The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-25
LINCOLN AND M'KlNLEY.

In leading article on the goth ami
versary OF the birth of Abraham Lin
coin, which occurred on Feb. -, our es-
teemed contemporary, the Boston Re-
public, draws a parallel between that
great man and the present executive of
the United States in the following man.
ner:
A comparison Of the principles for
which Lincoln stood so bravely and so
resolutely with those formulated by
Mark Hanna and promulgate by Will
lam Mckinley, who is Hanna's agent and
tool, is inevitable in this season of remi-
freedom. Mckinley believes in indus
nscence. Lincoln believed in universal
trial slavery. Lincoln said that no man
was good enough to govern another
without the others consent Mckinley
believes in subjecting 100000 F'ilipinos
to his rule against their will. He is
employing the men and the money
raised by taxation to enforce this sub
lection. Lincoln said again: when
the white man governs himself, that is
self-government; but when he governs
himself and also governs another man,
that is more than f-government-tha
is despotism." Mr. Mckinley is despot
under this definition. Our reliance"
said Lincoln. lis in the love OF liberty
which God has planted in us. Our de-
Tense is in the spirit which prizes liberty
a hn t,n, it0u al iv,
everywhere. Those who deny freedom
to others deserve it not for themselves,
and under just God cannot long retain
it, Mr.. Mckinley. in denying freedom
to the natives in the Philippines, is un-
dermining the foundation of the republic
and paving the way FOR the overthrow of
the liberties of the American people
Senator Hoar had Lincolns solemn
warning in mind, evidently, when he
said that the downfall of our free insti-
buttons would date from the administra-
ton of William Mckinley.
Several of the lingo orators who laud-
ed the name and fame of Lincoln ven
tured to assert that if he were alive to-
day he would be an imperalist, and
would favor the seizure of the Philip
pines by force. This shows how parti-
sanship and the spirit of greed can mar
the judgment Of men. If Lincoln were
living today he would be true to his
professions. He would advocate liberty
and equality. He would be on the side
of those who stood for "a government of
the people, by the people and for the
people, just as he stood for it when he
made his Gettysburg speech. He would
still contend that we had no right to buy
or to win by the sword sovereignty over
any people, especially when they were
fighting for their freedom and independ-
cnre. Those who hold the contrary
opinion insult his memory and hold him
up to the judgment of history as dis
honest man.
Lincoln was a natural leader of men.
He was the man OF destiny at the out
break of the rebellion. He stood up
for his convictions in the face of the
fiercest opposition. tIe was true to his
principles and to his impulses. Mr..
Mckinley is the creature of a horde of
cormorants who seek to rob the people
by taxation and who are now crying for
expansion because such policy offers
wider field for plumber and pelf. He
processes to be moved by sentiments of
humanity and to disclaim any intention
to seize territory. yet he abandoned all
his professions and actually purchased
for cash the right to govern subject peo-
pie and vassal states. Lincoln was
leader in great humane movement:
Mckinley is creature of the trusts and
monopolics.