The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23
ASKED BRYAN TO EXPLAIN
An UNEXPECTED INCIDENT IN THE
TRIP TO TOPEKA.
Inquisitor-Dcmoc Candidate
for Presidency Asked About Hi.
Action in Fnvoring Peace Treaty.

FALLS CITY. Aug. 22-This has bean n
BUSY day for Mr.. Bryan. He may be said
TO have begun the day before YESTERDAY
closed, for II was after O'Clock this
morning when he reached Auburn. his
first stopping place after leaving Lincoln.
Gettfng a few hours sleep there, he was
prepared TO commence the day early. He
began his speech at Auburn shortly after
O'Clock. There he made an hours ad-
aress. and after being rapidly driven to
the depot he was compelled to wait fifty
minutes for a delayed train TO take him
TO Tecumseh. the next stopping place.
Al Iecumseh he spoke briefly and after
taxing a hasty dinner started upon n
twenty-five mile drive across the country
TO Pawnee. This drive was made by
means of three relays. in two hours, and
II was apparently pleasing diversion for
Mr. Bryan.
At Pawnee, as at Auburn and Tecumseh.
there was good attendance, as there
was also at the night meeting held at this
point The day meetings were all held in
the groves OF the courthouses of the coun-
ties.
Rain was threatening In the morning.
but the day had not progressed far when
the clouds lifted somewhat, making the
day quite favorable for outdoor gather
ings
The meetings were all held in the First
congressional district, Mr. Bryan's old
district, and he was accompanied through
out the trip by Mr.. Berge, the Democratic
candidate for congress At each place Mr..
Bryan made an appeal in Mr.. Berge's be-
half
The trip from Pawnee to Falls City was
made in a freight caboose. behind a spe-
cial engine.
Spectator Asks Questions.
At Tecumseh the most interesting Incl
dent was colloquy between Mr.. Bryan
and gentleman In the audience evil
IDENTIFY Republican, who took the privt-
lege OF propounding several questions 10
the speaker. Some of the questions indi-
Gated Enthusiastically that the questioner
was out of temper, but Mr. Bryan re-
sponded to all of them quickly and with
good-nature. This gentleman nterrupted
MIR. Bryan toward the close Of his speech
by suggesting that the Fiiipinos were on
par with our Indians. To this Mr.. Bryan
responded
we were right in taking the property OF
the Indians?"
mo. SIR
Then do you think 1t right to take the
property of the Filipinos?'
''No, SIR responded the man In the
audience. "and nobody is going TO. How
does the treatment OF the Filipinos differ
countryg DO you believe In Furnishing the
Jail birds?'
Mr.. Bryan Your face is the face OF
an intelligent man, and you cannot fail TO
see the difference between putting men
into the penitentiary for the commission
Of a crime and soing over to the F'iiipinos
and taking charge OF the government Of
the F'ilipinos.
Consistency suGgested.
when see man like YOU was the
response of the gentleman. who favored
the peace treaty, / think that man ought
to have some consistency about him
II am much obliged for your mentioning
that replied MIR. Bryan. "for | should
not feel like bringing IL to your attention
unless called upon 20 do SO. / urged the
ratification OF the treaty, and also urged
the passage OF a resolution promising In
dependence 10 the people OF the Philip
pines, and II your Republican adminis-
tration had passed the resolution. there
would not have been one drop Of blood
spilled in the Philippines"
"Oh, that Is your opinion"
THAT Is not only my opinion. but II you
Will stop TO think about IL, and give the
public the honest result OF your thoughts,
II will he your opinion that II we had
made the same promise Of independence
70 the Philippines that we did TO the Gu
bans. we would have had no conflict there.
Had we treated Cuba as we did the Philip
pines. there would. be war in Cuba today,
and had we treated the Fihplnos as we
did the Cubans there would be no war In
the Philippines today"
As to Mr.. Bryan's Capacity.
The qucstioner made an indis;inct ref
crcnce 60 Mr.. Rryan's capacity for the
presidency. and asked Mr., Bryan II he be-
lieVcd the Filipinoa were capable Of self
government. TO this Mr.. Bryan replied:
Admiral Dewey stated In a message to
the secretary OF the navy that the Fiiipi-
nos were better capable Of self-g0vern-
ment than the Cubans. and that he based
his Judgment on study of both races.
Whether you believe as I do or not. YOU
are not able to draw tae line between the
natural right of the filipino and the nat
ural right Of the Cuban, whom you and
your party said ought 10 be free II Il II
true Of the Cubans Il Is true ~ the Flip
mos, and I want to make it So"
At Pawnee Mr.. Bryan spoke on all the
questions At Issue, payiaE somewhat more