Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-09-26
COMPARE THE TWO
LET THE VOTER READ THIS AND
THEN THINK.
Roosevelt Bess the Question and Plays Upon
Words. Parker is Straightforward In his
Statements. Democracy Stands for lnde.
pendence and Self Government.

creditable light when In his letter OF &C
ceptance he misrepresents his opponent
attitude upon the question of imperial
lem. Mr.. Roosevelt undertakes to maxi
it appear that the democratic party ant
/! the democratic candidate have occupied
several different positions. He says thai
the democratic platform declared fol
independence apparently. for their Ian
guage is little obscure, without quclifi
cation as to time" and that Gin latel
and equally official utterances Judge
Parker's speech OF acceptance) the term
'self.government' was substituted fol
indepe ndence, the words used being &c
chosen that in their natural construction
they described precisely the policy now
being carried on" Mr.. Roosevelt says
that this caused trouble in their own
ranks, and in still later although lese
formal utterance Judge Parker's letter
to Mr.. Milburr> the self-government
promise was recanted and independence
at some future time was promised in its
place They have occupied three entire
ly different positions within fifty days.
Which is the promise they really intend
to keep"
1t is difficult to conceive of public
man, occupying Mr.. Hoosevelt's posi-
ton, making such plain misrepresenta-
ton Of an opponents attitude.
Bear in mind that Mr. Roosevelt says
that the language OF the democratic
platform is "a little obscure" also that
Judge Parker deliberately substituted
the term "self. government" for ''inde-
pendence," chargn- that the words were
SO used in order that Judge Parker
might convey the impression that in the
event Of his election the Roosevelt policy
would be.his policy. Also that because
of "trouble.in their own (the democratsD
ranks, Judge Parker recanted the self
government promise and substituted
independence, Also that the demo.
cratic party and its candidate "have oc.
cupied three entirely different positions
within fifty days"
One glance at the record will convict
Mr.. Roosevelt Of marked lack OF candOr
in dealing with his opponents position
on this great question.
The language Of the democratic plat.
form on this subject is not at all obscure.
1t plainly denounces the policy of i'm.
periallsm and insists that 1--WE should do
for the Filipinos what we have already
done tor the Cubans," and it adds that
cit is our duty to make that promise
now and upon suitable guarantees of pro-
lection to citizens of our own and other
countries resident there at the time of
our withdrawal, set the Filipino people
upon their feet and free and Independent
to work out their own destiny"
In his speech OF acceptance Judge Par
ker said that the 'admirable platform"
adopted by the democratic convention
'cearly states the principles which were
c unlicensed in the first inaugural address
of President Jefferson and points out
with force and drectness the course to
be pursued through their proper appica-
ton in order to insure needed reforms in
both Legislative and administrative de-
partments of the government" He
pointed out that that platform guaran-
teed the enforcement, for the benefit OF
all OF mans inalienahle rights, among
which, as said in the Declaration of In.
are life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. He said that
it was difficult to understand show any
citizen of the United States, much less a
descendant of revolutionary stock can
tolerate the thought OF permanently
denying the right Of self-government to
the Fil;pinos." He admitted that we
are not at liberty to disregard the re-
sponsibiIity we nave in the Philippines,
but he added that that responsibility
will be best subserved by preparing the
islanders as rapidly as possible for self
government, giving them the assurance
that it will come as soon as they are