Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-04


"In order to please q few admirers
he pars.rJ decided the destiny and i'm
periled the welfare OF several millions Of
people without regard TO the facts or con-
siierins the consequences lie accuses
President Roosevelt of reckless speaking.
hut Roosevelt never made half as reck-
less a speech. Judge Parker demonstrat-
ed with his own tongue that he Is not NJ
60 exercise the authority and assume the
responsibilities of the presidency.
''iic Is either a demasosue without
conscience or else the victim OF malic!-
ous enemies or foolish advisers The
statements he utters are - false and
absurd and ridiculous that he deserves
more pity than blame. For example. he
tells Us that We have wasted over $500.
100000 OF the peoples money and -acri-
feed over 100000 lives In tho Philip
pines Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Hin aud several
other E-nticm~n have asserted that the
Philippines have cost the people OF the
United States S,oo0oo.DDo. Mr.. Oln~y
put the h-urv At <,OD.0OD.OJO. Judge
Parker splits the difference. II would
be iniescstin. TO know where he Evts bis
hEurcs-
~ resolution was introduced In the
Senate In the spFias OF ipps Inaairlns
Of the War Department "a 10 the exact
amount OF money expended for military
purposes In the f'hllippln- Islands from
May ]. ISIS. and q detailed s'a;csncn;
vas then submitted by the Secretary of
War which fos,s up $isOyj.si sssiii.
The principal items arc as follows:
ousfsrmssi.r's department 80. .t;i.iitsoo
sutsi.ieuse arpsrsssrnt ......... :i..i-...
aspsrn,rns ................ e1:,S:.s:
lrtn1ntutrut a
Orinsse- Department. ........... t~:nca
eiStai serlcs ................. 1.S-.-st-
Asssiss tsssssesssiss.
That brings the aecouais deva 10
April 10. itu.. Slace that date the ~.
pspdliures have probably becn $1,000.
CO. year. ~ the ou,siie figures the
total expenditures OF the United States
government slaee Aimirai Dewey en-.
ssred the lay OF Msnlls With hls h-r,
have beea aaisr s:.:..,.osc.onp iaclaiias
che f.o.ocp.ooS paid to Spsia ua.iss the
treaty. and ever other ehsrss. dirsc; or
tndir-et. ths; cSaii possibly be Construed
as connected with the acquisition and
svsra,ioa OF the rhllippiae sschipslaxs.
civil. naval and military. II Juize
Parker shsuH sai 60 ;his total all the
money that has besa syeat since May !.
1h;ss. for the suppost Of the army sai
asvy. sos the construction of ships. for
Oaeaiions and navy yards. and faF th.
pay OF the CLERKS in the War and Navy
Departments q; Washington. be csuh
BOT pile up the figures a. hisA as he
makes them IN his speech.
-itis assertion that 10000 lives have
been sacrificed is s,sn mpsc absurd and
sensational. and il wsuii no, he true IL
every man. soldier. sailor sni civilian.
who hs. eous 60 the rhiliprius srchi,
psisso for any reason since May I. is;ss,
had died and were bnris,i there. The
total numbrr Of soldiers. regulars sui
voiuatesrs. that have served In the rhii.
trpines at sny tims does not exceed
10000. I cannot set the exact figures
since the Islands were turned orsr 10
civil authorities. bat between June IA.
1878. and July Z. ipp.. 4.cgI officers and
1.:.4oi enlisted men were sen, to the
islands. or these s.is5 eFlcers and
Asst enlisted men were volunteers. and
1.sS. Officers aai st.ts5 were regulars
Total I. I.e.s Thar $500.
"Os these the entire death list. IN.
eiuiinx those killed In battle. those who
died from wounds. disease. accidents.
lsmiciis. sliciis. drowning and all other
causes was 40 officers asd s...Jl enlisted
men.
The mortality for the ys,r eaiiur
June 20. ifpo. was thirteen ofIlcers saj
45I men. and foe the year ending June
10. 1904. u was two officers and seventy
eight men. making the total number OF
deaths in the army In the rhilippiae
Islands duriar the six years Of American
occupation i55 officers and 4..G9 enlisted
men.
The number OF pensions sppiied fcr
ty soldiers who were engaged in the
Spanish war in Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippines aud by the families Of
those who die,i in battle or from wounds
and disease uP to date ia Gs.in3, This
iuciuiss men. women and children.
Hence you will perceive that Jndee
Parker has either been betrayed or is
guilty Of gross prcvaricatiBn. which.
ever way you look At IL everybody will
agree that such absurd and reckless
statements do not recommend the man
Tor President cf the United States.
Too rreposterous to beny.
"Iud-c Parker quotes some anony-
nous person who has bcen giving him
Information about conditions in the il.
lands. IL he would name his informant
the public might judge Of the value OF
the statements. bot he appears 90 vouch
for them. and may therefore be held re-
sponsible. Some OF them are Infamous:
come OF them are ridiculous. and some
ere too preposterous to deny. They are
ouite ns reckless az Iuige Psrker's own
assertions to which l have just referred.
II would be difficult for anybody to
crowd % many fAlsehoods into the same