Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-04

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mo. !. The onieiais of the govern.
mcnt arc dishonest. corrupt and despotic.
The Islands seem 20 have succeeded In
getting the very dress OF our people,
''No government In the world has .
more Intelligent. honest or industrious
corps OF employees than IL serving under
the Philippine commission. and the %.
scrtlon Is an insult to the families and
friends who remain In the United States.
Tho records Of the Philippine govern.
mcnt 10 date will show . degree OF en-.
cheney. honesty and fidelity equal 20 the
executive and judicial branches Of any
government In the ~oeId.
"No. . 'Axncuituraiiy the country
IL for the time ruined. Land ts going
fed. aud In some PLACES unable to set
work.
Prosperity Nov Rsiaas.
Two years ago there was . terrible
irousht all over tho Philippines and the
farmers loss their crops. Famine was
arested by an appropriation from Con.
ssess which was eSp-naed for rice and
other foods and distributed where Il was
needed amane the people. hut 10 h
honest fas Juisv Parker to hold the sov.
FFeLrfueANtt 4th %
dr7eel Las; year. however. prosperity
Was restored aud at the present date
there 10 no spot on earth where the asri-
cultural population ls In better eoadi.
ton than In the rhiiippIns Islands The
oniy dlti,eai,y is the lack OF Labor. Il 10
Impossible foe farmers OF other employ.
er- to obtaia the help needed. although
wages aFe thFre. and 10 some eases four
times az high "a they we're before Amer.
Is-aa occupation. The people are clam
orips for chlnesr coolies. who are pro-
hibs'ei from sresias employment In the
Philippine Islst-is under the same ss.
clnsioa laws that psevaii Ia the United
States.
'Ns. ]. The csaa,ry 10 oreshur,isns'i
With taxation: disease IL prevalent aad
the farm animals srs dead
The rate Of ,,asatiaa will average Il
rer csai. lower ,han uasivr Spanish
iasaiaa,iou. bat under American rule
taxes are esil~c,ei from eserybsiy I'm.
partially. Formerly those who had q
'ruil' or were disposed 10 bs.t.s she col.
l-csors ~vsi~d p,ymsa'. while Others
sers compelled 90 ray the last penny.
The revenues. therefore. arc three and
four tines as large as they ever were.
Since the eafoFVvmsn, OF sanitary laws
and regulations. the construction OF sew.
sr. aud the puriies,isa OF the water
sarpiy the death rate has been decreased
30 psr cea,. IL I. true that more than
half the farm animals In the Philippines
died from the plague daring the srra,
irpuEht of ip1., bat 10 IL homes; for
Judge Parker to charge ,ha, calamity TO
the admifsis'rstipnf
'So. 4. Whole districts are In the
hands OF iajrpaes.'
Lsdro..s ts,svw,i1ssea.
"tairpucs are hisawsymsn. freesco'.
srs. who 1--we in gangs in the woods. raid
the settlements and blsekmsii the plant.
ers- la Spanish times they used 60
flourish. but the vigorous and visiiant
operations OF the native constsbulary
have practically eytsrminsie,i them. and
the Philippine Islands are now a. safe
a. any part OF the uai;ei States.
"Ne. .. The price OF prOdscts !s
poor and unremunerative.'
Any person Interested in the detail.
on this r-ciu; can obtain ths quotations
on Philippine staples. such &c hemp.
tobacco. sugar. cepta and rice. from any
cemmission.houss. where Iuiss parke,
could have secured accurate Information
10 he had placed any value upon his
word. lie ought TO know that prices Of
agricultural products are not dxed in
Manila. but in the great markets Of the
World.
"No. q. 'Pubiic opinion has no free
expression: newspapers are t-ouxh, up
or are brgvbea;en into silence
The editors Of the Manila American.
the Cable News. the Times. the Sunday
sun and others newspapers publishe,i
in Manila will smile when they read that.
They ditfcr in opinion as to the merits
Of the men and the wisdom OF the policy
OF the administration. Some of the
papers support IL and some oppose u.
and the latter lambasie the oticiais with
an energy that is unequaiei in any other
editorial RON in the world. Before
Judge Parker made such preposterou,
assertion he should have examined a sic
OF the Manila Times or the Sunday Sun.
The editors Of thCse papers have good
ground fos a libel suit against him.
Rare Cr.e Of fnc,n.i teucy.
"The criticisms OF the administration
which appear daily in the Manila papers.
often bitter ani violent. are almost with.
out exception based upon iis liberaiity
toward the natives. for doing exactly
what Judge Parker says Il has not done
for giving the Filipinos too much self.
government: for promising them indie
p.nience and for appointing 50 many
natives to office. Every governor of
every province. every mayor OF every
town except Manila. and almost every
provincinal and municipal onicial 10 Q