Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-08
FILIPINOS LOOK ON
AMERICANS AS LATTER
ONCE DID BRITISH

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serves likewise that the natives of the
county are being relegated to the
background and that the business is
controlled by Americans. and that, as
in the case of the surveyors, there
have been efforts to deny to the lat
ter the practice Of the profession in
what relates to an Office of the gov
eminent.
The gravest defect of the present
system is founded in the lack of con-
fidence in the capacity of the natives,
who are prevented from developing
themselves. The central axle of the
administration organism revolves in
such a way that it leaves to the Fill
pinos no opportunity for practice in
the conduct of public affairs through
means of direct contact with the meth
DDS of action and their difficulties. II
it be considered that the basis
of the policy followed in the
Philippines is the preparation of the
F'ilipinCs for the exercise of the pow
ers of an Independent government, IT
is not seen how under the present sys-
tenn such a result may be obtained
For example. nearly all the chiefs
of bureaus are Americans, as are their
principal assistants and local agents
The best education would be that
which places the Filipinos In contact
by virtue of the duties of their Offices,
with a knowledge of the methods and
practical difficulties in the public ser
vice. The same treatment is not &C
corded TO Americans and Filipinos in
the civil service. The Americans are
promoted more rapidly than the Fill
pinos in the same Office. The increase
of Filipino employees each year is only
apparent"
SENATOR O'GORMAN.
United States Senator James A.
O'Gorman of New York, recently elect
ed to take the place of Chauncey NJ.
Depew, is said to be a progressive.
Senator O'Gorman himself says it is
not necessary to prove it; he admits It,
1t is true that Charles F. Murphy Of
Tammany hall was responsible for the
bringing out" OF Senator O'Gorman,
who was formerly New York supreme
court Justice. But Notwithstanding this
O'Gorman is not under the obligations
to Murphy that he might have been
had the circumstances been different
Murphy went to O'Gorman. O'Gor-
man did not go to Murphy. Murphy
had tried to bring about the election of
Sheehan. The New York Legislature
rebelIed. I'VE want democratic rep
in the United States SEN
ate as badly as you do" was the ulti- |
matum of the democratic members of
the legislature who opposed Sheehan. |
but we shall insist that the man who |
goes there is a progressive. Bring out |
q candidate whose records give as
surance that he would be a credit to |
the democratic party, and We will elect |
him"
Murphy looked the field over. He 1
saw that It would have to be a pretty I
high type of man that the democratic |
of the New York legislature 4
would be willing to support. He de- !
cided on O'Gorman.
Senator OGorman favors Canadian /
reciprocity. immediate downward re-
vision OF the tariff, a parcels post, pop +
ular election of senator's and rigid econ |
omy of expenditure. O'Gorman appears /
10 have made a very good record as /
Judge, and really seems TO be a pro-
gressive at heart The greatest obsta-
Gle in Senator O'GOrman's way TO a