Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22


the South.
President Mckinley has taken advantage
of the opportunity afforded by his South
ern trip to impart new impulse to the
wave of good feeling which he caused to
sweep over that section by his appoint
ment of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Gen. Jo-
soph Wheeler to important commands in
the American army in our struggle with
Spain. His manly tributes to the courage
and ralor of the soldiers of the South and
his recognition of the spirit of enthusiastic
loyalty of all the people in that section
have gone far toward removing the last
restige of sectional resentment, and the
manner in which vast throngs In different
Southern cities have responded to his frat
ernal utterances must be gratifying TO
the nation as well as to the President.
HE has thus proved that he is President
not only of the whole nation but also of an
| enthusiastically patriotic and united peo-
] pie.
| President Mckinley could have perform
od no better service for the business and
industrial interests OF this great nation
than that rendered In the course of his
brief speech in Savannah on Saturday
night when he called the attention of the
nations of the earth as well as our own
people to the fact that our financial and
revenue policies can not be changed for
four years. and that during this period
business can proceed without serious or
sudden changes, or the fear of such
changes. which he rightly characterizes
as almost as hurtful. Mr. McKinleys ut
terances oh this subject in a section which
has more than once succumbed to finan-
cial as we'll as other heresies will newt
ably bear good fruit, both for that Sec
ton and the nation.
| The words which will undoubtedly at
tract more attention and elicit wider COM
ment thar any others uttered by Prcsi-
dent Mckinley during his Southern trip
are those in which he refers to the re-
suits of the war and our duty as a ma
ton to the peoples whom we have rescued
from the misrule and tyranny of Spain
The marked progress which the President
has made in the direction of national ex-
psnsion can be readily measured by a
comparison of his speeches made during
his trip TO the Mississippi EXPOSE
ton AT omaha and his discussion of tho
subject in repeated utterances during the
week just closed. Not all of our people
nor all republicans will endorse all of the
views now held by the President in ref
orence 10 our duty to the Filipinos but
both supporters and opponents of his ter
ritorial policy will honor him for the man
ly and courageous manner in which he
has voiced his sentiments on this sub
sect. He has removed all doubt as to his
position, and it can no longer be charged
in connection with this problem that his
administration Is without policy with
reference to our new territory. He be-
l!evcs it 10 be the duty of this nation to
provide protection and government for
the people whom We have deprived of gov
. eminent and 10 lead them to n higher civ
ilization. The world now knows what his
administration seeks to accomplish, and
his utterances on this issue will clear
the political and business atmosphere OF
the uncertainties which have distracted
attention for so long a period. The Pres
dents statements regarding financial,
: revenue and territorial policies and the
, feeling of confidence engendered, together
with the assurances received from Wash
, ington that the peace treaty can be dis
: posed of before the close of the present
: session OF Congress with the consequent
: possibility Of avoiding an extra session OF
the new Congress, will combine TO pro.
mote the feeling of confidence now taking
possession of our people and to help ush.
or in with the new year an era of unpar.
allelcd business activity and industrial
DEVELOPMENT.