New-York tribune., 1904-10-18
ANSWERS JUDGE PARKER.
Fairbanks Talks on Philippines at
TrOg-Higgins Speaks.


United States Senator Charles W. Fairbanks
the Republican candidate for Vice-President
ana Lieutenant Governor Frank " Higgins.
she candidate for Governor OF State, rousing
welcome here tonight. Harmony Hall where
ahe meeting was held. was built TO hold about
four hundred people. but II was packed almost
beyond the danger point by most enthusiastic
Esrowo. Of which probably one-haR We're women
Ex-Covernor Frank :. Black, Of Troy. pre-
Eleed
Senator Fairbanks kept his audience IN good
bunor with frequent witty sallies. He dwelt
az length on the industrial depression following
she campaign of 1892 and cited CoEey's pa
ahetic srnyJ' as a fitting symbol Of triumphant
Democracy. He devoted special attention 10
Judge Parker's recent speech on the Philippine
question He disputed particularly one state
anent attributed TO Judge Parker, which he
quoted follows:
After our utter defeat Of the Spaniards the
Republican administration paid 10 the vain op-
I9Tessor OF the unconquered Filipino $2000000O
Tor this uncertain option upon It's Vlctlhs lahu.
fenements and hereditaments. In the attempt
g65O 600 900 more of the peoples money, and sac
Eihced two hundred thousand lives
This statement the Senator declared was un-
supported by the public records of the govern
ment, and added:
Up TO June 80 last total Of ID. 4o1 enlisted
men and 4.OS7 officers were sent into the Fhll-
sppines IL all the enlisted men and officers had
died In the archipelago the total number wouo
have fallen short Of the number OF lives al!eeeo
10 have been sacrificed by nearly serenity- si y-nrS s
4houeand The record Of total casualties, OF
every kind and description. up 10 June % @ lasI
amounted 70 1924. OF this number l. Io5 Wele Wee
enlisted men and 155 officers. The casuaiueS
among the constabulary Of the ISLANDS OF All
kinds have been about six hundred. aooul one
hundred Of whom were Americans; Even =, .ss cale
casualties among the Filipinos added TO those
among the Americans. would constitute DIV
email fraction of the losses estimateo oy se .1s
opposition. We should hear IN hlllu lhe AaCl
sbat many Of the casualties which have oc-
rurre6 have been caused bY the encouragement
held our TO the insurgents by the opposition
re- ,,era led 10 resist the assertion of the SOW
ereignty Of the United States by the nope OF
Democratic success -. 49,.
che total expendiuures DO not exceed S2VO.oVo,-
flOO or some S470O00O0o less than the eStlInaue
of tho opposition. We should bear IN MIND the
cost Of maintaining the clNl auinlIlIsI 'in -
sbe Philippines is borne from the lnsular ueass
llrv and not from the treasury OF lie OHiOsu
States.
Ngr Higgins devoted himself chiefly 10 jugs
rz,,l.e references 70 the present election law and
- his proTise 10 open the books OF the state
administration He cited the old ballot Ia" 4s
7Tolihe IN the encouragement of abuses ana re-
ferred 10 the murder Of Rooert Ross al an elecuon
An Troy me offences Of John Y. McKane. OF Long
Tsland and the alleged theft OF the state Senate
for the benefit OF the Democrats led BY DaFlo B.
F5m He recited the defeat Of Judge Maynard, the
erapYisonT1ent OF Mchane ana lne eNeCuL-oh "a
ssFst" shea for the murder Of Ross. He credited
She Republican party with the present law. under
which. ne said the old abuses had been done away
with and he declared that the Republican party
had always stood for free ballot and a fair
count" No man more than himself he said, was
IN favor Of amendments 10 the present law 70
simplify voting and assure certain registry Of the
voters viii.
M Higgins insisted that the books of the State
had always been open under the Republican ad-
rninistration and said that Controller Kelsey had
Informed him that "the sIeuths OF the Democratic
machine had daily for weeks been searching the
books in his office in vain for some error, some
misappropriation of funds. or some dishonest act
on which to base issue in this campaign" He
contrasted the present methods OF keeping the
state records with the Democratic system. when
ss ne alleged. "the great corporation tax books
We're kept in pencil. showing numerous erasures
and changes which. up to this day unexplained
and unexplainahle."
Mr. Higgins oontrasted the surplus at the close
the last fiscal year Of nearly 50 O000o with that
after Democratic management in 1894 when the In
coming Republican Controller had 70 borrow $3.50 90
10 meet the deficiency for ordinary expenses for
that fiscal year He said he did not claim be
an orator but he pledged an administration con-
Quoted on business principles
Senator Fairbanks started tonight for Prov
adence, r. l.