Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-13
M'KINLEY'S LETTER.
Makes Known His Acceptance
of denomination.
ADVOCATES ISTHMIAN WATERWAY.
Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines
COnsidered-FavOrs Independence
For the Islanders When Capa-
BILE of Self Government.

For the Islanders When Capa-
BILE of Self Government.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-William
Mckinley, president of the United
States, has made public his letter ac
cepting the denomination on the Repub
lican national ticket The president de.
clares unquali6edly for the gold standard
and prophesies its approval by the voters
at the polls in the coming election. He
also considers the tariff question, the
Boer-British war and the isthmian wa
terway. Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil.
ippines are likewise dealt with.
Referring to the currency issue. he
says:
while regretting the reopening Of this
question, which can only disturb the
present satisfactory financial condition Of
the government and visit uncertainty up
on our great business enterprises. we ac,
cept the issue and again invite the sound
money forces to join in winning another
and we hope a-permanent triumph for an
honest financial system which will con
tinue inviolable the public faith"
Concerning the tariff he says the fOF
lowing:
"The Republican party remains faith
plies sufficient revenues for the govern.
ment and adequate protection to our en-
terprises and producers and of reciproci-
ty which opens foreign markets to the
fruits of American labor and furnishe"
new channels through which to market
the surplus of American farms. The time
honored principles of protection and reci
procity were the first pledges of Repub-
lican victory to be written into public
! law.
"In the unfortunate contest between
Great Britain and the Bocr states of
South Africa the United States has
maintained an attitude of neutrality i'll
accordance with its well known tradi-
tional policy. 1t did not hesitate. how
ever. when requested by the governments
of the South African republics 10 cXcr-
else its good Offices for Il cessation of hos
tilities. 1t is to be observed that while
the South African republics made iikc re-
quests of other powers the United States
is the only one which complied. The
British government declined tp accept
the Intervention OF any power.
"A subject of immediate Importance to
our country is the completion of great
| waterway of commerce between the At
lan.ic and Pacific. The construction Of
a maritime canal is now more than ever
Indispensable to that intimate and ready
communication between our eastern and
western seaports demanded by the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands and
the expansion of our influence and trade
in the Pacific.
I'VE have been in possession of Cuba
since the 1st of January, 1890 We have
restored order and established domestic
tranquility We have fed the starving.
clothed the naked and ministered To the
sick. We have improved the sanitary
condition of the island We have stimu-
lated industry, introduced public educa-
ton and taken Il full and comprehensive
| enumeration of the inhabitants. The
qualification of electors has been settled,
and under it officers have been chosen for
all the municipalities of Cuba. These
local governments are now III operation,
administered by the people. Our mill
tary establishment has been reduced from
1900 to less than 5000. An election
| has been ordered To- he held on the 10th
of September under a fair election law
already tried in the municipal elections
| To choose members of II constitutional
convention. and the convention in the
| same order is To assemble on the first
|
| tuition upon which an independent gov
ernment for the island will rest, All this
| is u long step in the fulfllment of our sa-
| cred guarantees to the people of Cuba.
I'VE hold Porto Rico by the same title
as the Philippines. The treaty Of pcasa
which celcd Ms the one conveyed Ia us
the other. Congress has given To this is
land II government in which the inhabit-
ants participate. elec; their own legisla-
ture, enact their own laws. provide their
own system of taxation aud in these re-
spects have the same power and privi-
| leges enjoyed by other territories be-
longing Ia the United States aud Il much
larger measure Of self government than
was given to the inhabitants Of Louisi-
ana under Jefferson
Referring to the Philippines he says;
| Every effort has been directed Ia their
peace aud prosperity. their advancement
and we'll being, not for our aggrandlze-
| ment nor for pride of might, not for trade
or commerce. not for exploitation, but for
humanity and civilization aud for the
protection of the vast majority OF the
population. who welcome aur sovereign
ty against the designing minority. whose
first demand after the surrender of Ma
Mia by the Spanish army was to enter
the city that they might loai II aud de
stroy those not ia sympathy with their
selfish aud treacher"us designs.
"Nobody who will avail himself Of the
facts will longer hold that there was any
alliance between ouI soldiers aud the in
surs.nis or that any promise of indcpend'
enee was made Ia them. Lang before
their leader had reached Manila they had
resolved ii the commander "f the Amer
lean navy would give them arms wiin
which Ia fight the Spanish army they
would later turn upnn NJ, which they did
mur,lerousiy aud without the shadow of
cause ar justification. There may be
these without the means nf full inf"rma'
t,on who believe that Ne were Ia ALI
ance with THE iusurg.nis aud that We as
sured them that they should have inde
pen,ieues. 1fn such lei N. repeat the
facts. 0n the .ulh II May. lss's. Ad'