Arizona republican., 1904-10-16
Parker for the Second
 Time Delivers Himself
AND REPEATS HIMSELF
The FilipinOs He Believes Should Be Promised Independence at No Par ticuIar Time But as Soon as They Prove Their Capacity.

RosemOunt, Oct. 15. Esopus. V. Y.- Judge Parker today addressed two visiting delegations on oliticaI issues. making his second speech Of the cam palSn since accepting the demo -ratIc nomination for the presidency. The delegation numbered about 120 men. a score representing the Parker Incc- pendent club and others the Avon Beach regular d. smocratic club Of Long Island.
 Judge Parker met them on his yer anda and was greeted with hand clap ping. Col. Charles B. Goldman Of Bos- ton and Professor Henry W. Harden oC New York made extended speeches. Both speakers confined their remarks to the Philippin Island question and a discussion of the altitude of repubII- can administration on tha- question
 Judge Parker replied as follows Col Goldman. Prof. Harden and gentle mem I greatly appreciate the com pllment of your presence and assur- ance of the support Of yourselves and those you represent The importance or the issue to which you refer cannot be over estimated. IL is attracting the attention of thOughtful and patri- otic men all over the country. Permit me to call your attention 70 a portion or the democrattc platform relacinE 10 1t: No government has right -o make one set of laws for those at home and different set Of laws. a5soIure in their character. for those in colonies Wherever there may exist a people in- capable of being governed under American laws in cOnsOnanCe with the American constitution. the territory 1s that people ought not to be a part of the American domain We insist that
 we ought to do for the FfIipinos vvhft we have done already for the Cubans and that it is our duty to make that promise now and upon suitable guar antees of protection to the citizens af our own and other countries resident there at the time of our withdrawal To set the Filipino people upon their feet Tree and independent to work ou- thef- own destiny"
 The declaration of independence. born in the brain of father Of democ- racy, says the game thing in effect Tor 1t declares that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed have before said that we may not disregard the responsfbii- ity imposed by the possession of the Philippines and that responsibility win be best subserved by preparing the is- -0AAASAS as I'd plu4E as pOSS1Dle for sell government and giving to them as- surances that it will come as soon as they are reasonably prepared fo- ft. This means independence for the FL ipinos in the fullest sense of the word. When prepared. they may govern themselves, as the Cubans do. unassist- ed, unless asking help; undirected. un- less asking advice; untrammeIed by our politics, unencumbered by our poIi- Ccians and uncontrolled by us
 Secretary Taft has said: "A promise to give ultimate independence will be construed by the more violent element disposed to agitation to be a promise to grant independence in the near fu- ture and during the present genera uon- The success Of the experiment we are making in the Philippines de- bends on having the FiIipiuos under stand We are there for their benefit. but that we expect to stay there in definitely in working out tGe good We propose to do them. Here We have the issue clearly defined The republi- can party stands for the subjuEa tfon of a defenseless foreign people Dem ocracy stands for freedom. We reliev- ed Spain of this thorn in her flesh. the Philippines, to plunge into our own.'