that res0lu-
tion," he said. must take the RESPONSE
bility for all the bloodshed IN the Philip
pines for the loss of 1000 Americans who
had been killed or who had died there.
The contractors. those who carried live
soldiers to the Philippines and brought
back dead soldiers may find it profitable.
but the taxpayers will not regard it.
The policy is neither just nor polite"
Deny, If you dare, the doctrine that all
men are created equal in the Philippines
and you are going TO find yourselves I'M
able TO maintain IL here" he said. "Once
destroy the doctrine and you are all at sea-
We are in advance of other nations; our
governement is the best in the world. To
progress. but is TO go backward" AS for
himself he was satisfied with the progress
that had been made and he would not ex-
change the american government for all
the empires that ever existed.
IF the President of the United States
can haul down the American flag in Cuba,
two hundred miles away Mr.. Bryan said.
"he certainly can haul it down in the Phil
fPpines, 1000 miles away. Furthermore, if
the flag can never be hauled down how is
IL to be gotten out of Picking. If we became
the owners of the eight million F'ilipinos
when we entered Manila we must have
when General Chaffee entered the Chinese
capital Kings and Emperors may laugh
If we should surrender the Philippines, but
let them. 1t is not the first time they have
laughed at us. Republicans, you want the
flag to be feared, he said amid cheers,
but L want it loved and with few
words of exhortation to do their duty as
they saw ii, he closed after a talk of an
hour and a half.
When Mr.. Bryan concluded the crowd
called for Mr., Shively. He responded
briefly saying that the United States was
tending toward the position occupied by
France. which, while processing to be
republic, was still military government.
He charged an alliance between the United
States and Great Britain and likened the
course of this country in the Philippines
tc that of British in South Africa
Mr.. Bryan remained here tonight and
will return to Chicago early tomorrow
morning.