New-York tribune., 1904-10-26
Mr.. TAFT IN NEWARK,
He Sho5cs the Absardity of Demo
cratic FIGURES About Phiippines.

William q. Taft. Secretary OF War in the
Krueger Auditorium at Newark last night ad-
dressed meeting that packed every bit Of avail
able space The large hall was crowded an hour
before the Secretary arrived. and the doors wers
closed while thousands OF people surrounded the
hall, excluded from adrnttanca. There
overflow meeting addressed by a number Of
speakers. Secretary Taft reached Newark in
the afternoon and was received by United States
Senator John F. Dryden, whose guest he was at
Mr., Dryden's home in South Broad-st. The
Senator entertained his guest at q dinner with
a number OF other guests, After the dinner the
party proceeded to the auditorium. where boxes
had been reserved. Senator Dryden presided At
the meeting and introduced Secretary Taft
On the platform were Governor Murphy. Sen
ator John Kean. Congressman r. Wayne
Parker. Mayor Doremus. Major Carl Lentz and
other prominent men.
Senator Dryden. in opening the meeting. made
an address occupying an hour He traced the
history Of the tariff system back to Washing
toms time. and showed how the protective priu-
ciple had been recognized by the founders OF the
Republic and was part OF the faith OF Alex
ander Hamilton The Republican party had
brought the principle to its perfection and Gre
ated with It prosperity. The experiments which
had been had with Democratic free trade tariffs
were disastrous. Business depression. bank
ruptcy and ruin had been the result AS Sen
ator Dryden approached the close OF his speech
he mentioned the name OF Abraham Lincoln.
and he interrupted by applause that
lasted several minutes. The name Of Mckinley
provoked a similar demonstration When Roose-
velt was named the audience arose. and there
was applause which subsided only to begin
again. Senator Dryden stood for five minutes
waiting to finish his speech The Sanator then
came forward he was received with tremendous
applause
Secretary Taft said in part:
It Is certainly not unfair 20 question the sincerity
OF gentlemen who crate over the violation Of the
ands and yet look forward to winning the control
OF the government OF the United States cheerfuIly
and with great satisfaction, by the electoral vote
OF the Southern States. in which the negroes. by
various pretexts Of State law, are excluded from
the franchise both in the election OF Presidential
electors and Of Congressman. This departure from
governed IN Just governments is indispensable TO
Democratic success, and one may be pardoned
mat PIECES b bse violatsd 1 +b PSiIinnis nii9
Of the admiaistration. If upheld in this country
with respect TO the negro population Of the South.
in this election. I am not discussing the Ques-
ton whether ignorance may not properly be ex-
without respect to eoor but am pointing out that
governed. If the Declaration Of Independence is to
claim that 1t should have
Mr.. Taft showed the faIlacy OF some absurd hg-
ures By Edward Atkinson. and continued:
Now. in the face Of all this extravaganza. Of Wild
reasoning, may we not come down to the facts and
INQUIRE what were the actual expenses Of the Phil
fppine Islands the United States? Let start
with proposition that the Philippine Islands,
far the civil establishment In those islands is
concerned. and that includes the cOnstab bulary.
have always been sef-supportIng; that IS, the civil
expenses have always been paid out OF the reve-
Of the island, except S3toOC0 voted TO relieve
suffering from threatened famine In 1903. Sec
which Mr. Atkinson says ought be taken. by
procuring a resolution OF the Senate directing
that the Secretary OF War report what the actual
cost Of the army in the Philippines was from June
This his examination was detailed and exact. The
Secretary OF War made his report and append
and OF the auditing officers upon which hts report
was based and II showed that the expenses in the
acquisition Of the Philippine Islands Of the army.
which could he properly chargeabe TO those islands
and the operations IN them, and the maintenance
Of the army there amounted to S16s,Oo0OoO
In addition TO the S169 90, for the reasons
have already stated 81 900 900 may be added for the
extra expenses in the Navy Department, 1900 600
for the famine fund $50 O00O0 for the amount paid
10 May l. 1892 By that time the insured |
ton was wholly suppressed. and the American SOL
diers IN the Philippines began TO be reduced from
CWenty-ssv0n thousand, until now they do not
her more than thirteen thousand. and orders have
been issued BY the War Department which IN due
course VIII reduce the army 20 ten thousand AS !
tained IN the Philippines, would have to be main /
tained IN the United States. and taking the entire
eT1ne5+ Srono Nav J. lsG down to the prssent !
time dId not exceed perhaps $40 900 600 or S on 100
or a total 70 date OF about 500 100000
At Senator Dryden's house. after the meeting.
an informal reception was held
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