Cañon City record., 1904-11-03

native Filipino. More than 5000 natives
are on the pay rolls, and it is the opin-
ion of the newspapers of Manila, both
Democratic and Republican, and Of every
foreigner. European and American, that
our little brown brother already has
about as much Independence and self
government as he. can stand. Ii Is .
little provoking for Judge Taft and his
SUCCESSORS to be condemned in this coun-
try for giving the natives too small
share in the government aud in the
Philippines for giving them too much.
NO. z. Plays produced in the theaters
are censored
the Philippine Islands, and there has
been none since civil government was
established. Somebody has evidently
been telling Judge Parker about the sup
preston of a play based upon incidents
In the insurrection. In which the Uni
ted States flag was pulled down by the
actors in a very dramatic manner, torn
into pieces and trampled upon. The play
was presented but once. II the police
had not prohibited a second production,
the theater and the actors would have
been torn in pieces by a mob of indig-
nant soldiers and citizens who had or
ganized for that purpose To satisfy
public clnmor. Senior Tolentino. the
author. was arrested. He was released
under bonds. but jun I'D his bail and ran
away. He afterward fell In with Ricarte,
the supreme chief Of the National Demo
cratic Republic of the Philippine Is
lands and prepared his proclamations
and conducted his correspondence. for
Rlcarte cannot read or write. Both of
these gentlemen are now in the peni-
tentiary.
TriaIs Arc Fair.
"No. s. Detectives appear in the guise
of servants, aud the oath of a single
one is enough TO destroy mans repu-
tstion. property, liberty or even life it.
SELF
when left Manila last summer
there had been four trials for sedition
since the establishment Of the civil gov
ernment, the latest, in which DIR. Gomez,
editor Of a native newspaper. was de-
fendant, having lasted four months, and
he WINS acquitted upon technicaiities: 1G6
people had been convicted Of what may
be termed political offenses. including
the deluded victims of the Hong Kong
junta and other reasonable organiEa-
tons. and thirty y-three persons had suf-
fered the capital penalty, each case hav-
ing been carefully reviewed by the Su-
preme Court Their crimes were mur-
der. arson, rape and highway robbery.
There are two detective organizations
one CONNECTED with the city police.
which works within the municipal limits
The other. connected with the constabu-
larry, works in the rural districts. Amer
lean. Spanish AMI native detectives are
employed Their methods are exactly
the same and the weight of their testi-
mn fr, - l. a.. e.. kaF ~ skrl
police OF New York or any other city.
Bishop Brent. of the Episcopal church.
In an interview with me published last
June. said: Manila Is comparatively free
from crime, disorder and drunkenness.
Few cities of the size are well govern
ed or are so free from saloons or vicious
classes There is a surprisingly small
amour, of crime and vice.
Extraordinary Statement.
"No. o. Judge Parker himself declares
that the Islands remain to-day utterly
| untouched for any good that the United
States might have done for them
This Is n most extraordinary state.
ment for an American citizen TO make.
II can only be accounted for by ignor-
ance. malice or prejudice Does Judge
Parker see no good in the establishment
OF 400 schools and the education OF
realize the value OF the public improve
mcnts that have been made, the new
harbors at Manila, which have cost
s2.e9G,3il TO date. and $614.536 at Iloilo
and Cehu. the widened streets. the pave
mcnts. the parks. the sew ers, the new
water systems. the public highways that
have been extrnded and improved at a
cost OF $so0.OOo; the 200 school honses
that have been built. and the various
other improvements upon which millions
OF dollars have been expended. not fSom
the treasury OF the United States. but
from the local treasures of the isiandsi
IL would require pase in a newspaper
to tell what has been done in the way OF
public utilities alone by the American
government
seif-supportiux.
"And, finally. the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency asks: Are the
Philippine Islands a seif-supporting COM
munityr
He confesscs his ignorance upon this
point In almost the same breath that he
declares them ct for Independence and
eelf-goverument. II Judge Parker had
made any preparation for his speech, IL
he had taken the trouble to inform him
self upon the most important conditions
he would have known that the customs
revenues alone during the last three or
four years have been seventeen. eighteen
and nineteen million dollars a year. nn
increase from three, four or FIVE millions
a year during Spanish rule: and that the
other revenues have improved In a sim
ilsr ratio. The islands are not only self
supporting; they not only pay every cent
OF the expenses of their government ex-
ceptlng the maintenance OF the 1900
regular troops now on dnty there. but
they could afford an exhibit costing n
million and a nnnrter Mt the ST Ionis