Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-27
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Why DENLY, OF Indiana. Wishes Nc
kfnIey Re-Elected.
CHICAGO, August 26.-The Hon.
Charles DENLY, of Indiana, ex-United
States minister to China, and member
of the first commission TO the Philip
pines-a lifelong Democrat-has writ
ten letter urging the reelection OF
President Mckinley. II is entitled
"Bryan's attitude towards the Phil
ippines," and is made public by the
Republican national committee. The
letter is in part, as follows:
In his speech of April II, 1900, in
the Senate, Mr.. Eoar said that he
could not forget that Mr.. Bryan, unless
he is much misrepresented, used all
his power and influence with those of
his friends who were ready TO listen
fsto his counsels, TO secure the ratifica
| ton of the Treaty meaning the Paris
treaty.
There were seventeen Democratic
Senators who voted for the ratifica-
ton. A two-thirds majority was ne
cessary. The treaty was ratified by
one vote. Mr.. Bryan has squarely as
sumed the responsibility Of the ratifi-
cation.
I'VE had taken Manila on August
10, 1898. In December, 1898, Spain had
made a treaty ceding the islands TO US.
We had occupied them until February
5, 1899. MIR. Brayn advised his friends
in the Senate TO vote to ratify the
treaty after the battle of February 9TH
had been fought. He knew that war
had begun. He might readily have
seen what complications might posi-
bly, occur out of the existing condi-
lions. Then was the time TO have
talked about 1.-THE consent of the gov
erned," and not now. when every
speech he makes adds ten names to
the roll of our dead and one hundred
to the Filipino dead.
Mr.. Bryan, having the undoubted
power to prevent the ratification OF
the treaty, actually, by his own con-
fession, advised its ratification.
MIR. Bryan's own explanation is as
follows:
81 believe that we are now in a
better position 10 wage a successful
contest against imperialism than we
would have been had the treaty been
rejected.
Here, then, we have the real reason
for this strange parody of Jeckyn and
Hyde: He wanted to create the bogy
or imperialism in order that he might
fight and overcome the monster.
If Mr. Bryan had opposed the rati-
fcation OF the treaty the Filipinos
would have gone their way either into
the arms of Spain, or OF Germany, OF
into discortant, warning and petty
states. AT all events, we would have
been done with them. This would
not have suited at all, because Mr..
Bryan wanted to wage a successful
contest against Imperialism.
and so imperialism was born, and
it's actual father was William Jennings
Bryan: he is now endeavoring to de-
stroy his own child.
Mr.. DENLY then reviews the work
of the first Filipino commission, which
was appointed in January, 1899, and
continues:
Another commission was sent to
establish a civil government for the
Philippines. 1t is now a. Manila, and
the government it has framed will be
put in operation the first OF Septem-
Der. 1900. Is it not fair and right to
ask that it be tested in practice DeIofe
it is condemned?
Il am not defending the Republican
party in this article. but l am defend
ing William Mckinley. He has been
subjected to more abuse than any
President ever was, and he has de-
served it as little as any one ever did.
In the most difficult period of our his
tory, he has proved himself equal to
all the demands upon him. He has
acted with an eye single to the good
of the country. The war with Spain
was not of the Presidents seeking, but
he met the issue with exalted courage
in diplomacy, he displayed qualities OF
the highest order, and in military af-
fairs he was remarkably successful.
He eminently deserves reelection.
(Signed.) CHARLES DENBY.'