Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1904 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Prof. Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago, addressing a class in ethnology, oeciared that he wished the Filipinos had gained their independence from Spain before the Spanish- ! American war. “There are over 7,000,000 people In these islands,” continued Professor Starr, “and 6,500,000 of them are civilized Christians in the Visayans and kindred tribes. To say that such people cannot govern themselves is absurd. Politicians argue that since there are fifty-one tribes in the Philippines it will be unjust, to turn the government over to one of them. I think It will be perfectly just. This one tribe comprises eleven-twelfths of the | entire population and has been civij lized for hundreds of years. To let the j Visayans govern the other tribes of j the Philippines will be no more unjust than it is for the United States to j govern the few American Indians on I this continent. I hope they can gain absolute freedom.” Complete returns from the Maine election show that the Democrats polled a total vote of 51,330, or an increase of 12,000 over four years ago, and of 17,000 over their vote of 1896. And in addition to this the Republican vote Is smaller than It was' In 1884, 1888 or 1896, showing conclusively that the candidacy of Mr. Roosevelt does not appeal to the Maine Republicans as did the candidacy of either Blaine, Harrison or McKinley. The election also demonstrates that the Democrats stayed at home in 1896 and 1900, for the total vote Is larger than In either of those years. It is evident that the candidacy of Judge Parker is appealing to the people and that It is having the effect of bringing Democrats to the polls, while the candidacy of Mr. Roosevelt is not making the appeal that was expected. If the Democrats in this county will organize from election precinct to county and be ever watchful that Republicans do not have the opportunity to poll Illegal votes, there will be marked gains in November. Republicans are restless under the present “strenuous” administration, and hundreds of the patriotic, thinking class would hail a return to “first principles” as enunciated by Republican and Democratic Presidents alike and from which President Roosevelt has made the only serious departure.