The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-11-03
A BELATED KEYNOTE
JUDGE ALTON e. PARKER DE.
flames HIS COUNTRYMEN.
Quotes Unnamed Authorities and Mis-
represents History in an Attack
Upon the Honor and Houeaty of His
Own Nation.

Once more the Sphinx OF Fsopus has
spoken. This time. although the voice
Is that Of Judge Parker. the words are
those of the hired a~nti-impprialiSt of the
New York World. Abandoning for this
occasion his stand upon the archaic plat
form of Buchanan and a p%riritied inter
probation nf the Constitution. Judge
Parker parrots the iupsTiuus views Of
Joseph Pulitzer. demanding the aban-
III OF the Philippines to the forces
of savasery and reaction from which
American civilization has rescued them.
There can be no doubt that the oc-
casion for the sounding of this belated
keynote" Of a tabhy campaign was
deliberately planned and carried out.
Two hitherto mlheard-of marching clubs
led by "Colonel' Charles Il. Goldman.
of Boston. and Henry w. Harden. Of
New York. fervcnt Seuttlcrs both. APP
pcarea before the judge on his porch at
Rosemount. and bombarded him with
two extended addresses On the infanly
OF American rllle in the Philippines.
Then Judge Parker unrolled the speech
that bears internal evidence in every line
of having been written for him, and Went
them one better in falsifying the record
and misrepreseuting the heieticcnt aim
o. American control in the islands res
cued from the oppression of Spain.
To justify himself in his attack upon
the American position in the Philippines.
Judge Parker quoted from an anony-
nous student Of conditions there"
whose phrases Also bear Il striking re-
semblance TO the balance of the address.
IN which they We're tittingly embalmed.
This unnamed malignant. in the face of
overwhelming testimony to the contrary.
has the %effrontcry to say of our officials
there, AT the best they have been in
eificlent; at the worst dishonest. cor
rnpt and despotic. The islands seem
to have succeeded in getting the very
dregs of our people" This would classi-
fy Secretary William ii. Taft and his
associates and successors in Manila as
among the dregs OF our people.
Judge Parker further quotes from this
anonymous defamer of American rule in
the Philippines: "Agriculturally, the
country is for the time ruined. Land
is going out of cultivation: the %popnla-
ton is ill-fed and in some places unable
to get work. The country is over-bur-
dened with taxation, disease is prevalent.
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many places in ruins. whole districts in
the hands of ladrones. the price OF prod
ucts poor and unrenunerative.'
If This We're 4 true or even an approx
mately true Indictment OF the conditions
existing in the Philippines as the effect
OF our occupation, what would be tho
verdict OF mankind? Would it not be
that the American nation was not fit to
govern itself, let alone a semi-civilized
and dependent race?
Affects. the Whole People.
In this matter it is impossible to dis
tinguish between the Republican party
and the American people. The former
is merely the instrument of the latter
in the Philippines. and if Judge Parker
were elected President in November. it
would not, could not change the char
acter of the American government in
rhe Philippines pending the time even
he would allow the islanders to prepare
themselves for self-government.'
During that period does Judge Parker
think that he could find, in the ranks
of Tammany, any men better fitted to
uphold the honor. justice and liberty OF
American rule. thar the men who have
established peace, order. schools. ard
courts of justice in the islands, The
question suggests its own ansver-le
could not, though be were to draft his
own faVoflte counselors. David Il. Hill.
Nillaln r. Sheehan, Charles Murphy
ana lat Aetarren to assist IN the diff
cult task.
Upon such absolutely false and malig-
nant premises Judge Parker proceeds 10
arralgh the American administration in
Inc IhhippiheS III terms which from
the dawn OF history demagogues have
employed IN Their attacks upon success
ful government. liere IS a specimen
passage:
But aside from tlo artv va owe +ho pm
ipnines IN preparation fer the enjoyment Of
me blessed privileges we possess, we should
s4Ivrs of an mnrria ISL noIiry II ~
teaches that from republicanisIn to upper
ialism the moNeinent Is gradual aud M
peIe'l.e W. : ai e9e v tp@iiei is o nndn us, prog
cenrses-suImission or resort to violence.
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