The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-21
A HOT NUMBER
THE NEW YORK VERDICT DISSECTS
M'KINLEY'S MESSAGE IN THE
OPEN LETTER FOL-
LOWING.
POLICY UNCOVERED AND NOR
GAN AND ROCkEFELLER EX-
POSED BEHIND THE PRES
IDENTS FINANCE REC
CONCENTRATIONS.

The Verdict has read your message
1t is not satisfactory. There is neither
CLINT nor glimmer in it of honest, man
ly worth or stark Americanism. The
Verdict finds it a weak conglomerate Of
Cowardice, Evasion, Suppression, I'm
truth, Flap-doodle and fustian Bun
cOmbe. The matter to most clearly ap-
pear Is your ring-ridden conditions. The
trusts stood at your shoulder as you
wrote. 1t is rogue of message when
it isn't fool! You must deem congress,
not to say the American people, clut
ter of idiocy. And for the latter fact,
your presence in the White House might
go for your justification, were it not
that you should remember-in defence
of the public's character for intelligence
that you are president by Doodle, not
by ballot. Let that pass. Your profess
sion of tranquil neutrality of senti-
ment in the South African turmoil is
trash. Why not summon the common
courage Of frank footpadry and speak
out? A ceature Of Money yourself, you
are naturally with English against
Boert Greed against Justice, Conquest
against Liberty, Might against Right.
You mis1ed nobody BY saying other
wise. OF the same trivial character are
Jour wallowing periods concerning
China, Russia. Turkey, Germany, Can
ada. Samoa, and Cuba. In the weeping
latter case one meets another instance
of tallacy and false pretense. You say.
This nation has assumed before the
world grave responsibility for the
future good government of Cuba. Our
mfssion. to accomplish which he took
Up the gage Of battle, IS not to be full
filled by turning adrift any loosely
Framed commonwealth to face the vicis-
situdes which too often attend weaker
states, whose natural wealth and abund-
ant resources are Offset by the incon-
sruities. OF their political organization
BY next April the results Of the
census will have been tabulated, and
we shall proceed to provide for elec-
tions which will commit the municipal
government of the island to the officers
elected by the people. The experience
thus acquired will prove of great value
in the formation of Republican con-
vention of the people to draft the con-
stitution and establish a general system
of independent government for the
island.
Now, why aren't you honest? You've
no more intention of letting Cuba es-
cape than has cat mouse Any "elec-
tion" you permit will be Hannaized; the
Officers elected will be your officers
they will take their places with the
one purpose Of turning the island over
to the United States. Cuban liberty
and Cuban independence are to gain no
more flourishing show than belongs to a
feather In furnace. All Of which may
be excellent from the mere and sordid
standpoint of Yankee dollars and cents. !
But why not be free and plain? Why
beat the devil about the stump with this
lash of specious and ignoble falsehood? |
Such untruths as those you tell anent |
an intended Cuban future may come !
some day to breed another rebellion"
in that passionate island a la the PhiliD- !
pines; and SO cost us much further blood |
and treasure which an iron-bound can
dor on your part at this time might !
save.