The Winslow mail., 1900-01-04
THE PROFIT AND LOSS.
what imperialism Is Costing the
People of the United
States:

The treasury statement of receipts
and expenditures of the government
for the month of October, 1899, and
the four months of the current fiscal
year, shows that the people of the
United States, at present, are paying
at the rate of 5000, 900 year for
keeping up foreign establishment.
In other words, we are throwing away
9n sentiment to save the ihdlvldual
William Mckinley the pain and mofl-
feation of having to acknowledge mis-
takes dangerous to the nation, maze
by him as president: Mr.: Mckinney
has personally thanked the soldiers
and the widows and orphans of an I'M
necessary war, for their sacr1flces 10
the grand old flag, all of when is
fudge and bumcombe, and he has even
declared it an act of heroism for one
or any number of men to lay down
their lives upon the altar of their
country for the benefit of others, the
survivors. But Mr.. Mckinley has not
made any sacrifices, is not willing to
make the slightest sacrifice, he even
demands that American citizens fall
down and worship his policy; he in
sists upon his personality being the
test of patriotism, and wrapped in the
flag which is not his property, but the
emblem of the nation, poses as man
who is leading the nation to greatness
and prosperity.
Mr.. Mckinley, as man, an lndlvld-
ual, is not entitled to any more rc-
spect or consideration than the hum
blest American citizen. The high of
fee he fills merits both. AS an indl-
vidual and as an official, the servant of
the people, what has he done, what is
he doing that he is bound to do under
the constitution which he accepted
and ratified when he took upon him
self the office of chief executive?
When he shall give information OF the
state of the union to congress in his
annual message, as he must do, how
can he limit himself to the state OF
the union? His whole message be-
yond numerous platitudes concerning
prosperity, which he has repeated so
often that he actually believes them,
must specify matters not of, or con-
cerning the union; matters not in any
manner connected with the union, but
entirely foreign to the union. He will
say that he has wrung from the pock-
cts of the people of the union the gl-
gantic sum of $123, 100000 per annum,
WHICH will be doubled if his policy is
pursued. For the first time in the his
tory of the nation, it's president will
be compelled to travel outside of the
nation and place before the congress
of the people foreign policy which
has increased the burdens of the peo-
pie in the direction of an extrava-
gance not contemplated by the instru-
ment which made him president. Per-
haps he will call his policy business
enterprise" if so, whose is the profit,
whose the loss? Upon whom does the
loss fall when millions of cheap, Grass
laborers are added to our already few
opportunities for American citizens to
gain their daily bread? Who gains in
sugar, tobacco, rice, fruits and other
products when competition is on with
millions of cheap products? Who pays
the taxes on all this stupendous de-
parture from our national existence
How shall we be rewarded for our sac
rifices, our blood, our treasure poured
out to rectify the mistakes Mr.. Nc
Kinley is too shamefaced to rectify
himself? The only answer is: A Sec
ond term of Mckinley. Is the game
worth the candle?