The Washington times., 1904-10-24
PARKER'S ERRORS
BECOME AN ISSUE
Voters Note Unreliability
of His UIteraDceS.
TWICE CALLED TO ACCOUNT
Governor Wright and Assistant SeCre-
taTy Taylor Issue Official Denials
of Allegations.

Candidate Parker's grievous errors OF
fact. ia allegations made by him in the
past few wezls, are coming TO the front
as one of the most important issues
of the campaign. There is an increas-
ing realization of the political sagacity
and practical politics underlying David
b. HuIs enforcement Of silence on his
candidate in the days prior 20 the ST.
Louis convention. What the New York
State boss understood fun wei, before
the nomination was made, is now com
ing TO be well realized by the American
people at large.
Inreliability in public utJerances on
internal questions is, of course, a sub
ject involving the gravesJ dangers 10
the Industrial peace of the nation, while
misstatemeuts affecting conditions IN
the Philippines create possibilities OF
local disanection there and even eusu-
ing complications with foreign powers.
Yet on both OF these highly important
subjects the Democratic candidate has
made palpable errors, fn statements sent
out to the American people, with his
personal assurances as the only guar
anJee or their accuracy.
Two Official Denials.
Unusual interest attaches, therefore,
TO the official statements published In
tOd8y's Times from Governor Wright of
the Philippines and Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury Taylor. Some allow
anCes might be made il is admitted in
behalf OF any American attempting 10
comment at second hand on conditions
in the archipelago, even though eN-
IRENE care is naturally expected from
anyone SO prominently before the public
as a national candidate. But the Candi-
dates definite charge that access TO
r.
q fact OF general knowledge that the
Treasury Department issues a daily ana
monthly ornclal statement or receipts
which is widely published and await
able 10 anyone interested, appears as
a most remarkable spectacle IN a Presl-
Dental candidate seeking the confidence
and approval Of American citizens.
Hot Finish Expected.
The food-gates of campaign oratory
have been opened now. and the closing
two weeks OF the great partisan strug-
gle give indication OF great bitterness
Less has been heard lately Of the
abusive personalities 10 which Hin and
other Democratic campaigners resOrted
when local conditions made 1t unwise to
speak upon real platform declarations.
Issues Of fact have come 10 the front
and 10 Is not hard 20 see what feelings
will be aroused when the Democrats
candidate ana his spellbindens make
statements which are readily ana sDso-
iutely dlsproTed By Information pos
sessea Dy the general public u VIII not
be the speakers OF national fame who
will suher so much, but the lesser lights
and the rank and hle generally, VINO are
apt 70 resort 70 summary means 10 set
lie their differences or opinion
Miles Writes a Letter.
Gen Nelson A. Miles has given out
q public letter Ito all feloW-citizens, %
in reply 10 a letter from Col Finley An
u-H :. Hrr
questions particularly respecting inn
periallsm. Ia it, after a tribute 10 the
patriotism Of all veterans and 10 ia
founders OF The Republic. he declares
that patriotism is not confined to any
enc party and argues for rotation ID
public Office.
He then takes up the questions of ex-
pausiOn and Imperialism, He cites as
an example OF the evil Of those pCLcle-
the troubles of Great Britain in south
Africa, and declares that the results OF
military control OF tle Southern States
after the war proved that the control
OF the Philippine from this country was
10 be condemned He argues than the
success 81 the South American republics
proved That a people was nt Tor self
government without training In IL, and
says the argument against freedom or
lle Philippines because OF the frequent
revolutions In those countries appears
10 come with bad grace. when the very
man who uttered THAT statement had
been engaged iu a revolution which had
caused more blood letting and wasted
more American lives than all tle Iey1Iu-
tI0us ia tine republics OF South America
III Tie last one hundred years He also
declares thar the money expended o.
the army lu the Philippine would b.
better spent on irrigation.
Ihe general spends some time Uu the
perils Of imperialism, and declares that
Ihey are constantly growing greater. He
argues against the placing or statues OF
Alexander Caesar Frederick the Great
and Napoleon iu the War College build
ing at Washington lie conclude hi
letter with a tribute rU Judge Parker