The state herald., 1904-11-04

In order to please few admirer
he ParSer) decided the destiny and i'm
periled the welfare of several millions o
people without regard to the facts or con
siderinS the consequences. He accuses
President Roosevelt OF reckless speaking
hut Roosevelt never made half as reck
less speech. Judge Parker demonstrat
cd with his own tongue that he is not fl
to exercise the authority and assume til,
responsibilities OF the presidency.
He is either demagogue without
conscience or else the victim of malici
Gus enemies or foolish advisers. Th,
statements he utters are so false ant
absurd and ridiculous that he deserve,
more pity than blame. For example. h,
tells us that We have wasted over $3.50.
OOO.OOO of the peoples money and sacr
need over 2OOOOO lives in the Philip
pines. Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Hill and severa
other gentlemen have asserted that tn,
philippines have cost the people OF tn,
United States S6O0OO0.0OO. Mr.. Olney
put the figure at ST00,0OOOOO. Judg.
Parker splits the difference. II would
be interesting to know where he gets his
figures.
A resolution was introduced In the
Senate in the spring OF 1902 inquiring
of the War Department rs to the exac,
amount of money expended for military
purposes in the Philippine Islands from
May i. 1898. and a detailed statemen,
was then submitted by the Secretary OF
War which foois up SlTO326, ,5sG. II.
The principal items are as follows:
Suartermasters department -. ..sItstt. s95
department ......... 2.2t2
uepa.tment .'.'.'.......... G3g2b, az
Meuichi department ............ $50
Ordnance department ....... 4sl2GEl
eiShsi service .................. l,322, III
Amazing Incarceration.
That brings the accounts down TO
April 30. 1902. Since that date the ex.
penditures have probably been $4,000.
600 a year. At the outside figures the
total expenditures Of the United States
government since Admiral Dewey en-
tered the Bay OF Manila with his feet
have been under S225.OOO.OoO. including
the S20.OOO.UOO paid to Spain under the
treaty. and every other charge, direct or
indirect, that could possibly be construed
as connected with the acquisition and
retention OF the Philippine archipelago.
civil. naval and military. lf Judge
Parker should add to this total all the
money that has been spent since May /.
1SJs, for the support OF the army and
navy, for the construction of ships, for.
tihentions aud navy yards. and for the
pay of the clerks In the War aud Navy
Departments nt Washington. he could
not pile mp the figures as high as he
makes them In his speech.
His assertion that 10000 lives have
been sacrificed is even more absurd aud
sensational. aud II would not be true II
every man. soleier. sailor and civilian.
who has gone to the Philippine archI
pelago for any reason since May I, lSps.
had died and were buried there. The
total number Of soldiers. regulars aud
volunteers. that have served In the Phil.
ippines at any time does not exceed
100000. ! cannot get the exact figures
since the islands were turned over TO
civil authorities. but between June 80.
1898. and July 4. 1902. 5.oJI officers and
12s.4Oi enlisted men were sent 10 the
islands. or these 2.ls5 officers md
4I.siI enlisted men were volunteers, and
1,ss2 officers and .4.53t were regulars.
Total !. Less Than $500.
"Of these the entire death list, In.
Guiding those Killed In battle. those who
died from wounds, disease, accidents.
homicide. suicide. drowning aud all other
causes was 40 officers aud i.23i enlisted
men.
''rhe mortality for the year ending
June 80. 1909. was thirteen officers aud
-, men. and for the year ending June
80. 1901. u was two officers and seventy.
eight men, making the total number OF
deaths In the army In the Philippine
Islands during the six years OF American
occupation l55 officers aud J.IU9 enlislcd
men.
''Thc number Of pensions applied for
by soldiers who were engaged In the
Spanish war In Cuba. Porto Rico aud
che Philippines aud by the families Of
those who died In battle or from wound,
snd disease up 10 date ID GS.ip3. This
includes men. women and children.
Hence you viii perceive that Judge
Parker has either been betrayed or il
guilty Of rross preyarleation. which.
ever way you look nj Il everybody Will
agree that such absurd and reckless
statements do not recommend the man
Tor President OF the United States.
Ton ttspo.trsou. 10 bepy.
Judge Parker quotes som. anony.
nous person who has been giving him
Information about conditions In the IL.
lands. " he would name his Informant
th. public mich, Judge Of the value OF
the statements, but he appears 10 youch
for them. and may therefore b, held 70.
spons,bl~. Some OF them are Infamous.
some Of them are ridiculous. and some
are too prspos,etous 10 deny. They nrc
quite a. reckless. ss Judge parl.r's own
assertions 10 which have Just referred.
!, would bs drirult fof anybody "a
snysi ~ many fai..boojs Into th. .am-
RARE PRESENCE or MIND.