El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-05
SENATOR
STEWART
Flags Bryan After a Char
acteristic Western
Fashion.
BRYAN A TRAITOR
In the Opinion Of the Silver
Leader, and Is Taking
an Un-American
Stand.

Unite States Senator William NJ
Stewart of Nevada came TO this city
yesterday and put up st the Waldorf
A storia, Gays the New York Sun. Mr.
Stewart expects To spend practically
all Septem Der and October stumpinR
his own state, anu during the campaign
he will make several excursions into
the middle west. The decision oi
Senator Stewart not to support bryan,
which was aunou need two weeks ago,
WAS a surprise. In speaking yesterday
of the attitude which he has taken he
said:
AGCINALDO ALLY.
al have not Topped. 1 am still IN
favor of honest money Issued by the
government. In 1896 Mr.. Bryan
presented the cause OF financial re-
form, bu. he has abandoned that Issue
and Topped into the arms OF Aguinal-
do. Tne democrats urged on the war.
Bryan secured the ratification of the
treaty. He then Topped and posed ss
a friend OF the enemy.
The war commenced on the even
ing OF Feb. 1 The papers teemed
with war news on the 9th, and on the
1,h Mr.. Bryan caused the Unitsd
States TO assume sovereignty of the
Philippines with the consequent res
possibilities OF maintsining Law aud
order and protecting life and property.
WHAT right had Mr.. Bryan TO encour-
age the enemy, IS q citizen OF the
United States, especially after he had
been most influential in involving the
country In war with the Philippines?
REPEATING 1864.
His cry of i'm perislism and militarism
Is not new. IL has been heard be-
fore In the United States. 1t was on
every democratic banner in McClel-
lan's campaign OF 1864. The demo-
cratic press and democratic orators
we're as eloquent and fervsnt as Mr..
Bryan himself in denouncing Lincoln
as a monarch, au imperialist, tyraut
aud an enemy TO the l!bsrties of his
country. It was declared then almost
with Q unanimous voice by the demo-
cratic party that Lincoln, IL successful,
would establish q monarchy and en-
slave the masses Patriotism arose
above party and Lincoln was elected.
"Whss is there in the conduct Of
President Mckinley that indicates q
disposition to establish military rule?
Hss he used more force than congress
authorized TO discharge the duties i'm
posed upon him by the treaty? Has
be used more force than was necessary
to maintain the authority of the
United States? Is he responsible for
the sacrifice Of the lives OF our brave
and patriotic soldiers in the Philip
pines? he has not encouraged the
enemy.
BRYAN AIDING THE ENEMY.
SIS Mr.. Bryan certain that no Amer.
lean soldier has lost his life st the
hands Of guerrillss in the Philippines
by reason OF his pledge, il elected, to
support the cause Of .Aguinaldo? Does
he think that the people OF the United
States are sufficiently unpatriotio to
abandon the government which the
democrats involved In war and assume
the cause Of the enemy? II be does be
Is sorely mistaken. Never ~ any time
have there been more soldiers maints
ed by any Administration than were
necessary to defend the honor OF the
and execute she lave.
The people Of the United States are
opposed TO imperialism, but they are in
favor OF an army and Q navy to main
tain law and order and defend the
honor of the flag. The fathers of the
republic themselves provided that
safeguard in the Constitution against
and discord. The trainers of
the Constitution were not In favor OF
imperialism. They were most Jealous
Of liberty. Nor were they in favor OF
anarchy or discord, and above all
things they were opposed TO treaso q
and defined the crime as follows: