The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-26
JUDGE PARKERrl|s
CORRECTED
Washington Correspondent
Points Out Inaccuracies
in Statements

in the opinion Of many OF the most
astute political OBJ ervers, alton B. Par
ker has sounded his political death kneiI.
Replying to certain anti-imper.alis.s WHO
called on him at Esopus, Parker de.lye.-
| ed himself of a speech on the Phiip-
| pines characterized by such absolute
recklessness that Expos, master Ce1eg-
a: Smith declares that it must have
been the ''recklessness of despair lp-
parently wi hout thought OF the conse.
quences. Mr.. Parker INDUCED in mes
vindictive ARA gnment of the America
administration in the Philippines. repea,-
ed. as his own assertions, all the cam
paign les regard ng the cost of the =
lands In lives ard money and in ever.
possible manner displayed a eonple'e
lack of that judicial temperament arc
| fairness when have been vaunted u
his only claims to the h:gn office &
which he aspires.
Candidate Parker asserted that tie
Philippines had ben won at the secri-
fee of .over 100000 Ives" The fact i
that only l26.0o0 American soldiers eves
went to the Philippines. The total less
of life from all causes including alcohol
ism and other evils brought on the
troops by their own indiscreation@
amour ed to but 4,222 men. The total
Filipino loss did not reach 1000. so tna'
combining the two there wezc but -::,sst
lives lost ana many OF these were 10
Ia a heroic and successful attempt TO
stamp out the plague and other conta-
g,ous diseases which had prior to
American occupation, run rot in the
archipelago. So much for Judge Par
ker's 10000 lives sacrificed"
with great vehemence the Democratic
presl. entail candidate declared that the
Philippines had cost the United States
$50. .o0o. coo. During the last congress Sec
retary root sent to tae sena.e report
showing that the total cost of the Pn'i-
ippincs. including the s2O.0O0.0ol purchase
price amounted. up to May 1902. to $751;
01G.0o0 The figures now show that FIR
the next year the cost to this country
was Ss 0S0,000 ara for the fiscal year tu
ended. s2.looOoo. a fetal to June 80. no.
OF s4.lS0.000. instead Of S65o0-0,00o az
stated by Judge Parker. Democrats as
we'll as Republicans regard this out
burst as insuring Democratic defeat;
The figures here quoted are all official
and no Democrats member of congress
has ever challenged them. They were "a
correspondent. or to any other person
who cares to inquire. The wildly exag-
gera.ed assertions of the Democratic
nominee were, therefore. entirely inex-
cusable ard only the more rabid element
OF the Democratic press attempt to ex-
cuse the outburst.
one of the most significant features
the American administration of Philip
pire affairs is the unanimous pga sc lie
celved from churchmen of all denomina-
tlons. men prone to disagree on many
subjects. but unit in their commenca-
tion of the Mckinley and Roosevelt ae-
ninlstratlons of the Philippines. Ri.
Rev. j. ]. Harty. the Roman Catholic
bishop Of Manila has declared that he
hopes Roosevelt will be elected because
o. his eminent fairness in delling W.
the Philippines and has maze the pro-
Ihesy that Under divine gu dance the
btneticent rule of America is destined
vi .lmatey to place the Christian Ma:ay
race on a moral and political rlane ina
as yet has never been attained by az
Oriental People" Rt. Rev. Charles I'll
Rfeat. Protestant Episcopal bishop OF
the Ph lippines, has said. "roday tbs
one force that makes for peace anc
unity dn the Philippines Is the Amer:-
can hand. Those of us who are con-
vInced that we are pursuing the one
course honorable to ourselves and JUS,
to the Filipino are rot unmindful of ou-
national heritage Of the prircipe es of .
erty." DR.. Warren the Meth dit bi
hop OF Colorado recently sad on TINS
subject, I'VE should, not only for the
benefit of the Filipinos and not only ior
the benefit Of the Americans. but for the
benefit of all CHRIS ian nations. for the
benefit of mankind, regard It as Of the
utmost Importance that the work begus'
In the Philippines should go on. The mas
shorkl oontinue ~ noat over the Pm II
ppines as guaranteed by the unitcu
States" Arthur Judson Brown, ID. -,
secretary Of the board Of 70 e'gn MS
sions of the Presbyterian church on the
l. s. A.. has written; that America
| citizens should be thankful that during