The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-16
The PREstDESr AND HIS PARTY
POLICY.

The PREsIDESr AND HIS PARTY
POLICY.
The Presidents message to Congress
was very long, and its contents and It's
style was Disappointing, not only to the
country generally, but to many OF his
own party. His position on the Cuban
question is humiliating to say the least.
lie pleaded for Spain, and asked this
country to give that c,uel people more
time to murder and crush, II possible,
the Cuban patriots. Eighteen months
ago the national Republican Conven-
ton declared that Spain had lost con-
troll Of Cuba and that 1t was the duty
OF our government to exert itself to re-
store peace and to give independence
to the Island. To-day he denies the
truth of what his convention declared
over a year and a halt ago, and asks
this government TO wait and give
Spain time. In order to contrast
sharply the difference between the ut
terances Of his party when 1T wanted
NOtr5S anu tbV VI 'bN 'N''
dent, now that he is elected, and has
the power to carry out his promises,
we quote the following paragraph from
the National Republican platform on
which Mckinley was elected:
"The government OF Spain having
lest control of Cuba, and being unable
II protect the property or lives OF res
ident American citizens, or to comply
with its treaty obligations, we believe
that the government OF the United
\ ties should actively use its influence
and good offices to restore peace and
give independence to the Island"
Mr.. Mckinley, in his speech of ac-
ceptance on June 30, 1896 said:
"The platform adopted by the Ma
tional Republican Convention has re-
ceiyed my careful consideration and
has my unqualified approval"
on December 6, 1897, the President
in his annual message to Congress,
said:
at is honestly due to Spain and to
our friendly relations with Spain that
she should be given reasonable
chance to realize her expectations and
to prove the efficacy of the lew order
Of things to which she stands irrevO-
cably committed"
Why has the President changed
frontP Why shall We wait now when
the blood shed, starvation, and misery
in Cuba are greater than they were
when the matte nal platform was adopt
edp The whole thing is shocking and
disgr aceful.
The President makes a long argu-
ment in favor of the annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands. There should
certainly be the strongest and clearest
of reasons for ignoring the Monroe
Doctrine and reversing a policy that
has proven wise in the past. In this
case there seems to be no good reason
why we should burden ourselves with
q lot of Islands two thousand miles
from our shores, nine-teenths of the
population of which are anything but
desirable. 1t would no doubt be ben
eft to the Hawaiian Islands and to the
sugar kings on it, but it would be none
to the United States. II this nation is
to inaugurate the policy of extending
our territory, why not begin with
Cuba, which lies right at our doors, and
which commands the Gulf of Mexico
one of the greatest naval harbors in
the world and also commands the en-.
the trace to proposed Nicaragua Ca
nal?
The Presidents financial recommen.
dations are all in favor of increasing
the power Of the national banks and
of increasing their profits. Instead
of recommending directly that tn.
greenbacks be retired, which is a par
of the scheme of the gold-bugs an(
bankers behind the administration, h,
proposes that the greenbacks wheI
received shall not be paid out AGAR
except for gold. Of course no on,
would ever go aid hunt up gold ant
carry it to the Treasury in return fol
greenbacks, therefore no greenbackl
that went into the Treasury woult
ever come out and the circulating
medium would be contracted just tina
much. The present law required tina
much. The present law required
that the greenbacks when pal,
into the treasury for taxes, etc
shall at once be paid out again an
kept into circulation, and it is thi
constant circulation of the greenback
that has made them the most usefu
currency that our peopele have eve
had. The recommendation of tn
President is in effect to repeal ths
law so they shall not be paid out an
more, but retired from circulation
The President pretends that the reaso
be does not want the greenbacks to b
paid out except for gold is to stop tn
"endless chain" that makes bond issue
necessary. But the President deem
to forget that il he would enforce ez
isting laws that there could be no "end
less chain" because when the gold
bugs attempt to draw gold from tn
treasury by presenting greenback
be could redeem them in silver an
thus stop the raid. Fortunately til
people still have a majority in tn
Senate, hence this latest scheme ,
the gold trust can never pass tn,
body.
The President, after stating that l
had sold the Union Pacific railroa
admits that the government is now
the mercy Of the Reorganization Con
mittee and must take what they Of