CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-09-06

erected by the feverish imagination of
Mr.. Bryan are the natural result of
overwork and exhaustion His rawlings
at imaginary which does
not exist--nre very much like the an
tics OF California horse which has
eaten weed that grows in that coun-
try called the loco weed When nm At
tempt Is made to lead a horse thur af-
nictcd over a string In the road. he
viii rear. plunge and refuse to step
over what undoubtedly seems TO him n
monster or n mountain. 1t is evident
that Mr.. Bryan's political vision Is
equally exaggerated with that Of the
poor brute which hns eaten the fatal
weed.
The facts which Mr.. Brynn's hailuci-
nation distort into imperial monsters
are simply these: The United States
went 10 war with Spain. urged on by
the Democratic party. The popularity
OF the war was such that Mr. Bryan
Joined the army m n patriotic duty.
and possibly TO elevate himself In the
estimation of the country. The war
was successful. n treaty of peace was
entered into whereby the United States
agreed to pay x2o.000.00o and accept
the sovereignty and public property of
spain in the Philippine nrchipclaxo-
AuVIr N"r oPt'oesu'.' ~ VIZ t.a"~As sASs'
OF the rcav. MT Bryan came 70
cratic friends to vote for the treaty.
and II was through his influence that
the treaty was finally rntined- Il then
became the duty OF the United States
TO maintain law and order. and protect
the lives and property OF NIL residents
OF the islands. whether native or for
cign born. The United States. Mt the
time OF the rauhcation OF the treaty.
held tnihtnry possession OF saniia. ana
Immediately hitcr sucn raincauon rs
snned the sovereirnty OF the Islands;
The people OF the United states. anu
IaHicuinriy OF tne fhcinc coast De
came entitled TO the vast commerce oil
the faeinc ocean. OF which the fhii-
sppines Furnish the key.
One Aguinaldo. whose political des-
tiny ID the leading factor In the Bryan
campaign. had raised n rebellion In
I.uxon against Spain before the CON-
menccmcnt OF the Spanish war with
the United States. This advepturer had
sc:d out or settled his rebellion with
spain for S3Op.Vco before Dewey set
All Nr mhniin. ana AZ u part OF tue
bargain Win spain Aguinniuo hau
agreed to leave the Islands ana never
return. Dewey look the wiley ngitator
back TO the islands, supposing. as
matter OF course, that Aguinaido would
nsturuiiy pe hn enemy of spain anu
friend 70 the United states. In this
Admiral Dewey was mistaken Aguin-
aldo, ms soon as he landed on his ma
tive soil ORGANIZED rebellion against
the United States. which would nave
been OF little consequence II he had not
been able TO obtain AID and comfort IN
this country. An organization was
formed In the United States called the
Anti-lmperinlist League. which has
Tor the last two ycnrs-co-opernted
with Ag,snnldo's Tagnl junta, with
headquarters at Hong Kong. to supply
literature and materials for war Tor
Aguinaldo. President Mckinney had no
authority TO buy out Aguinaidos re-
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was uounu py sne .rsnSy Mn,en y. wae
.ns supreme NV oi snc ,, ,a.u, ~ vt. na ans
tnin NV anu oluer anu p'v'ees .s...., ~. AZ.
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