The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-02

I'm order to please a few admirers
lic Parker) decided the destiny and i'm
periled the welfare of several millions OF
people without regard to the facts or con
sidering tae consequences. He accuses
President Roosevelt of reckless speaking,
hut Roosevelt never made half as reck
] less speech. Judge Parker demonstrate
ci with his own tongue that he Is not fit
to exercise the authority and assume the
responsibilities of the presidency.
He is either a demagogue without
conscience or else the victim of malici-
Gus enemies or foolish advisers. The
statements he utters are so false and
absurd and ridiculous that he deserves
more pity than blame. For example, he
tells rs that We have wasted over $3.50
100000 Of the peoples money and sacr;
feed over 100000 lives in the Philip
pines. Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Hill and several
other gentlemen have asserted that the
Philippines have cost the people of the
United States $6OO.0OO.GOO. Mr.. Olney
put the figure at $1Oo,OOO,O00. Judge
Parker splits the difference 1t would
be interesting to know where he gets his
figures.
"A resolution was introduced i'm the
Senate in the spring of 1902 inquiring
amount Of money expended for military
purposes in the Philippine Islands from
May l, 1898. and a detailed statement
was then submitted by the Secretary of
War which foots up $17O,326, $50. II.
The principal items are as follows:
Quartermasters department -. .$74, 344. 39J
Subsistence department ......... 81 2,212
iny uephrtmeht ................ o5,5z6z6s
Medical department ............ 3.S7S.756
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Amazing Exaggeration.
That brings the accounts down to
April &c. 1902. Since that date the ex-
penditures have probably been $4,000
600 a year. At the outside figures the
total expenditures Of the United States
government since Admiral Dewey en-
tered the Bay of Manila with his fleet
have been under 500. OOO,O 900, including
the $2O.OOO.OOO paid to Spain under the
treaty. and every other charge direct or
indirect, that could possibly be construed
as connected with the acquisition and
retention of the Philippine archipela go.
civil. naval and military. If Judge
Parker should add to this total all the
money that has been spent since May /.
1893. for the support of the army and
navy, for the construction of ships. for
pay of the clerks in the War and Navy
Departments at Washington. he could
not pile up the figures as high as he
makes them in his speech.
His assertion that 100000 lives have
been sacrificed is even more absurd and
sensational. and it would not be true if
every man, soldier, sailor and civilian.
who has gone to the Philippine arch-
pelago for any reason since May !. 1898.
had died and were buried there. The
total number of soldiers. regulars and
volunteers. that have served i'll the Phil
ippnes at any time does not exceed
100000 | cannot get the exact figures
since the islands were tuned over to
civil authorities. but between June so,
1898. and July 4. 1902, 4.O67 officers and
122.401 enlisted men were sent TO the
islands. OF these 2.1S5 officers and
47.S67 enlisted men We're volunteers. and
1852 officers and 14.534 were regulars.
Total IL Less Than $500.
"Of these the entire death list, in
Guiding those killed in battle, those who
died from wounds, disease, accidents,
homicide. suicide. drowning and all other
causes was 140 officers and 1 .2234 enlisted
men.
1.-The mortality for the year ending
June 30, 1903. was thirteen officers and
457 men, and for the year ending June
80 1904 it was two officers and seventy
eight men, making the total number OF
deaths in the army in the Philippine
Islands during the six years of American
occupation 1oJ officers and 4 169 enlisted
men.
The number of pensions applied fol-
by soldiers who were engaged in the
Spanish war in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines and by the families OF
those who died in battle or from wounds
and disease up TO date is 6S. 1913. This
includes men, women and children
Hence you will perceive that Judge
Parker has either been betrayed or is
guilty OF gross preyaricatiou Which
ever way you look at it everybody vii
agree that such absurd and rockies.
for President of the United States
Too Preposterous to Deny.
Judge Parker quotes some anony
nous person who has been giving hin
information about conditions in the is
lands. If he would name his informan
the public might judge of the value o
the statements, but he appears to voucl
for them, and may therefore be held re
sponsible Some of them are infamous
some of them are ridiculous. and SOM
are too preposterous to deny. They ar
quite as reckless as Judge Parker's owl
assertions to which l have just referred
1t would be difficult for any body t
crowd SO many falsehoods into the sam
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