The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-23
PRESIDENT MKINLEY LETTER.


The letter OF President Mckinley az.
cepting the nomination Of the republic
an party for the highest Office IN she
gift Of the nation, the text Of which
vas published exclusively in The Re
publican Of Saturday morning. Is a
very strong document As z political
paper il is one Of the strongest Letters
ever issued by candidate for the pres
idency II states the issues o, the cam
paign in even q more bold and fearless
manner than did the letter Of the
matchless Blaine in 1884
President Mckinley declares that the
financial question is again the parl-
mount Issue and he points ont how the
wonderfully prosperous business Of the
country under MS administration
would be ruined II the financial here
sies advocated by Mr.. Bryan were TO
prevail AS the president well says.
labor was never before so universally
employed nor were the laboring people
ever able to purchase more with The
dollar they earn than they are able to
do today Shorter hours OF labor are
much more TO be desired than short
dollar as pay for the hours of labor
On the Philippine question. which
the democrats are endesvoring to make
the leading issue under the false cry
If Imperialism, the president meets the
question boldly and fearlessly. There
is no lodging or evasion. no squirmiag
to get out Of a tight place. He re-
counts the causes leading up to the
Spanish war and Dewey's victory in
Manila bay. He shows most conclu-
sively that never after the victory Of
that May morning could the American
nation have withdrawn its army AMI
navy with honor. II was in duty
bound TO afford a government where ii
had destroyed the existing one. The
reports of the Philippine commission
are drawn upon toshow that the natives
are utterly incapable of seIf-govera-
ment and that the United States must
direct them along the best lines and
help to lift them to higher plane ana
a higher sense of the duties of citizen
ship. Already the natives are demand
ing schools for the teaching of English
and the masses of the people are glad
of the opportunities for progress of
fered by this government
That is most pertinent question he
asks of the democratic party when he
inquiries if they would surrender to the
and abandon American SOW
ereignty or cede it to the insurgents?
And then he points out very clearly |
the effect upon the marauding bands, |
still under arms. of the hope held out |
% them by Mr.. Bryan and his followers
saying that but for these hopes a |
'ery considerable reduction of the mil
tary force in the Philippines could
lave been made before this.
There is great cry by the democrats
bout extending government over the
philippines without the consent of the
governed and Mr.. Bryan and others
how great anxiety to extend the con-
titutional guarantee to the people of
he Philippines. In reference to this
he president punctures their cry most
fectually by pointing TO the fact that
While the democratic party is bewail-
ng the absence of the constitutional
to the people of the Philip
lines they are denying the constitu-
ional rights of thousands and hun
reds of thousands of colored voters
n the southern states. And he well
avs, IF our opponents would only
ractice as well as preach the doc
rines OF Abraham Lincoln there would
e no fear for the safety of our insti-
itions at home or their rightful influ-
ace in any territory over which our
ag floats"
Answering the cry of Imperialism. he
,ry clearly points out that empire and
lperialism have been expelled from
,rto Rico and the Philippines and
at now our flag floats over them. dis
nsing to the inhabitants the bless
gs OF liberty. education and free in
buttons.
The American question is between :,
ty and desertion-the American YER
Il will be for duty and against deser-
N: for the republic against both an
Thy and Imperialism. -
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