Disregarding even their racial heterogeneity and the lack of ability to think as a nation, it is sufficient to point out that under liberal franchise privileges only about 3 per cent of the Filipinos vote and only 5 per cent of the people are said to read the public press.
Taft highlights the low voter turnout and literacy rates among Filipinos as obstacles to self-governance.
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