The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-25
CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE.
The Result OF the state Elections
shows Approval OF the Presi-
dents Policy.

Now that the result of the elections
| OF 1900 is known the administration can
60 forward with the assurance that its
policies have been emphatically APP
proved by the people. The country has
spoken and it's verdict is that new ma
tional issues Developed by circum-
stances have been faithfully and ably
handled by President Mckinley as far
as they lay within his province, and he
has scrupulously avoided going beyond
that. He has been guided By The ira
ditlonal spirit of Amercanism and
kept in the closest touch with the gen.
eral sentiment and common sense of
the country. His policy is that of the
mass of the people and his constant
study has been the good of the whole
country. President Mckinley has 10
vagaries. His opinion IS made up eau
tiously. He is far removed from the
class of brilliant egotstG who think
that conclusions carefully formed are
too hnmdrum to be up to their political
standard. Long experience in public
life has taught him to view and hear
all sides, and his temperament is that
ton or impulse.
Since the election the president has
remarked to some callers at the white
house: "The more / see OF the conf
dence reposed in my administration by
the people of the country the more feel
the weight of the responsibility rest
ing upon me-" The sincerity of the
presidents words will be admitted by
all who have intelligently observed his
character. He is not affected by the
vanities Of high station, but feels al
ways the seriousness of the duties i'm
posed upon him, especially those that
require the shaping of policies under
new conditions. Far more thaDa share
of this labor has fallen to his admins
tration. The most perplexing question
with which he was called upon to deal,
that of the Philippines. was absolutely
unknown in the canvass of 1896.
president with greater pride OF self
assertion, or with less sensitive re-
gard for the sober and substantial judg-
ment of the people themselves, might
easily have made mistake in meeting
the complications of diplomacy and an
unexpected war on the far side of the
Pacific. But the voice of the country
is that Mckinley in every instance has
done what was right and best.
There are times when the nation adj
vances with exceptional power and ra-
pidity. The present administration is
one Of the periods. 1t was elected to
preserve sound currency and bring
back industrial prosperity. This was
quickly accomplished, but is only one
item among the important achieve
ments. A foreign war was pushed
through with remarkable success. An
other war, the unforeseen sequel to the
first has been vigorously prosecuted
until the enemy no longer pretends
to make q determined stand. The
United States has expanded territorial
ly in the greatest ocean of the world
and which is nearer to us geographical
ly than to any other great civilized
power President Mckinley has met
every crisis and every problem with
calm balance, prudence, executive ca
pacity and unquestioncd success. The
November elections are the ample proof
that his labors are approved and APP
preniated. Demagogues will rail as
usual and partisan dctraction will con-
tnue, but the country stands squarely
with Mckinley, and will see that he
works out the mission so well begun
| st. Louis Globe-Democrat.