Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-17
McKISLEY's PROGRESS.

Mr.. McKinley's progress toward i'm,
perialism has been steady and unde.
waiting. 4 few citations from his
public and official utterances will
mark the steps says the New York
World:
In his message to Congress Oh
April lS, 1898, he said: Il speak not
OF orcible annexation for that, under
our code Of morals wou!d be criminal
aggression"
= After Dewey hal destroyed the
Spanish fleet the President. ON NAV
ID. 1893 directed the Secretary OF war
to send military force to ManilA, ,un-
der General Merritt, for the two fold
purpose OF completing the reduc-
tion OF Spanish power in that quarter
and OF giving order and security to
the islands while in the possession OF
the United States"
In communicating to Congress
the result Of Dewcy's victory. the
President said -the great heart oi our
nation throbs, not with boasting or
greed Oi conqucs', but with deep
gratitude that this triumph has come
III just cause
In the pro;Ocn! OF peace dictated
by the President when Spain WAS en-.
tircly at our mercy and signed on The
18th Of August, it WAS stipulated that
while Porto Rico wns cccdcd, @the
United States would occupy and hold
the city, bay aud hnrbor Of Manila.
pending the conclusion Of the treaty
OF peace. which shall determine the
control, disposition and government
OF the Philippines.
D The next outgiving of the Presl.
dents policy was that we we're TO
keep only LuZOn--tlle richest, most
populated and most civilized island
OF the group.
6 1t WAS asserted by Senator Cor
man, and never denied. TINT Day,
Gray and Davis OF the peace commits.
aioners, were against taking or claiun.
ing the entire group, and only made
the purchase, rs Judge Day descrihes
it, under instructions from the Prcsi.
dent.
7 On October 81, 1893, before the
ratification OF tho treaty, Mckinley
caused proclamation to be made to
the FilipiDOs that Dcwey's victory
and the surrender Of Manila had
practically effected the conquest OF
the Philippines, and announced that
sin fultilmcnt OF tho rights OF sover-
cignty' acquired under the treaty q
military government had been insti.
tuted to which all tho natives were
called upon to submit under penalty
OF subjugation.
8 But the President had not
yet assumed the right to decide the
future policy OF the nation toward the
islande In his speech at Boston in
February hc said: "l'he whole sub.
jcct is now with Congress and Con.
gress ia the voice, the conscience and
the judgment Of tho American peo.
pie"
In his speeches during his re-
cent stumping tour tho President
grew more b1mblstiu md moro posi-
tive every dHy. "Wo will not with
drsw that flag. We have already OK.
panded. We have got 10 carry tho
burden These are samples OF his
talk at The last stage Of his journey
to imperialism.
According to the President nothing
is left for Congress s-"the voice, tho
conscience md tho judgment OF tho
American people'-cIcept to cay how
this Malay pnndcmonium 10000
miles away shall be "assimilatcd' aud
ruled by us. And this despite the
resolution adopted by tho Senate
tho only word spoken by Congress on
tho subjoct-tlat in "ratifying tho
treaty OF peace II is not tho intention
OF tho Unit ID Stnteo to permanently
annex tho said islands, IL il not
possible TINT Congress may havo
something TO Ray on this subioct-ii
not this Congress, tho next oncY