The age-herald., 1898-02-02

To those who have watched the course of the present administration and the re- publican majority in the house of repre- sentatIves, 1t must be clearly evident that no action is to be taken in favor of the recognition of the Cuban insurgents. The republicans of the country have gone wild in praise of the speech made last Thurs day night by President Mckinley at the manufacturers banquet in New York The so-called sound money element Of the re- publican party have been pleased to re- gard the presidents speech upon that oc- casion as a positive expression In behalf of the gold standard. If have the power of comprehending the simplest English language, will defy any man to point out one word delivered by MT. Mckinley in that speech favorable to the so-called gold standard. His statements were based upon the plank of the platform from which he was nominated in St. Louis in 1896. That platform expressly declared in favor of bimetallism, but not to be adopted by this country except with the consent of other countries. At no time since MT. Me- Kinley began his candidacy for the presi- dency, when Mark Hanna commenced spending thousands of dollars to bring about his election, down to the present time, has MT. Mckinley ever used the word "gold" in any of his public utter ances. President Mckinley is not a posi- tive man upon anything excepting high protective tariff
 MT. Mckinley possessed great outward appearance of virtue when he referred to the integrity of the republican party and it's disposition to carry into effect every principle in it's declaration of party plat form. If MT. Mckinley knew anything when he made that statement, he knew that he was uttering a willful falsehood. The republican party is true to no trust except trusts backed by the insolent power of wealth. It will be remembered that the St. Louis platform declared unconditional ly in favor of the recognition of the Cuban patriots. MT. Mckinley was silent upon this question. With thousands of people starving to death upon the island of Cuba at the very time he was making his speech, surrounded by men whose aggregate wealth ran up into the billions, he had no thought for the starving women and children in Cuba whose husbands and fathers are fighting for liberty. The trusts, so dear to the heart of MT. Mc- Kinley and his party, have issued their edict that this country must not interfere between Spain and the Cuban insurgents. The sugar trust, which contributed one and half million dollars to the election of Mir Mckinley through Its president, MT. Havemeyer, has said that 1t did not want Cuba to be recognized.
 The recognition of the Cuban insurgents by this government would, in the opinion of MT. Havemeyer, seriously affect the sugar market in this country It would hinder the sugar trust in some way in it's robbery of the American people. It had paid to have MT. Mckinley elected, there fore it demanded in return considera- | ton.
 | In those cut and dried 'extemporaneous'' speeches made on the front porch of Can- l ton during the campaign of 1896, MT. Me- | Kinley was fulsome in his praise and com mendation of the patriotism and heroism of the Cuban insurgents who were fight ing to remove the yoke of the tyranny fastened upon them by the Spanish gov