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A Correspondent Who Thinks Me-
Kinley VIII Put Some of Them

A Correspondent Who Thinks Me-
KinIey VIII Put Some of Them
Under the Ban.
To the Editor of the Globe:
nleybeleidigung" is a very neat
little word Without controversy, a gen
tleman named Observation-Disclosures name,
William-has been considerably In evil
dence, of late. Rather more than two
years ago. a careful study of this gentle
mans record led me to the conclusion
that his guiding star was ambition to
please everybody. and that. like the fa-
nous man and boy who took their don
key to market upon that principle, the re-
suit would be pleasing nobody. The prog
ress of events has given me much rea-
son to felicitate myself upon my pre-
science. Mr.. William Mckinley came
into Office promising everything. and has
fulfilled nothing. He was going to place
our currency on securer basis. He has
not done it. He was going to restore
prosperity We are Informed vociferoHsly
that he is still going TO do It. He has
undoubtedly been very kind to his friends,
the trusts. But they are not happy. He
was then going to free Cuba and the
hiltppines. Their present state of free
dom is adapted to excite envy in the
heart of a notwithstanding to the 1inge
papers. But they are not happy. While
thus failing to do anything that he pro-
posed, Mr.. William Mckinley has I'M
deubtedly done great deal which he
would never have thought 1t judicious to
propose.
He has nullffied the Monroe doctrine.
He has destroyed our capital advantage
of isolation, so emphatically commended
to our statemen by Washington's last
message. He has diverted us from our
traditional policy. He has destroyed our
hegemony over the continent. which his
predecessor had compelled the foreign
powers to recognize. He has degraded
US into a dependent ally of England,
pulling her Samoan chestnuts out Of the
German fire. He has enormously increas-
ed our debt He has given US the dis
graceful spectacle of the American fac
surmounted by the British ON the top. of
the New York chamber of commerce. As
responsible head of the administration.
he is answerable for the poisoning of our
soldiers by the pecking trust.
In the whole vast mass of imbecility
and vacillation known as Willie-i nc
| Ktnley. there is one point of originality
Will'c@.-n -.4ct<inley is the author of i'm
perialism. He first proposed taking pos
session of the Hawaiian hoodoo. When
congress refused assent, he violated the
| constitution to effect this steal by his
own authority He personally conducted
| that mismanagement which has involved
US in the Notwithstanding Philippine war
and bids fair to give us another like it in
the Wes- Indies. 1t Is not surprising that
| William Mckinley objects to having his
| policy criticised. But from whence does
| he derive his power to close the mails
| against his critics? This question guides
| US to another admirable illustration of
| that genius for laundering which so sub
| timely distinguishes William Mckinley
! He gets his power from a source towards
which any one less gifted in the art OF
| opening his mouth and putting his foot
in 1t, would have avoided directing pub
'iic attention. The United States postal
! laws have long been the opprobrium OF
| liberty. They are genuine characteristic
| products of the Republican party. The
/ first one-adopted a few minutes before
midnight, March 8, 1873, amidst the orgies
| which closed the dishonored existence OF
! the Credit Mobilier and Back Pay con-
| gress-has been the fruitful parent OF
others. Obscene" publications, lottery
| advertisements, fraudulent" advertise
| fments, ETC., ETC., one after another, what
ever species of mail matter Mrs. Jellyby
was pleased to consider Objectionable,
has been declared capable Of exclusion
from the mail, virtually at the irrespon-
sible decree of the postmaster general.
without previous inquiry or opportunity
for defense by those whose property was
thus confiscated. Now it is seditious mat
ter. This runt of the litter must certain
ly be the last. A long suffering people
VIII echo your aspiration that the ad-
ministration may begin shutting down
on newspaper criticism at once-for that
will be the beginning Of speedy end
&c. L. James.
Eau Claire. Wis. May 5.