The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-10

sovereignty and authority on our part,
and with only the embarrassment of a
protectorate which draws us into their
troubles without the power of prevent
ing them.
There are those who two years ago
We're rushing us on to war with Spain,
who are unwilling now to accept it's
clear consequence, as there are those
among us who advocated the ratiflca-
ton of the treaty of peace, but now pro-
| test against it's obligations. Nations
which go to war must be prepared to
accept it's resultant obligations, and
when they make treaties must keep
them.
Those who profess to distrust the lib
eral and honorable purposes of the adj
miistration in it's treatment of the
Philippines are not justified. Imperial
ism has no place in its creed or con-
duet Freedom is a rock upon which
the republican party was builded and
now rests. Liberty is the great repub
| lican doctrine for which the people went
| to war, and foi which a million lives
were offered and billions Of dollars eX-
| pended to make it a lawful legacy of
all without the consent of master or
slave. There is a strain Of i'll conceal
ed hypocrisy in the anxiety to extend
the constitutional guarantees to the
people Of the Philippines while their
notification is openly advocated at
home. Our opponents may dlstrust
themselves but they have no right to
discredit the patriotism of the major
ity of the people, who are opposed to
them; they may fear the worst form Of
Imperialism with the helpless Filipinos
in their hands; but If they do, 1t is be-
cauga they have parted with the spirit
and faith of the fathers and have lost
the virility of the founders Of the party
which they profess to represent.
The republican party does not have to
assert it's devotion to the Declaration of
Independence That immortal instru-
ment of the fathers remained unexecut-
ed until the people under the lead of
the republican party in the awful clash
of battle turned its promises into full
filment. 1t wrote into the constitution
the amendments guaranteeing political
equality to American citizenship and it
has never broken them or counselled
others in breaking them. 1t will not be
ciples at home and another set in the
new territory belonging to the United
States.
If our opponents would only practice
as we'll as preach the doctrine of Abra-
ham Lincoln there would be no fear
for the safety of our institutions at
home or their rightful influence in any
territory over which our flag floats.
Empire has been expelled from Por-
to Rico and the Philippines by Amerl-
can freemen. The flag Of the repub-
lie now floats over these Islands as an
emblem of rightful sovereignty VIII
the republic stay and dispense TO their
Inhabitants the blessings of liberty ed
ucation and free institutions, or steal
away, leaving them to anarchy or i'm
perlalism?
The American question Is between
duty and desertion--the American ver-
dict viii be for duty and against dsser-
ton, for the republic against both an
archy and Imperialism.
The country has been fully advised Of
the purposes of the United States in
China and they will be faithfully ad-
hered to as already defined.
The nation is filled with gratitude that !
the little band, among them many of
our own blood. who for two months
have been subjected TO privations and
peril by the attacks of pitiless hordas
at the Chinese capital, exhibiting SUI
preme courage IN the face of despair I
have been enabled by Gods favor to
greet their reecuers and find shelter UNI
der their own flag. -J
The people, notialone of this land, but
Of all the lands have watched and pray
ed through the terrible stress and pro-
tracted agony of the helpless sufferers
In Fcllin, and while at times the dark
tidinss seemed to make all hope vain, Il
the rescuers never faltered in the hero
c fulfilment Of their noble task
We are grateful to Our own soldiers
and sailors and marines, and to all the
brave men who though assembled under
many banners representing peoples and
aces strangers in country and speech
we're yet united in the sacred mission
IF carrying succor to the besieged with
success that is now the cause Of the
worlds rejoicing.
Not only have we reason for thanks.
irving for our material blessings, but J
We should rejoice in the complete unfit !
'ation of the people of all sections of
'ur country, that has so happily devel-
,ped in the last few years and made ,
or US a more perfect union
The oblteration Of old differences, the J
Common devotion to the flag and the
ommon sacrifices for its honor. so con
picuously shown by the men of the J
orth and south in the Spanish war,
ave so strengthened the ties of friend
hip and mutual respect that nothing |
an ever again divide U.S. The nation |
aces the new century gratefully and !
opefully, with increasing love of coun-
ry, with firm faith in it's free institu- /
ions, and with high resolve that they Il
shall not perish from the earth"
Very respectfully yours, i
William Mckinley. 6
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