The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16
ADDRESS
BY THE CANDIDATE
Discusses Philippine Question at
Length and Declares Ameri-
cans Owe Independence as
Dutyto Themselves and
to the Inhabitants
Of the Islands.
tBy Associated Press.)

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EsOPUs, N. Y. October 15.-Judge Park
er to-day addressed two visiting delega-
lions on the political issues, making his
second speech Of the campaign since ac-
.cepting the Democratic nomination for
the presidency. The delegation numbered
about one hundred and twenty men, q.
score representing the Parker Independent
Club and tho others the Avon Beach.
Regular Democratic Club OF Long Island.
Judge Parker Speaks.
The delegations arrived ut ais o'clock
on a train over the West Shore Railroad
from New York. and. forming a process
sion. marched to Rosemount. When Judge
Parker stepped from the house no was
greeted with hand-clapping. Colonel
Charles r. Goldman. OF Boston, and Pro-
lessor Henry W. Hardon. Of New York,
made extended speeches. Both speakers
confined their remarks to the Philippine
Island question.
Judge Parker said in part:
IT have before said that we may not.
disregard the responsibility Imposed by
possession OF the Philippines. and that
responsibility will be best subserved by
preparing the islanders as rapidly as pos
sjblc for self-goverpment and giving Ito,
them the assurance that It will come as
soon as they are reasonably prepared for
it, This means independence for the
Filipinos IN the full sense of the word.
When prepared they ma govern them
selves as the Cubans do. unasslsted. I'M
less asking help; undirected. unless ask
ing advice; untrammeled by our politics.;
unencumbered by our politicians. and 4un-
controlled by us.
The New Republicanism.
Secretary Taft has said: "a promise.
to give ultimate independence will be
by the more violent element,
disposed to agitation, to be a promise to
grant independence in the near future,
and during the present generation. The
success zof&the experiment we are making
In the Philippines depends on having the
Filipinos understand that We are there
Tor their benefit, but that we expect to
stay there Indefinitely in working out
the good We propose to do them Here
we have the issue clearly defined. The
Republican party stands for the subjugn-
ton of defenseless foreign peoples. Dem
ocracy stands for freedom. We relieved
Spain of this thorn in the nesh,.thc Phil
ippincs. to plunge it into our own. We
paid and are paying enormously for the
privilege of performing 1.-The operating.
Spain had been trying to conquer the
Islands since the early decades OF the
sixteenth century. She had never quite
succeeded. That is not surprising. Every
true American would 3despise n man who
would not fight to the last gasp for the
land of his Preside and the birthplace
of his babes. When the battleships of our
great republic destroyed the Spanish war
vessels, the Filipinos hoped the freedom
for which they had struggled so long was
finally approaching. Our history seemed
to guarantee that our ambition would be
to sec them free, happy md prosperous.
We %pcrpetually point with pride to
our love of liberty. Tho Republican plat
form asserts that fifty years ago the
Republican party came into existence dcd-
icated among other purposes TO tho great
task OF alresting the extension of human
slavery, The arrestlng the extension Of
human slavery--thnt sounds we'll. But
1t speaks OF the virtue Of another gem
GRAFTON. All the leaders Of the Republican
marty Of thai day have passed away. In
their place have come very different men.
we need not point out that which prin-'
clpally differentlates them. It readily