The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-27

and their candidate, IL he should happen
to be elected, would be confronted with
chaos at the very outset OF his admins
tration
ABANDON THE PHILIPPINES, MUST WEI
He has recently made q speech which
would be a very shirt OF Neesus to him II
he were ever called on to carry his words
into action. He, has at last come to the
abandon the Philippines. In his speech
Of acceptance he aoknow lodged our respon-
sibility for them and said we should give
them government. His friends, in
great distress Of mind, cried out to to him him
that what ne intended to say was that we
had no responsibility for them and must give
them independence. Certainly, that was
what l meant, said the Judgee-and he
wrote something like 1t II tb.t MS iet net
enough, and ten days ago he revised his
views again, and now declares for the alb
solute abandonment Of the islands and for
an immediate proclamation OF our inten-
ton to do 30.
PARKER DOESN'T KNOW THINGS.
Among the reasons he gives for this
reckless and III considered utterance are
some which show an incredible careless
ness Of the facts
He began by saying they have cost us
$3.50 900, 900 and an enormous continuing
sum TO keep them: some put 1t as high as
to him and to everybody, is that they have
cost not to'exceed $lS9, 900, 600, and the an
nual disbursement on their account is about
s., 900 900. He said further that they had
the extent Of about 10000 But there
seems no limit to his eager credulousness
Since he put out these fairy figures he has
heard from Mr.. Atkinson and has swallowed
without winking his grotesque estimate
that the islands have cost us twelve hundred
,,,il1ona md that the nraannt pXDenSe oil
them is two hundred millions year. He
seems hypnotized by these vast sums.
Why should he stop at millions and bill
| lions? We may reasonably expect that
be- see shouting hoat quaedriliions ' TO- startled
world He seems able to believe any
thing--all he asks is that it shall be in
| credible.
But these mere errors in his figures,
gross as they are. do not compare with the
monstrous levity with which he proposes
| to take a step which would cover us with
| indelible discredit, which would be an
| abdication OF our position in the Pacific,
the surrender OF our commercial prestige
| in the Far East, a base treachery and be-
trayal Of the loyal and intelligent Filipinos
who have trusted us. and direct invitation
to intestine war and foreign invasion
| And IL he pretends that we should relinquish
control Of them, and still be responsible for
their acts--that we should give up the task
Of civilizing them, and still stand between
them and hostile, covetous world, no
matter what they may do-the inhumanity
! of such proposition is only equailed by It's
want of common sense.
1t Is blunder well nigh Incredible for
him to say that we should treat the Philip
pines as we did Cuba. There Is no analogy
between the two cases. We have never
owned Cuba; we have never claimed to
own it, The Philippines are ours by every
sanction known to public law: by fortune
of war, by treaty, by purchase. by occupa
ton, by undisturbed and undisputed pos
session To say that the cases are the same
shows In the man who says 1t a confusion
of mind or deliberate misrepresentation
either of which proves him to be-in the
words of one Of Judge Parkers most ardent
admirers--not fit to be President this year
or any other year.
In this speech the Democratic candidate
has given the measure of his knowledge
of large affairs, has shown his lack OF any
sense Of responsibility. and has introduced
another element OF doubt and danger into
the problems which would confront his
administration II he were elected.
PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE REPUBLICAN
ADMINISTRATION WILL DO.
This, gentlemen is the crux Of the stua-
ton. II you vote the Republican ticket
you know what you are doing. The Re-
publican record and the Republican pro-
LESSONS are at one. They avow what
no excuses for it. They say that under
similar circumstances they will do the
same again. Whether right or wrong
they are clear. explicit. straightforward.
They. ask no mans vote on false pretenses.
On the other hand-and l wish TO speak
with respect OF a great party which EN-,
braces 80 many good citizens, 80 many OF
our valued friendship wizard son of a
seventh son can tell what their policy Is,
what they would do with the Government
Al. rvtx,
a set Of turbid and evasive phrases, The
utterances OF their public men are shifty
and self-contradictory. They talk OF
policy OF adventure. have yet to hear
Of an adventure 30 reckless and wild as
intrusting the fortunes Of the republic
to an aggregation like the Democratic
party OF to-day-a fortuitous concourse
Of unrelated prejudices. We can say to-
night, what has 80 often been said before
in times Of far more danger aag,L,a ana Stress
| is the ship-all else is the sea. 1t Is the only
certainty in sight.
| WHEN THE TIME FOR CHANCE WILL 0oMk.
At every election we hear that .here
| should be rotation in office-that neither
party should be continually in power.
in this contention. There should be coca
sional change in the Government; there
NAV be whenever two things happen:
When the Republicans forsake their record
| and the Democrats get r1d OF tneirs. AGAIN
l say we are not 80 silly as to claim any
individual superiority, moral OF intellectual.
| over our opponents. 1t would be absurd
to say that nearly half our people are devoid
| of the highest civic virtues But the simple
truth is they are badly led. They made
mistake, deplorable past all computation
in 1850, and they have not recovered from
| IL vet. First there was slavery extension,
then secession, then reputation and pop
ulism and free silver-a hopeless succession
OF mistakes. 1t is most difficult-we hope
1t will not be impossible-for them to ex-
tricate themselves from such a Serbonian
bog We all earnestly desire the day when
| the two parties may enter the lists under
equally sane and safe leading. 1t is painful
to say that day has not yet dawned.
A GILT STANDARD CANDIDATE.
There Was a moment this year WHEEL We
had hopes of a salutary change in the Demo
cratic attitude. They were travel-stained
and unhappy with their wanderings in the
wilderness in 1895 and 1900. They seemed
to have made up their minds that free
trade, Reputation and anarchy were out Of
date and unbecoming- that they no longer
appealed to the public taste, So they tried
to get as near to the Republican platform
as possible. Some Of their leaders APP
parently intended, when they went to st.
| Louis, to say to the country: We are just