Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-11-14
SlcKINLEY'S PROGRESS.


mark the stops says the New York
World:
l In his message to Congress ON
April 1S, 1893, he said: II speak not
OF forcible annexation for that, under
our code Of morals would be criminal
aggression"
2 After Dewey had destroyed the
Spanish fleet the President, on May
10, 1893 directed the Secretary of war
to send military force to Manila,un
der General Merritt, afor the two fold
purpose Of completing the reduc-
ton OF Spanish power in that quarter
and OF giving order and security to
the islands while in the possession of
the United States"
3 In communicating to Congress
the result of Dewey's victory, the
President said "the great heart of our
nation throbs, not with boasting or
greed of conquest, but with deep
gratitude that this triumph has come
in just cause"
In the protocol of peace dictated
by the President when Spain was en-
tlrely at our mercy and signed on the
18th of August, it was stipulated that
while Porto Rico was ceeded, @the
United States would occupy and hold
the city, bay and harbor of Manila,
pending the conclusion of the treaty
OF peace, which shall determine the
control, disposition and government
of the Philippines.
The next outgiving Of the Presl-
dents policy was that we we're to
keep only Luzon--the richest, most
populated and most civilized island
Of the group.
1t was asserted by Senator Cor
man, and never denied, that Day,
Gray and Davis of the peace commits
sioners, we're against taking or claim
ing the entire group, and only made
the purchase, as Judge Day describes
if, under instructions from the Presi-
dent.
z On October 81, 1898, before the
ratification of the treaty, Mckinley
caused proclamation to be made to
the Filipinos that Dewey's victory
and the surrender of Manila had
practically effected the conquest of
the Philippines, and announced that
"in fultilment of the rights of sover-
eighty acquired under the treaty
military government had been insti.
tuted to which all the natives we're
called upon to submit under penalty
OF subjugation.
But the President had not
yet assumed the right to decide the
future policy OF the nation toward the
islands. In his speech at Boston in
February he said: "The whole sub.
1ect is now with Congress and Con-
gress is the voice, the conscience aud
the judgment Of the American peo.
ple."
8 In his speeches during his re-
cent stumping tour the President
grew more bombastic and mora posi.
tive every day. ave Will not with
draw that flag. We have already OK.
banded. We have got to carry the
burden" These are samples OF h,s
talk at the last stage Of his journey
to imperialism.
According to the. President nothing
is left for Congress-"the voice, the
conscience and the judgment of the
American people"-e1cept to say how
this Malay pandemonium 10000
miles away shall be "assmilated" and
ruled by us. And this despite the
resolution adopted by the Senate
the only word spoken by Congress on
the subject-that in "ratityinp the
treaty OF peace it is not the intention
of the United States to permanently
annex the said islands" Is it not
possible that Congress may have
something to say on this subject-if
not this Congress, the next one2