The Washington times., 1904-10-20
PARKER DECEIVED,
SAYS ELIHU ROOT
''MOst Cruelty" Imposed On
by Student Of Conditions.
REPLIES TO ESOPUS SAGE
Mass Meeting Big Suocess--Shaw
Touches on Tariff Revision-In-
diana Fears QueIled by New.
REPLIES TO ESoPUs SAGE

Judge Parker his been deceived. most
cruelty deceived, upon the facts" is the
terse comment which ex-Secretary OF
War Elihu lsOct passed upon Candi-
date Parker's Philippine speech. in the
course Of his address at the Madison
Square Garden mass meeting in New
York last night.
Speaking with the authority OF his
great experience as a Cabinet officer,
at the time wheE the present Secretary
OF War was sc 'ernOr OF the Philip
pines. Mr.. Roc took up Candidate
Parker's charges ana disposed OF them
in no uncertain way. He showed by
figures and references TO legislation by
Congress that The Democratic standard
bearer had gone ont OF his way 90 al
lege things which are disprOved by
mere reference to official data all OF
which is open 10 the public. and is
generally known TO almost every man IN
public life.
Just as an Instance Mr.. Root re-
ferred 10 the two volumes OF statutes
enacted by the Philippine Commission,
OF which board three members were ma
tive Ffupinos. These laws were enacted
after fun and free public discussion.
were reported TO Congress and printed
as public documents, 50 that every In
dividual American who is seeking in
formation can ans wer for himself one OF
the main questions asked by Candidate
Parker-whether the Republican party
II continued in power. purposes doing
anything for the FilipiuOs IN the way OF
proper statutes for regulating their at
fairs with some view TO their interests p
Dissected PaIkers Speech.
In this way the ex-secrstary took Up
one after another OF the Democratic can
didate's queries and gave explicit and
comDlete answers Then he interjected
the comment first QuOted-Lhat the can
didate had been cruelly deceived-as the
only explanation Eor such remarkable
attacks on the Administrations course.
In numb ers and enthusiasm the meet
ing proved me greatest Republican
rally Of the present campaign Twelve
thousand people were present includ-
ing 500 college men from Yale, Prince
ton Harvard and the New York uniVer-
stiles, indicating the trend OF the first
voters" toward Repubhcanism. Fifty
men who had voted Tor Fremont half
century ago acted as escort for three
battle-scarred veterans-Geuerals Gren- I
vile n. Dodge, O. 0. Howard and Dan
lei S. Sickles.
Fairbanks and Higgins.
Candidate Higgins came in with AIR /
Root and National Chairman Cortelyou /
and after an ovation. made a speech 1
replying TO Candidate Herricz's attacks /
on state issues. George A. Knight, who 4
seconded Roosevelt's nomination AT Chi !
cago, emphasized the fact that Judge /
Parker In the Presidents chair would I
be only a hgurehead. unable 70 accom- /
plish any OF the policies he was advo- |
eating as against Republican plans.
Coming from Brooklyn. where he had /
addressed big Woodruff meeting in /
the skating rink. Candidate Fairbanks 1
made the concluding speech OF the even /
ing. he reviewed what the Republican /
party had promised and what 81 had 4
accomplished 10 redeem its pledges and 4
maintained that the deed had squared /
with the word amply. His great audi 4
euce seemed 10 agree with him fully and \
gave him an ovation.
Shaw on Tariff Revision.
Tsrin revision bobbed up, 20 the sur 4
prise Of many Republicans, in the speech /
which Secretary Shaw delivered, follow
ing Candidate Fairbanks. az the Brook
Ign meeting. The Iowsn has not been
put on the same tariff platform with
Governor Cummtus. OF the HaWkeye n
State. By any means, so that his express
sions last night created some discussion n
as TO whether his views had been under
going any change. These are the words m
attributed 20 Mr.. Shaw: II
When the tarin shall again be re-
vised, whether Il shall be by the friends N
or by the foes OF protection. let IL be n
done as quickly as possible. and with N
out unnecessary agitation and then put n
iu operation Immediately for In that Ii
way the minimum OF harm viii elsue u