Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
It Has Been a Campaign Of Per.
sOnal Attack, but Now an Issue
Is Injected Into II.
QUESTION OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Queries Of Democratic Candidate An.
svered Seriatim--lslandS Stand
On Their Own Bottom

Garden tonight Former secy OF Wa
Root presided Largo delegations o
undergraduates Of Yale and Princeton
were present aud took part IN o parade
which preceded the meeting. Sevcra
delegations from other cities, including
the Pittsburg Marching club Of Pitts
burg, attended and a number Of Ere
mouters' occupied places ON the plat
form and the audience filed every
part OF the auditorium
Mr.. Root IN opening the meeting
spoke chiefly Of national ISSUES He said
IN part:
II has been a campaign OF personal
attack. but AT last an issue has been
! projected into the canvass see that
my friend Judge Parker says that We
have had bad government in the
Philippines.
In his recent speech 10 the anti.
imperlalsts Judge Parker says that he
! has been informed by some one, whom
| he describes as a student Of condi-
tons that the govern ment Of the Phil
| ippnes ia very bad. Judge Parker has
been deceived Doub less by the same
| antl.imperIalst who led him 70 over
state the cost Of American occupation
! IN the Philippines by some four hundred
| and fifty million dollars
"The Judge says. 1 ask OF the Re-
| publican party whether, II the admin,
stration OF the United States should
continue IN It's hand It proposes 20 IN
] I'll 10 a az Ny
| enact for the Philippines any proper
statutes regulating their affairs win
some view OF their interests has the
! Judge ever examined the statutes when
| have been enacted for the philippines
| There are two printed volumes OF them
enacted by the commission OF |hom
three out Of the seven members othel
| than the governor, were distinguished
Fulplnos. enacted every one OF them
after public discussion, reported TO
Congress. printed and they have become
public documents Of the United states.
/ undertake to say that II the Judge
WIN examine those statutes he VIII ma
a body OF law, which, for wisdom, Tor
due regard to the interests Of any peo-
nle FOR whom they enacted, ana TOT
constructive ability, challenge com'
parson with the statutes OF any state
Of the American Union" ,.r-,
Mr.. Root continued with a detailed
defense OF the Philippine government
against the charges made IN the speech
referred to Said he, ~
"The Judge asks: Are the Philip
pine Islands today a selt-supportlhg
community? Why should not these
Islands asserted by all and conceded
by ali TO have great natural resources
be self-supportlngY
Let me tell the Judge that they are
sef-supportlng. The revenues tar eX'
ced the expenditures I'm the Philippine
government From the time OF Amer
lean occupation until the close OF the
fiscal year 1903, the revenues OF the
pbllippine government exceeded SiSi-
OO0 600 Amrican money and the expendi-
lures are but little over S37OOO,OOO OF
American money.
THE Philippines stand upon lhelr
own bottom and they ask no AID irom
this government, or any other Ihat
S4S. 900, 900 OF revenue was raised Dy
lower and more equitable taxation than
was ever imposed by the people OF the
Islands
"The Judge has been deceived, most
cruelty deceived upon the facts. The
Judge asks; Where are the Philippine
markets? Where the development Of
their natural resources?
Let me tell him that he Is deceived
again. that the trade Of the Philippine
Islands Is nearly double what Il was
In the last Ave years OF peaceful con-
dItions before the American occupation,
the years OF greatest prosperity, Before
our flag noated over the islands the
average imports Of the Philippine ISL
ands we're sl5,00O0OO and the average
exports, sl9, 100000, and In the fiscal
year OF 1903 the Imports were $4,000, 900
and the exports i35 10000
"The fudge need not go far to seek
for markets, for over SSO,OO0,OOO worth
OF goods were exported In that year Of
1898 to the United States. IL Is not
safe to trust an antl-Imperialistlc wit
ness.
"Now against this unknown student
Of conditions against this SANDER on the
good name and credit Of our country, In
the orient, with which this student Of
conditions has imposed upon Judge
Parker. let me cite as a witness Arch
bishop j. j. Harry OF Manila, who. Il
happens, has Just returned from a tour
of personal inspection throughout the
Islands. OF all men living he has had
the best means OF learning the truth
the truth from his own people, and In
this month Of October within a week
before this SANDER was palmed on on
Judge Parker. the archbishop states the
results Of what he had seen upon his
tour OF inspection, He said
4 was impressed during my Journey
with the presence Of American institu-
tons among the masses Of the people
the general happiness, the security OF
person and property ana the suprem-
aty OF order and justice And this Is
the man who has the responsibility for
the welfare Of the American people as
close to his heart under me sanction Of
his sacred office as any man alive. I
believe he says, that under Divine
guidance the benencent rule Of America
Is destined ultimately 10 place the
Christian and Malay races on a similar
political plane that has never yet been
attained by an oriental people.
This 10 he task America has as.
sumed. We cannot shift or abandon
the work which GoVTaft so auspicious-
ly began while governor Of the islands
/ must be carrie dto triumphant con-
cluslon, An. no, student: All no, can
didate OF the Democratic party All,
you find In the government IN the
Philippines where the people are al
ready learning that our lag did not
lose IT, gift OF bencdlctlon IN It's world
wide journey to their shores, you find
IN that government no reason why the
people should take the administration
OF the affairs Of the United states out
Of the hands OF Theodore Roosevelt -
The applause that followed the men.
ton OF the name Of Roosevelt lasted
for several minutes. Finally Mr. Root
shouted. You Will never elect Roose-
Welt and Higgins II YOU do not stop
before election day. 1 Introduce your
next governor Frank W Higgins
When quiet was restored Nc Hig-
gins delivered an address, devoting
most Of his time 10 state issues.
Senator Fairbanks, the last speaker
arrived shortly after 10 o'clock from
Brooklyn, where he had also been max