The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-25

In his letter of acceptance the candi-
date OF the Republican party said:
I'VE are content to rest our case be-
| fore the American people upon the fact
that to adherence to a lofty ideal we have
added proved governmental efficiency.
| and We may equally be trusted to deal
with any problem which may hereafter
arise. What is most needed is officials
having both the disposition and courage
to enforce existing law. This is precisely
the need that has been met under the
present administration.
This is precisely the need that has
| been. met under the present administra-
\ tien.''
Now let me read you what President
Roosevelt said nine months ago at the
/ the requirements of the constitution of
! the United States he submitted his annual
message to congress. This is what he
said about the public services.
'sBy various frauds and by forgeries and
perJuries, thousands of acres of the pub
! lie domain, embracing lands of different
sections of the country, have been dis
honestly acquired
sit is hardly necessary to urge the i'm
port tsan.s OF recovering these dishonest
acquisitions, stolen from the people, and
promptly and duly Furnishing the Offend
ers. speak in another part of this
message of the widespread crimes by
which the sacred right of citizenship is
| falsely asserted and that inestimable
heritage perverted to base ends.
by similar means-that is, through
l
shameless briberies-tfe laws relating to
| the proper conduct of the public service
In general and to the due administration
| Of the postoffice department have been
VIGOROUSLY violated and many indict-
ments have been found, and the conse-
quent prosecutions are in course of hear
/ ing Or on the eve thereof.
For reasons thus indicated, and so that
the government may be prepared to en-
force promptly and with the greatest eff
feet the due penalties for such violations
| q ND tic or1d ho fI1yY 1,o6
| with sufficient instrunentalitieS and
competent legal assistance for the in
vestigations and trials which will be nee
essary at many different points of the
country, urge upon the congress the
! necessity of making the said apprepria-
/ ton available for immediate use for all
direction of the attorney general. "
NO THIEVES PUNISHED
And what was this amount that the
president asked congress to appropriate
for the prosecution of Republican crimi-
nails in office? Only the trif1ing sum of
| sow, ooe. And it was given him. Laugh-
| 1t was given him, but with that mag
nif1cent appropriation there has not been
| a conviction of one land thief: not one
register Of a land Office has been dis
| charged; not one member of the Indian
his job
| The thieves are there. Presumably the.
| stealing is going on.
| In the postoffice department some cor
| ruption is oozing out at the corners; it
| got to be such a stencil that it was not
possible to conceal it any longer, and there
was a sporadic prosecution.
| But you know that, Notwithstanding
the fact that the Democratic party in
| both houses. day in and day out, strove
! Tor, demanded and sought investigation
| Of that department. it was an impossi-
party nominee in mis- letter of acceptance
! says the efficiency of this administration
IN the matter of discharging his public
Washington
1t may be good politics; 1t may go with
| great many people. but have seen
letter OF acceptance. daughter and APP
He says in another portion of that re-
| markapie document, because when man
| has excelled all his predecessors; when
ne mas served the cause of humanity and
t Inc american l,e people In greater degree
ceded him. it is wise that all good citi-
zens should give publicity to it, so I will
| re Az; another brief extract, (Laughter.)
= rms IS the administration as the eandi-
| date sees it:
No other administration In our his
has more consistently stood for the broad Wpuiu
I est spirit of brotherhood in our common
humanity, or has held a more resolute
that outraged the civilization of the age
| at home or abroad"
L
i TORTURE is UPHELD
That is remarkable claim. Now LEFT
me call your attention to this fact This
present administration spoken of in these
extTavagant terms is the first admins
| tration in the United States of America
tne first government in the last century
that has sanctioned the torture of human
peings as means of getting evidence.
This administration sanctioned torture
in the Philippine islands
:, Let me state how, because these gem
t!emen at this table (the reporters| some
times get my statements mixed. Laugh
ter and applause.) Not they. Not they:
tnelr papers. and this is the only way 1
] to in the past.
1 Fifteen regular officers of the army of
the United States were duly convicted of
tnat crime. What was their punishment?
Not a reprimand even. 1t was simply
suggested that they shouldn't do it again
1Laughter0 And this sentence was ap-
proved by the secretary of war in every
instance; no fine. no penalty; nothing
except this slight admonition. If was
called t;ni. Not reprimand, but an admoni-
This bombastic claim-and had IT been
4 uttered by the president of the United
States l should not call it bombastic- and
want to say right here that one of the
most delightful things of this campaign is
/ That the candidates on both sides are men
whose integrity, whose personal character
respect President Roosevelt as a great
citizen and great man. (Applause.) I
/ respect him as highly as do Parker no
higher But his official acts. his officiaI
| language. | shall criticise, and you have
| right to criticise.
REPUBLICAN ASSETS
Now, in the line of brotherIy love, what
has the Republican congress to show for
/ it in the way of assets? In the last con-
4 gress 1t passed law the like of which
never before appeared upon an American
statute book.
You have to go back to George III. You
have to go to George II. of England to
find its counterpart :
The Philippine islands by act of con-
gress, by force of conquest. by circum-
stances, are a part of the United States
The citizens of the Philippine islands have
no other allegiance than that of our flag
fhis is their country: not their mother
country, but their legal home country
Still the Republican party and the Re-
| publican president, with overlooking
bowl of the milk of human kindness, sign
! ed bill and passed an act making it a.
felony which results in the loss of cargo
/ and vessel for Filipino who owns q
\ vessel and who loads it with cargo of
| his own raising, his own product and
sails it to the ports of the United States
! daughter
If he does he forfeits cargo and vessel
| Let me state that again! 1t is so enor-
| nous that you can hardly grasp it,
should own a vessel, and there are many
i of them who do-a great many of them,
and he owned plantation upon which
he raised sugar or manila.
I If he took the product from his own
| SOIL the sugar from his own cane and