The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-19
Mr.. FAIRBANKS IN TROY
With Lieutenant Governor Hig-
gins Addressed Big Meeting.
Senator Fairbanks Alluded to Depres
sion of 1so3-Disputed Statement:
Of Judge Parker on the Philippine
Question - Mr.. Higgins Said Book,
Of State Administration Are Open.


of State Administration Are Open.
Troy, N. Y, Oct 18.-Troy Republi
cans gave United States Senator
Charles W. Fairbanks, the Republican
candidate for vice president, and Lieu
tenant Governor Frank w. Higgins
the candidate for governor of this
state, rousing welcome here last
night. Harmony hall, where the meet
ing was held, was built to hold about
400 people, but 1t was packed beyond
the danger. point with most enthus
iastic crowd, of which probably one
half were women.
Former Governor Frank S. Black OF
Troy presided Senator Fairbanks
kept his audience in good humor with
frequent witty sallies.
He dwelt at length upon the indus
trial depression following the cam
paign of 1892, and cited Coxey's pa
thetic army" as a fitting symbol Of
triumphant Democracy"
Senator Fairbanks devoted specia
attention to Judge PArker's recent
speech on the Philippine question. He
disputed particularly the statement
attributed to Judge Parker which he
quoted as follows: After our utteI
defeat of the Spaniards, the Republi
can administration paid to the vair
oppressor of the unconquered Filipino
$20,000,000 for this uncertain optior
upon its victims land, tenements ant
hereditaments. In the attempt to Dol
ster the option, we have wasted there
sG50,000,000 more of the peoples mon
ey, and sacrificed 100000 lives"
This statement Senator Fairbanks
declared was unsupported by the pub
lie records Of the government. ZIP tG
the 30th Of last June" said he "a to
tai Of 122.401 enlisted men and 4,067
officers were sent into the Philippines
If all the enlisted men and officers had
died in the archipelago, the total mum
ber would have fallen short of the
number of lives alleged to have been
sacrificed, by nearly $4,000 The
record of total casualties, of every
kind and description, up to the 3Otf
of June last. amounted to 1924. Oh
this number 4,769 were enlisted mer
and 155 officers"
tTba naeno1tioo ~ IN 10 nOn or n lNtt1
ary Of the islands, of all kinds, have
been about 500, about 100 of whom
were Americans. Even the casualties
among the Filipinos, added to those
among the Americans would constitute
but small fraction of the losses es
timated by the opposition. We should
bear in mind the fact that many Of the
casualties which have occurred have
been caused by the encouragement
held out to the insurgents by the op
position. They were led to resist the
assertion of the sovereignty of the Uni
ted States by the hope of Democratic
success.
at is estimated by the war depart
ment that the total expenditures dc
not exceed s2OO,OOO.OOO or some $40;
100000 less than the estimate Of the
opposition. We should bear in MIND
the cost Of maintaining the civil ad
ministration in the Philippines Is
borne from the insular treasury, ant
not from the treasury of the United
States"
Assembylman Arthur G. Wade OF
Chautauqua. the last speaker, ridi-
culed the record of the Democratic
party, particularly its insistence upor
the constitution. seeking to show that
II had ALWAYS been the real enemy oi
the constitution.
Senator Foirhanks left at night FOL
Providence r. l.