New-York tribune., 1904-10-25
EXPOSED AND REFUTEp.

As silly a thing as anybody has done in behalf
Of Judge Parker, and that is saying a great
deal, The New-York Evening Post does III
snleunly pretending TO be shocked at the drag
ging OF the Philippines into politics as a Re-
publican campaign issue. The amount Of fair
IL good white paper which THE Evening Post
has covered with arraignments Of the Republi-
can leaders for their alleged indisposition to
discuss that subject battles computation. But
now that its candidate has been caught in the
act of prOmuIgating a mass Of fantastic fctions
concerning the government and general condi-
ton Of the islands, ''The Evening POST is eager
TO appear indignant. 1t has not been in the
least annoyed by the spectacle of Bryan carry
ing around with him on his Indiana stumping
tour a couple Of Fiplnos in the capacity OF
Democratic campaigners. 1t hailed with ap-
proval the choice Of this topic by Judge Parker
for one Of his dreary and otherwise discred-t-
able speeches at Esopus, and has made much of
every Democratic utterance calculated TO excite
discomfort foment disorder. raise false hopes
and hinder the advancement OF civilization in
the Philippines 1t welcomes the dissemination
OF faIsehOods In the interest Of Judge Parker,
especially when he himself employs them, but
considers ii scandalous that care should be
taken to spread the truth
Adopting the calculation of The New York
World" that it has cost the taxpayers several
hundred dollars to procure from Governor
Wright an official refutation Of the rank mis-
statements which Judge Parker put forth on the
authority Of an unknown witness. The Even
ing Post joins its neighbor IN describing that
expenditure as improper and offensive. Does
either Of those Democratic journals really SUP
pose that a majority Of the American people or
even a majority OF fits own party, are willing
TO be deluded in respect to Philippine conditions,
or to have falsehOOds which they do not believe
left TO circulate without exposure from the most
authentic source of knowledge? 1t is certain
that by far the larger part Of the public would
resent such an imputatiOn. and we do not think
so meanly of most Democrats as to assume that
they prefer 10 be cheated ra ther than to nav
their share of several hundred dollars for de-
cisive statement Of the truth. They reflect that
this account of oppression. corruption misery
and decay in the Philippines did not obtain its
currency through some reckless party news
paper. but that the Democratic candidate for
President made It his own and issued Ii with
full deliberation. They remember that for
twenty years it was his duty. and presumably
HIS habit to weigh evidence with scrupulous
care. and that superior authority is now claimed
for his utterances because Of his judicial train
Ing and temper.
few Of Judge Parkers supporters. in their
grief at the swift destruction Of the false testI
mony on which he ineXcusably relied. are fool
ish enough 10 condemn the means by which II
was destroyed. But the rest of the peopIe
whatever their political relations may be under
stand that even judicial candidate for Presi-
dent is not exempt from official exposure when
he makes himself responsible for gross misrep.
reservations.