The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-02

declared that u the Republicans should
win az tho next election there would never
aeain b \ standing army OF less than
10000 men, Already tn increase had been
four fold aud the fact that the increase
had not been made permanent was due TO
the Democrats aud their aliies. IT, he
said We are 90 maintain an imperial pol
ley We must have a large army. II We are
10 get rid Of the army we must get ria Of
the principle which makes q necessary. II
we go upon the theory that we shah eth
or conquer trade or force our religion
upon other nations We have got 20 have
a big army with which To DO this.
Double standard la Government.
The truth was that the Republicans
who had inveighcd so much against a
double-standard In money were trying
to create doublt-staudard In govern
ment. they were contending for democ-
racy and for a mild despotism IN the isles
OF tho sea. lie elaborated his former
discourse upon the question Of whether a
Filipino citizen was citizen or a sub
1ect. Mr. Bryan said that the spooner
resolution mcant that when the war Is
oycr-nchody knows when u will be. the
President will do something-nobody
knows what. and will keep At it-nohody
something nobody can guess that. Re
pnbllcans." be added "arent you asham-
ed Of that policy"
Mr. Bryan defended his course In ad-
vocnting the ratification OF the peace
treaty saying thai he considered Il pref
erahc 10 have the treaty ratified to hav-
ing another made hy che same parties.
believing IL better 10 eliminate Spain from
the question entirely He had az the
- Ias
Bacon resolution. Republicans who had
opposed that resolution must take the
responsibility for al the blood shed IN
the Philippines for tho loss Of the 20o
Americans who had been killed or wound
cd there. The contractors-those who car
ried i've soldiers 20 the Philippines and
brought back dead soldicrs-nieht nnd u
profitable but the taxpayers would not
so regard q. The policy was good. neith-
er because II was just. nor polite.
Deny n YOU dare tho doctrine that all
men are created equal. IN the Philippines.
and you are going 60 find yourselves un-
able 90 maintain Il here" he said, and
destroy the doctrine and YOU are all ~
SEQ. We are IN advnnce Of other nations.
our government "a the beet IN the world
To change Co the European method y
not progress. but IL II 70 40 backward. .
satisfied with United states.
As Tor himself he was satisfied with
the progress whlcn tad been made. ana
he would not exchange the American
government for all the empires that ever
existed. II the President could haul
down the American flag in clIla. twO hun
dred miles away. he could certainly haul
T. down Ia the Philippines. 1000 miles
away. Furthermore II the flag could
never be haUied down. how was Il TO be
got out OF Pedn? II we became the
owners of eight million filipinos when
we entered Manila we must have become
she owners Of 100000 600 Chinese when Gen.
Chaffee entered the Chinese capital.
| Kings and Emperors might laugh " ~
shoud surrender the Philippines. but n
80 let them; u was not the FIRST ttms
| they had laughed At Us.
Republicans. you want the nag 20 bs
feared" he said. amid cheers but I want
li - be loved" and with a few words OF
eNaPtation 20 do their duty as they sa "
It, he closed after a talk Of an hour and
half
HatiacRtion Of the Treaty.
Mr. Bryan's words in referring 10 his
connection with the ratification OF the
Paris treaty were as follows:
II have been accused lately Of getting
the treaty ratified and some OF you may
have heard q said that having helped "a
get the treaty ratified. / am responsihls
for oil that has happened since N that
treaty was good. ami n Il ought %
have been ratlnod. why don't the Repub-
iicans assume the responsibility But
my friends. ! am perfectly willing 90 as
sumo the responsibility for the ratlnca.
tlon Of that treaty u tho Republican par.
~ wants TO shirk the responsihliity I am
not responsible for the treaty The treaty
was not good treaty. II ought to have
provided FOR the independence oi
Ftiipinos. as II provided for the iude-
penG9nce OF the Cubans. and your admin
issration Is responsible for the fact thar
We treated TIE Cubans az citizens ana
the Filipin0s as subjects. The only ausa-
tion waHt What was the beet method
to employ in order TO remedy the defects
OF sho treaty. There were two ways
open. one was 60 reject the treaty.
Then what7 Then a new treaty would
have been made Who would have made
~ The same administration that made
the old one ana Spain. ! argued that II
wns better 10 ratify the treaty and climl-
male Spain and then let the American peo-
pie do what they would compel the people
OF Spain TO do. But. my friends, have
you ever heard n Republican state that
NJ the same time urged the ratification
Of the treaty I also urged the passage OF
"A resolution declaring the nations : pur-
pose OF giving the Ftllpinoa indcpeud-
ence2 The Republicans are not willing
10 state 10 you all I was willing to DO: and
I state now, ana / want you Republicans
10 think about a. that II the Bacon reso-
tuition which ! advocates. had passei when
II was introduced and had been acted
upon by the President. not on drop OF
blood would have been shed la the Philip
pines"
Mr.. Bryan will refnain here tonight
ard viii return 10 Chicago early to- nor
row morning
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