Show OWNERSHIP OF PHILIPPINES Mr Bryan In his spsech at Omaha on Saturday said l a Republican says that the Filipinos belong to us ask him how we got them Demand of him an abstract of title to the Filipinos and he cannot show even a quitclaim deed from anybody who ever had any authority au-thority to give IV Who has said the Filipinos belong taus All must admit that the United States has no niore right to claim ownership In a Filipino than Ina citizen of the United States The Filipino Fili-pino under American ownership and control of tho Philippine Islands will be an frer > as a citizen of tho United States Mr Bryan knows this and hence although not so staled It Is clear that he was endeavoring to Impress an entirely different view upon his hearers What he was adroitly endeavoring to do was to create tho Impression that the United States had no right or title to the Philippine Islands and In this he was cloarly endeavoring to mislead the I public The title of the United States to the Philippine Islands IB as good as the title to Louisiana or any other portion of the United States No one will deny that the Phlllppino Islands belonged to Spain They were by solemn treaty with Spain conveyed to the United States which treaty was ratified by the Ignited States Senate upon Mr Bryans advice and under his appeals to Democratic Demo-cratic Senators The money consideration considera-tion 20000000 was paid by the United States How then can there be any defect In the title There Is none and tho effort of Mr Bryan by adroit and Indirect methods to create the Impression Impres-sion that the United States has acquired ac-quired no title Is discreditable to him as 0 candidate for the highest office within the gift of the American people I marks him as a politician Instead of a statesman Nashville Banner |