Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-24
erned. 7 would rather he right than

cerned I would rather he right than
be President
II Judge Parker had made such a
speech as that he would have com
manded the respect and confidence OF
every sensible man In the United
States and would have made many
votes for the Democratic ticket. but
In order to please few admirers he
decided the destiny and imperiled the
welfare of several millions of people
without regard 10 the facts or consid
ering the consequences, He accuses
| President Roosevelt of reckless speak
ing, but Roosevelt never made halt
as reckless a speech. Judge Parker
demonstrat ed with his own tongue
that he is not ft to exercise the au.
thority and assume the responsibilities
Of the President
The statements he utters are So
| false and absurd and ridiculous that
| he deserves more pity than blame
For example, he tells MS that We
have wasted over s65O,O00 900 of the
| peoples money and sacrificed over
100000 lives" in the Philippines Mr.
Bryan and Mr., Hin and several other
| gentlemen have asserted that the
| Philippines have cost the people or
he United States 5000 900 900. Mr.
Olney put the figure at s700 900 900
Judge Parker split the difference. II
would be interesting to know where
he gets his figures
A resolution was introduced in the
Senate in the springs Of 1902 inuuir.
ing of the War Department as 20 the
exact amount of money expended for
military purposes In the Philippine
Islands from May / 1898, and n de.
tailed statement was then submitted
by the Secretary Of War which foots
up $40 326 $50 IL. The principal items
are as follows;
Quartermasters dept 18TH .344 .395
Subsistence dept .......,.,2l .252 ,272
Pay dept ...........s3g g26. .262
Medical dept. ........,... 3S7s .75G
Ordnance dept. ........... 1902 033
signal service .........,.. 1922. .712
That brings the accounts down to
April 20 1902 Since that date the ex-
nendltures have probably been $40
600 O00 a year At the outside figures
the total expenditures OF the United
States government since Admiral
Dewey entered the BAY Of Manila with
his fleet have been under 1925 900 900
including the $20.000,000 paid to
Spain under the treaty. and every
other charge. direct or Indirect. that
could possibly be construed ns con-
nected with the acquisition and reten-
ton of the Philippine archipelago. civ
II. naval and military n Judge Parker
should add to this total all the money
that has been spent since May /, 1898.
for the support Of the army and navy.
for the construction OF ships. fortif-
cations and navy Yards. and for the
nay OF the clerks in the War and Navy
| departments at Washington, he could
not pile up the figures as high as he
makes them in his speech
His assertion that 200. 900 lives have
| been sacrificed is even more absurd
| and sensational, and II would not be
true If every man. soldier. sailor and
civilian. who was gone 10 the Philip
pine archipelago for any reason since
| May 1, 1898. had died and were buried
there. The total number Of soldiers
regulars and volunteers, that have
| served in the Philippines at any time
| does not exceed 100000. | cannot get
| the exact figures since the islands
| were turned over to civil authorities
but between June 30. 1898. and July
a. 1902. 4.0G7 officers and 122. .401 en-
| listed men were sent to the Islands
OF these 2.1s5 officers and 47,867 en-
| listed men were volunteers and I 1882
| officers and 1884 were regulars.
or these the entire death list, includ-
| ing those killed in battle. those who
| died from wounds, disease, accidents
| homicide. suicide. drowning and all
other causes was 40 officers and 1924
enlisted men.
The mortality for the year ending
| June 30. 1903, was thirteen officers and
| i57 men. and for the year ending June
| 30. 1904. it was two officers and rs
men making the total number oi
deaths in the army In the Philippines
| Islands during the six years Of Amer
lean occupation l55 officers and
| 1853 enlisted men.
| The number of pensions applied for
by soldiers who were engaged in the
| Spanish war in Cuba, Porto Rico and
in the Philippines and by the families
of those who died in battle or from
wounds and disease up to date Is
GS.193. This includes. men. women
and children.
| Hence you will precelve that Judge
Parker has either been betrayed or Is
guilty Of gross prevarication. Which
ever way you look at 1t everybody will
agree that such absurd and reckless
statements do not recommend the
man for President Of the United
| States