Europe and elsewhere, by Mark Twain [pseud.] [with an appreciation by Brander Matthews and an introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine]

EUROPE AND EISEWHERE

But we played the Chamberlain game, and lost
the chance to add another Cuba and another honorable deed to our good record.
The more we examine the mistake, the more clearly
we perceive that it is going to be bad for the Business.
The Person Sitting in Darkness is almost sure to say:
"There is something curious about this-curious and
unaccountable. There must be two Americas: one
that sets the captive free, and one that takes a oncecaptive's new freedom away from him, and picks a
quarrel with him with nothing to found it on; then
kills him to get his land."
The truth is, the Person Sitting in Darkness is
saying things like that; and for the sake of the
Business we must persuade him to look at the
Philippine matter in another and healthier way. We
must arrange his opinions for him. I believe it can
be done; for Mr. Chamberlain has arranged England's opinion of the South African matter, and done
it most cleverly and successfully. He presented the
facts-some of the facts-and showed those confiding people what the facts meant. He did it statistically, which is a good way. He used the formula:
"Twice 2 are 14, and 2 from 9 leaves 35." Figures
are effective; figures will convince the elect.
Now, my plan is a still bolder one than Mr.
Chamberlain's, though apparently a copy of it. Let
us be franker than Mr. Chamberlain; let us audaciously present the whole of the facts, shirking none,
then explain them according to Mr. Chamberlain's
formula. This daring truthfulness will astonish and
dazzle the Person Sitting in Darkness, and he will
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