The representative., 1900-11-01
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF
WILLIAM M'KINLEY
HIS DEVIOUS AND OFFICIAL TRAIL Is
AN ANOMALY IN AMERICAN POLL
TICS-ALWAYs WRONG IN
THE END.

THE END.
This is what President William Nc.
Kinley has done, says Jonathan B. Tay-
lor:
He has exercised the autocratic and
unconstitutional power of denying the
right of representation and suffrage; OF
trial by jury; of writ of habeas corpus;
of the right to bear arms; OF all rights
guaranteed by the constitution to the
inhabitants of newly recognized islands
He has recognized slavery and poly
gamy in Sulu.
He has made war upon the non-slave
holding non-polygamous inhabitants OF
Luzon.
He has consented to the taxation with
out representation OF the inhabitants OF
Porto Rico.
He has withheld independence from
the inhabitants of Cuba.
This is imperialism.
In his message President Mckinley
said:
"Forcible annexation is criminal ag-
gression.'
He then proceeded to "forcibly annex
the Philippine archipelago with its
100000 unwilling people.
In 1899 President Mckinley said:
1T is our plain duty to give free trade
to the people Of Porto Rico"
He Immediately proceeded to impor-
tune and coerce a Republican congress
into passing a tariff bill against Porto
Rico in accordance with the demand of
the sugar trust.
He gave pledges to Spain and Cuba
that Cuba should be free and indie
pendent
He has created military government
In Cuba, which has thwarted every step
toward island autonomy and which
reeks with theft and corruption of every
kind.
RECORD IN THE PHILIPPINES.
President Mckinley paid Spain $780,
100000 for something Spain did not
possess and had not power to deliver.
The president has since that time spent
of the American peoples money $780,
100000 trying to obtain that for which
he had paid $2O,OO0,0OO. In this attempt
he has only succeeded in filling graves
hospitals, insane asylumns and fat in
sular jobs. The end is not yet.
He has appointed more commissions
to carry out his unconstitutional policy
than all other presidents have legally
created. He is paying these commits
sions in violation OF the constitution
(See article l. section 3, clause ~
These commissions have never done
anything beyond administering coats OF
whitewash to the autocracy at Washing
ton.
M'KINLEY'S APPOINTEES.
President Mckinley is responsible fo1
General Alger of canned beef notoriety;
for General Eagan, who was suspended
for blackguardism on full pay; for Rath-
bone and Nicely, the Cuban postal
thieves; for Gage, the banker, who turn
ed the treasury over to Morgan and his
Wall street conspirators, and for Griggs
whose sole duty is to shield the robber
trusts from prosecution.
He is responsible for Hay, the British
toady. He sent Hays son to Pretoria
to be the administration agent at the
death of the South African republics
Under the same Hay, Mckinley surrend-
cred American territory in Alaska to
Great Britain and denied the right OF
American miners to protest.
ENEMY OF LABOR.
At the request Of the Standard OIL
trust President Mckinley sent it's regu.
lar army into Idaho to shoot down and
imprison miners who had rebelled
against Standard OH tyranny in Coeu,
dAlene. These men were thrown into
stockade and kept there without the
right Of trial until many of them became
raving maniacs. These facts are a part
of current history.
He placed a horse doctor In charge o1
the medical department of Cuba. He
placed General Miles incommunicadc
and sent to Cuba in charge Of the army
Shafter, who rode to battle in a little,
and who wanted to surrender when the
first shot was fired.
CROOKED ALL THROUGH.
Mr.. Mckinley was q free silver man
in 1893. a bi-metallist in 1896 and g
single gold standard advocate in 1898
He was a champion of civil service il
1895, and two years later he discharged
5000 civil service appointees to make
place for political pets Of Hanna and
Platt.
Through his pro-British secretary o1
state he entered into a treaty with Great
Britain whereby the American people
were to dig Nicaraguan canal and
leave it defenseless to be used at pleas
ure by John Bull.
He permitted the opening of special
mail matter to our consul at Pretoria
by British agents and called out consul
home because that oficial complained.
He makes constant declaration that
the institutions Of this country are in
the hands OF Providence. ana then d.