Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-10
The MCKINLEY LETTER
President Reviews the Political Issues in
FOrceful Way.
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION GIVEN MUCH SPACE
isns Administrators Policy Ably
cratic Phrassmakers Given Few Hard Nuts to Crack
The Money Question Also Discussed at
Some Length

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currency law, which not only repudiates
the ancient and time honored principles
of the American people before the con-
stitution was adopted, but is violative
self; and we shall not cease our efforts
until there has been established in its
place monetary system based upon
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold into money at the present legal
ratio Of 16 to / by the Independent ac-.
ton OF the United States, under which
system all paper money shall be issued
by the government, and all such money
coined or issued shall be q full legal
tender in payment OF all debts. public
and private. without exception.
In all three platforms these parties
that their efforts shall be un-
ceasing until the gold act shall be
blotted from the statute books and the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
16 to shall take its place.
The relative Importance Of the issues
/ do not stop to discuss. All OF them
are Important. Whichever party is
successful will be bound in conscience
to carry into the administration and
legislation its several declarations and
obligatory as another, but all are not
j 1t Is not possible that these parties
would treat the doctrine Of 16 to !, the
immediate realization of which is de-
manded by their several platforms, as
void and imperative in the event that
they should be clothed with power.
Otherwise their profession of faith is
insincere. It is. therefore, the impera-
tive business OF those opposed to this
financial heresy to prevent the triumph
OF the parties whose union is only as
sured by adherence to the silver issue.
Will the American people, thru indif-
ference or fancied security, hazard the
overt throw of the wise financial leglsla-
ton OF the last year and revive the dan
ger OF the silver standard, with all OF
the inevitable evils of shattered conf
dence and general disaster which justly
alarmed and aroused them in 1896
4 The Chicago platform Of 1886 is reaf-
Ifirnled in its entirety by the Kansas
City convention. Nothing has been
omitted or recalled; SO that all the per-
lis then threatened are presented anew
with the added force of a deliberate re-
affirmation. Four years ago the people
refused to place the seal of their APP
proval upon these dangerous and revo-
lutionary policies, and this year they
J,ai,. p.t1-
est dissent.
The president then discusses the tar
5!ff, the canal and somesof the minor is
sues. Cuba and Porto Rico are discussed
and the policy of the administration
ably defined. The Philippine question is
then taken up and discussed in detail,
many new facts about their acquire
=ment being brought out.
THE PHILIPPINES.
The president goes into the details of
the war with Spain and the manner in
which the Philippines We're acquired.
The president s Instructions to the peace
commissioners are for the first time
made public. The presidents letter
says:
In addressing the peace commission
before its departure for Paris, said:
1T is my wish that thruout the nego-
stiations intrusted to the commission the
purpose and spirit with which the Unit
ed States accepted the unwelcome me-
3cesstty of war should be kept constantly
in view. We took up arms only in obe-
8dience to the dictates Of humanity and
the fulfillment of high public and moral
obligations We had no design of ag-
a on a fSf
quest.
Thru the long course OF repeated rep-
RESERVATIONS which preceded and aimed
to avert the struggle and In the final ar
sbitrament OF force thiycountry was Inn
PEELED solely by the purpose of relieving
Sgrieyous wrongs and removing long ex-
listing conditions which disturbed its
tranquility. which shocked the moral
sense OF mankind and which could no
longer be endured.
is my earnest wish that the Unit
ed States In making peace should fol-
low the same high rule OF conduct which
guided 1t in facing war. 1t should be as
scrupulous and magnanimous in the
concluding settlement asit was Just and
humane in Its original action. . Our
aim In the adjustment OF peace should
be directed to lasting results and to the
achievement OF the common good under
the demands OF civilization rather than
to ambitious designs
Without any original thought OF
complete or even partial acquisition, the
presence and success Of our arms al
Manila impose upon ue obligations
which we can not Disregard. The march
of events rules and oyerrules human ac-
ton. Avowing unreseryedly the pur-
pose which has animated all our efforts
and still solicltous to adhere to 1t, We
can not be unmindful that without any
desire or design on our part the war has
brought to us new duties and responsi-
5tilities which we must meet and die.
charge as becomes q great nation on
whose growth and career, from the be.
ginning, the Ruleriof Nations has plain
~ written the high command and pledge
or civilization,
On Oct. 2S. 1890. while the peace com.
mission wac continuing its negotiations
in Paris, the following additional in-
Estructlon was rent:
IT 10 Imperative upon us that 40 vic
st0rs we should be governed only by mo.
tiYes which should exalt our nation.
IIyrritorial expans Ion should ~ cnt
- q 4 sAail not sAirt