The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-05
GAN BE NO IMPERIALISM
IMP ORY1 VT STATEMENT MADE BY
 THE PRESIDENT.
Declares Be fore the Ohio Society That 1t is ImpossibIe--In No Alliance or E.n- tanglement With Any Foreign Power --The Open Door.

tangIement With Any Foreign Powe
 1.-The Open Door.
 At the banquet of the Ohio society il New York Saturday evening Presiden 1 Mckinley made an important statemen
 on the much talked of policy of imper
 ialism. The president emphaticall.
 said:
 There can be no imperialism. Those who fear it are against it. Those who 1 have faith In the republic are agains 1 it. So that there is universal abhorrenc 1 for it and unanimous opposition to it.
 MT. McKinley's address was as fol | lows:
 |. It has been some years since I WAS | your guest. Much has happened in thd i meantime. We have had our blessings and cur burdens and still have both We will soon have legislative assurance of the continuance of the gold standard
 with which we measure our exchanges l and we have the open door in the Far East, through which to market our products. We are neither in alliance nor antagonism nor entanglement with any foreign power, but on terms ot amity and cordiality with all. We buy from them all and sell to them all, and our sales exceeded our purchases in the last two years by over $1000, 0,000,0OC. Markets have been increased and mort gages have been reduced.
 INTEREST FALLS; WAGES AD-
 VANCE.
 Interest has fallen and wages have ad- vanced. The public debt is decreasing. The country is well to do. It's people for the most part are happy and con- tented. There are unfortunately, those among us. few in number I am sure, who seem to thrive best under bad times and who when good times over take them in the United States feel constrained to put us on bad terms with the rest of mankind. With them I can have no sympathy. I would rather give expression to what I believe to be the nobler and almost universal sentiment of my countrymen in the wish not only for our peace and prosperity, but for the peace and prosperity of all the na- tions and people of the earth
 After tbirty-three years of unbroken peace came an unavoidable war. Hap pily the conclusion was quickly reach ed, without a suspicion of unworthy motive OF practice or purpose on our part and with fadeless honor to our arms. I cannot forget the quick response of the people to the country's need, and the quarter of million men who freely offered their lives to their country's service. It was an impressive spectacle of national strength It demonstrated our mighty reserve power and taught ua that large standing armies are un- necessary when every citizen is "min- ute man ready to join the ranks for, national defence.
 CRAVE TRIALS AND RESPONSE
 ELITES.
 Out of these recent events have come to the United States grave trials and responsibilities As it was the nations war, so are it's results the nations problems. Its solution rests upon us all. It is too serious to stifle. It is too earnest for repose. No phrase or catchword can conceal the sacred obli- gation it involves. No use of epithets. no aspersion of motive by those who differ, will contribute to that sober judgment SO essential to right conclu- sions. No political outcry can abrogate our treaty of peace with Spain or ab- solve us from it's solemn engagements, It is the peoples question, and will be until it's determination is written out in their enlightened verdict. We must choose between manly doing and base desertion. It will never be the latter. Ii must be soberly settled in justice and good conscience and it will be. Right which exalteth a nation, must control in it's solution
 No great emergency has arisen in this nations history and progress which has not been met by the sovereign with high capacity, with ample strength and with unflinching fidelity to every hon. orable obligation. Partisanship can hold few of us against solemn public l duty. We have seen this so often demonstrated in the past as to mark lnerringly what it will be in the future. | The national sentiment and the national conscience was never stronger or higher than now. There has been reunion if the people around the holy altar con- ;ecrated to country newly sanctified by | common sacrifices. The followers of | Grant and Lee have fought under the | same flag and fallen for the same faith.
 Party lines have loosened and the ties If union have been strengthened Sec -ionalsm has disappeared and frater- 1ity has been rooted in the hearts of he American people. Political passion las altogether subsided and patriotism slows with inextinguishable fervor in ,very home of the land. The flag has 1een sustained on distant seas and stands by the men of all parties and 'ectons and creeds and races and na- and it's stars are only those if radiant hope to the remote peoples yer whom it floats.
 NO IMPERIALISM.
 There can be no imperialism. Those vho fear it are against it. Those who lave faith in the republic are against t. So that there is universal abhor- ence for it and unanimous opposition Q it. Our only difference is that those vho do not agree with us have no con- dence in the virtue or capacity or high purpose or good faith of this free, peo- le as civilizing agency; while we eieve that the century of free govern- nent which the American people have nioyed has not rendered them irreso- ute and faithless but has fitted them or the great task of lifting up and as- isting to better condition and larger berty these distant people who have i, rp,, ,o.b ha isc,1a Of bo fila booo,,,o o,,,, |