The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
THE VERY LONG MESSAGE.

No candid reade will be disposed to
deny that President Mckinley, when
unchallenged and unreplied to has
marked gifts to make the worse appear
the better cause His huge message,
which drags it's awful length along, is
a compliment to his capacity for plaus-
Utility. His administration has been
absolutely perfect, according to his nice
way of vanishing and veneering. 1t
is absolutely fieckless. Wisdom, high
patriotism, a lofty sense of justice, a
noble throb of sympathy for the OPP
pressed, a pertinacious desire to do
good only, a great love for the people,
q ,steadfast belief in the permanency of
free institutions in spite of abuses,
changes, usurpations, a disinterested
heroism and conservation to the bless
ings for the greatest number-these are
the virtues and adornmentS of William
Mckinley in the three and three-quar-
ter years of his first administration.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison. Jack
son, Buchanan must pale their inef-
fectuaI fires" before splendor and
glory of McKinley's exercise of au-
thorfty- What a blessed thing it would
be for suffering and longing humanity,
= for the oppressed and victimized toilers
for bread, for the American Union of
States. for all sorts and conditions of
AZ the high-wrought picture
drawn by the cunning hand of the Chief
authority were true in all particulars.
Tt is a most engaging presentation to
$500 - ~1ooIo;rrop tS tn tioEla the
faithful nenchmen. to draw nearer the
wavering, who are halting the
old democratic party of principle and
constitutional limitations, and he
dominant party eager for conquests,
spendthrifts in action, enemies to the
people in principles, and ready for any
and embarrassment. Nc
Kinley has the pen of a very ready
writer and knows how to magnify and
to conceal.
The message is of enormous length.
IT would take a week to even touch
upon the many points he raises. His
use of words is skillful how
ever inept, and however strain
ed in application His second
paragraph is misleading and
false. Under him the blows nav been
repeated that were given to the consti-
tuition of the great war the
states He is a dreamer, and talks or
stability and satisfaction and love OF
the people for a free government. when
Capitalization, imperialistic plans. an
enlarged army, a great navy and other
schemes in keeping with the wishes OF
the marplots are alarming wise men
who love the union and the conStitu-
lion
He devotes great space to China.
You may read him here with watchful
eve. and be ready to distrust him.
And yet in the main he doubtless tells
the story as it is. What We mean to
a is that Mckinley is always a parti-
san and his constant aim is to so re-
late events as to magnify his own wis
dom and foresight. The trade idea Is
always in his mind. Hence he says:
1.-The policy of the government of the
United States is to seek a solution
which may bring about permanent
safety and peace to China, preserve
Chinese territorial and administrative
entity, protect all rights guaranteed
10 friendly powers by treaty and inter-
national law, and safeguard for the
world the principle Of equal and i'm
partial trade with all parts of the h
nese empire"
While his message is being read, the
news of awful ~murderings of Christians
come from China to depress and wound
the civilized people round the globe.
The president writes of our foreign
relations with other governments in
Guiding Germany. He says only good
viii exists between he United States
: and that country. There are numerous
topics touched upon that do not appeal
To the interest Of readers generally
Our great country has become so very
expansive" in its relations" abroad
and is adding so many new relations