Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

~ ~, oClODGE l. III, NIL Sll llS say -
"In order to please a few admirers
he PARKER decided the destiny and inn
periled the welfare of several millions of
people without regard to the facts or con-
sidering the consequences. He accuses
President Roosevelt of reckless speaking,
hut Roosevelt never mace half as reck-
less Il speech. Judge Parker demonstrat-
ed with his own tongue that he Is not fit
to exercise the authority and assume the
responsibilities of the presidency.
He is either demagogue without
conscience or else the victim of malic-
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 us that We have wasted over $780,
100000 of the peoples money and sncri-
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 S6O0,OO0OOO. Mr.. Oney
put the figure at $700000,000. Judge
Parker splits the difference. 1t would
be interesting to know where he gets his
figures.
"A resolution was introduced in the
Senate in the spring of 1902 inquiring
of the War Department as to the exact
amount of money expended for military
purposes in the Philippine Islands from
May ], 1898, and a detailed statement
was then submitted by the Secretary of
War which foots up $170,32G 5S6.11
The principal items are as follows:
Quartermastcr's department -. .$74, 344, 800
subsistence department ......... ,272
Pay department ................ 63 926, 262
Medical department ............ 3,S7S, 756
Ordnance department ........... 4,S02,033
Signal service .................. 1922, 712
Amazing Exaggeration.
THAT brings the accounts down to
April 30, 1902. Since that date the ex-
penditures have probably been $1O,000,-
600 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 sos, 100000, including
the $2O,000,0OO 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 archipelago,
civil, naval and military. If Judge
Parker should add to this total all the
money that has been spent since May l.
1898, for the support of the army and
navy, for the construction of ships, for
tiGcations and navy yards, and for the
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 archi
pelago for any reason since May !, 1898
had died and were buried there. The
total number of soldiers, regulars and
volunteers, that have served in the Phil
ippines at any time does not exceed
100000 l cannot get the exact figures
since the islands were turned over tc
civil authorities, but between June 80
1898, and July 4, 1902, 4,067 officers and
122, 4O1 enlisted men were sent to the
Islands. or these 2,1S5 officers and
4IS67 enlisted men were volunteers, anG
1852 officers and 1854 were regulars
Total Is Less Than 4,5OO.
"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 40 officers and 4,234 enlisted
men.
The mortality for the year endinl
June 30, 1903, was thirteen officers anC
457 men, and for the year ending June
3D. 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 155 officers and 4,769 enlisted
men.
The number of pensions applied fo
by soldiers who were engaged in the
Spanish war in Cuba, Porto Rico an(
the Philippines and by the families o.
those who died in battle or from wound
and disease up TO date is IS, 1913 Thi
includes men, women and children
Hence you will perceive that Judg,
Parker has either been betrayed or il
guilty of gross prevarication. Which
ever way you look at it everybody will
agree that such absurd and reckless
statements do not recommend the maj
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 ms Judge Parker's owl
assertions to which have just referred
II would be difncult for anybody 4
crowd 90 many talsehoods into the sam