Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-04
A BELATED KEYNOTE.
JUDGE ALTON 8. PARKER De.
EAMes HIS COUNTRYMEN
Quotes Unnansd Authorities and Ais'
repressnts History In an ATTACK
Upon the Honor and Honesty OF He
Own Nation.

those of the hired anti-imperialist OF the
New York World. Abandoning for this
occasion his stand upon the archaic plat
form Of buchanan and petritied inter
probation of the Constitution. Judge
Parker parrots the imperious views OF
Joseph Pulitzer. demanding the aban-
donment Of the Philippines to the forces
OF savagery and reaction from which
American civilization has rescued them.
There can be no doubt that the oc-
cnsion for the sounding of this beiated
'keynote" of a aabby campaign was
deliberately planned and carried out.
Two hitherto unheard-of marching clubs
led by Colonel" Charles Il. Goldman.
Of Boston. aud Henry W. Hardon. OF
New York, fervent seuttlers both. ap-
peared before the judge on his porch at
Rosenount, and bombarded him with
"two extended addresses on the infamy
Of American rule In the Philippines.
Then Judge Parker unroiled the speech
that hears internal evidence In every line
of having been written for him. and went
them one better In falsifying the record
and incorporating tho beneiiccnt aim
OF American control In the islands res
cued from the oppression of Spain.
To justify himself in his attack upon
the American position In the Philippines.
Judge Parker quoted from an snony.
nous student of conditions there"
whose phrases also bear = striking re-
scmbiance to tho balance of the address.
In which they were htsinrly embaimed.
This unnamed malignant, In the face Of
overwhelming testimony to the contrary.
has the effrontery 60 say of our ofiiciais
there. "At the best they have been In.
efficient; at the worst dishonest. cor
rupt and despotic. The islands seem
60 have succeeded In getting the very
drees OF our people" Thl. would elassi.
fy Secretary William II. Taft and bis
associates and successors In Manila a.
among the drers Of our people.
Judge Parker further quotes from thls
anony nous defamer Of American rule In
the Philippines: "AsrIcuituraiiy. the
country IL for the time ruined. Land
IL going ont Of cultivation: the popuia.
sioa IL iiifei and In some places unable
tn set work. The country 10 oves-bur-
d-ncd with taxation. disease 10 prevalent.
tho farm animals dead. the towns IN
many places In ruins. whole districts In
the hands OF ladroaes. the price Of prod.
ue,s poor and unrcmunesstivc."
u this were a true OF even an npproxi.
nsisiy true Indictment OF the conditions
existing In the Philippines ss the effect
of our occupation. what wouid be the
verdict Of mankInd1 wouid IL not be
that the American nation vas not as tn
govern itself. ie, aioae Q sem!-eis.iiseJ
and d-penisn; saee3
Affects the whais People.
In this matter II 10 inipsssihie to de.
sinsui.h br,we-n the lt-pubii-an party
and tho American people. The former
IL merely the Instrument Of the latter
In the Philippines. and IL Judge Parker
were elected rresld-a; In November. IL
would not. could not change the char
aesrr Of the Ame.iesn government In
the Philippines peniins the time svea
he ueuid allow ''ths islanders TO prepare
themselves for .eis.<sssrumen'."
purias ths, period does jaise Parker
think ihis he coaii ani. IN the ranks
OF Tammsuy. any men better htied 20
uphold the honor. Justice ani liberty Of
American rule. than the tiru slss have
established peace. orNisr. schools. naa
courts OF iusiic. In the islsnisf The
question suggests Hs owa snsscr-hs
own ssvoFiIs counselsrs. David II. IiIii.
William =. Saeehsa. Charles Murphy
and Fat MeCarssa TO assist In the din.
euis task.
Upon such absolutely false and msiir.
usnt premises Judge Parker proceeds to
srfaisa tho American administration In
the Philippines in terms which from
the dawn OF history dsfnsEpzues have
employed In their attacks upon saccess.
full government. 1Iere 10 Q specimea
passage:
net aside fruru the duty We owe the rail-.
irriHes In prsnaIsticu fof tire sn3crmsnt e
the sisssed r!irilsscs ". pc :esss We sseald
selves % an inipertaIIs;Ic rpllry. tItstsry
tssyhes that fron rspubiIcauIstn TO ifupsrs
lsiIsa, iss n.s.e.asai 30. is ..sdssi sna ,, 90.
rvss. whea discovered. leaves ugSp bot two
eosFsss-subraIssion OF rrsett 10 violence.
We can picture Colonel Goldman
and Mr.. uar,igu and the scrriei ranks
of the Avon Beach Regular Democratic
Club of Long Island" shiverin< IN awe.
struck unison over this horrible ai,erua.
tive conjured out OF the Tniasma of
Joseph Pulitzer's diseased mssipa;ion.
That Judge Parker should clutch at u
az drowning man at a straw only
proves the desperation OF his campaign.
Not content with citing history 10 sup.
port notoriously false testimony against
his coun;rymcn in the Philippines. he
also invokcs its aid in support OF the
generalization that there is no instance
OF a nation receiving from her colonies
anything like an adequate return for
che blood and treasure spent" Eng
lands National dcb,.' he solemnly but
irnorantiy avcrrei. was doubled by the
revolt Of the thirteen colonies IL had cost
80 much to secure. The American ex-
pansicuis;. following European argument.
alleges that annexation OF the Philip
pines mus, promote progress. foster com.
merce and industry. and introduce the
lcaven OF civilization into . backward
and inferior race. The evidence of his
tory il to che contrary"
However such appeals to history may
have ,ickici the ears Of the Avon
Beach Regular Democratic Club OF Lonx
Island" they must have made Colonel"
Goldman and Mr.. Harlon vince.
Tenth Of History.