The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-27
gaakER AND PH,LlpplaEs.

l PAEKERaAEDE
| Judge Parker is unfortunate in5haF-
ing to explain, thus early in the game,
and to his w party, what he meant
in his recent speech of acceptance. He
certainly said as little as possible, but
that little already needs explanation.
Called upon to tell what he meant by
the words "self-goyernment' as APP
Piled to the Philippines, re replies
| that he intended them to be identical
with independence, political and terri
t~orial," and further says
But to take away all possible OPP
portunity for conjecture, it shall be
made clear in the letter of acceptance
that l am in hearty accord with that
plank in the Democratic platform
which advocates treating the Filipinos
precisely as we did the Cubans; and
l also favor making the promise to
them now to take such action as soon
as it can p~rudently be DONE
The Democratic platform, after de
nouncing a Colonial policy" and de-
claring that "a people incapable OF
being governed under American laws
ought not to be part of b American
dominion thus states the party's pol
icy on the Philippines:
1--WE insist that we ought to do for
the Filipinos what we have done al
ready for the Cubans, n that it is
our duty to make that promise now.
and upon substantial guarantees of
protection to citizens OF our own and
other countries resident there at the
time of withdrawal, set the Filipinos
on their feet, free and independent,
to work out their own destiny"
The Kansas City declaration in 1900,
and which was proclaimed as the para
mount issue, was as follows:
I'VE favor al immediate declaration
of the Nations purpose to give the
%Filipinos, first. a stable form of gov
eminent: second, independence, and
third. protection from outside inter
ference such as has been given for
nearly a century to the republics OF
Central and South America"
On his paramount ISSUE the Dem
ccrats made their fight, and the Repuh-
leans won q greater victory than that
of 1896. The Philippines question was
Their fought out before the people, and
the Republican position upheld. This
the Republican platform merely
states the results OF its position, re-
suits being always better than prom.
ises. 1t says:
'In the Philippines We have sup
pressed Instruction, established or
der, and given to life and property a
security never known there before.
have organized civil government,
it effective and strong in admin
istration, and have conferred upon the
of those islands the largest civil
liberty they have ever enjoyed 81
The Republican party does not prom
Use Philippines independence That is
yet far ahead. 1t is doing
it's work step by step. Even Judge
says that independence must
only be given when "it can prudently
done" President Roosevelt, in his
speech of acceptance, detailed what
already been accomplished, and
that a legislative assembly is
now being provided for, adding:
This is the first step to be taken in
the future, and it would be eminently
to declare what our next step
will be until the first step has been
taken and the results are manifest"
The conservative judgment of the
people will again declare for the Re-
publican policy. Promise will not solve
the Philippines question: Pittsburg
Times. -,.resYI