The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-09-07

might readily have forseen what COM
plications might possibly occur out of
the existing conditions Then was the
time to have talked about the ''con-
sent of the governed, and not now,
when every speech he makes adds ten
names to the roll of our dead. and 100
to the Filipino dead Mr. Bryan,
having the undoubted power to pre-
vent the ratification of the treaty, ac-
tually by his own confession advised
its ratification. Neither in law nor in
morals can he be permitted now to Sc
cure political advantage from denounc-
ing a course of conduct which he him
self advised. -
Mr.. DENLY then shows that Mr..
Bryan must have all this time been
desiring the independence of the Phil
| ippines and asks why he should SO
suddenly have become imbued with
antagonism to the Democratic prin-
ciple of expansion advocated by all
Democratic statesmen from Jefferson
to Voorhees,, and why if he can stand
the annexation of Hawaii, he balks at
the Philippines? He quotes Bryan s
explanation of his action toward the
treaty as follows II believe that we
are now in better position to wage a
successful contest against imperialism
than we would have been had the
treaty been rejected y Mr.. DENLY then
says: "Here then we have the real
reason for this strange parody of Jekyll
and Hyde. He wanted to create the
bogy of imperialism in order that
he might fight and overcome the
monster. If Mr.. Bryan had opposed
the ratification of the treaty, the Flip
Ipino would have gone their way,
either in the arms of Spain or Ger
many, or into discordant, warning
and petty states. At all events we
would have been done with them.
| This would not have suited at all be-
cause Mr.. Bryan wanted to wage "a
successful contest against imperial
ism /"
/ "And SO imperialism was born and
its actual father was William Jenn-
ings Bryan He is now endeavoring
to destroy his own child Let it be
remembered that this extraordinary
dread of 'imperialistic rule comes
from gentleman who has accepted
the nomination of the fusion Populists
or peoples party. The Populist plat
form demands that the country should
own and operate the railroads in the
interest of the people. Is not that i'm
perialism?'
| If there has been anything needed to
show up Mr.. Bryan's course on So
called imperialism in its whole insin-
certify, Mr.. Denby's letter has sup
piled it. He clearly shows that Mr..
Bryan set up the bogy of imperialism
and is now engaged in a play of
knocking it over. Discussing the real
question before the country and our
duty toward the Philippines, Mr..
DENLY says:
| Disguise as you may, the real ques-
tion before the people is whether the
armies of the United States should be
| withdrawn at once, now forever, and
the island turned over to the Tagals
Mr. Bryan would, as commander-in-
chief, have the power to recall the
armies, and if he did he would let
loose the horrors of terrible revolution.
''We should not grant the Philip
pines immediate independence, because
we have assumed by the treaty obliga-
items to the world which we must COM
ply with We also have assumed obliga-
tions to the friendly Filipinos, and
we should not abandon them to a
dreadful fate. We have promised these
| people stable government and we
| ought to give it to them. We have
properly interests in the islands, which
should be protected. It is desirable
for us to have foothold in the east,
so as to foster and increase our COM
MERGE. We believe that association
with us will elevate the Filipino and
improve his condition.
81 am not defending the Republican
party in this article, but l am defend
ing William Mckinley. He has been
| subject to more abuse than any presi-
dent ever had, and he deserves it as
little as any one ever did In the
most difficult period of our history he
has proved himself equal to the de-
mands upon him. He has acted with
an eye single to the good of the coun-
try. The war with Spain was not his
seeking, but he met the issue with ex-
allied courage. In diplomacy he dis
played qualities Of the highest order,
and in military affairs he was remark
ably successful He eminently de-
serves reelection.
| A STJPERR FIGHT