The Irish standard., 1900-03-17

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Princeton Union: Tawney bclittlcd
himself when he impugned the motive
OF Congressman Littlehcld lov opposing
the bill.
Window Reporter: The members
seem willing to be whipped into line
to help the sugar and tobacco trusts
to grind the people OF this country.
This makes the issue between the trusts
and an imperialist policy and an OK
pansion policy on the other hand.
Alexandria Post News: We hope thl
fight will be kept up against the com
miltees dictum
The Mckinley flippety-hop on Porto
Rico recalls his record for inconsistent,
and juggling
Take the silver question In con
gross and on the stump he constant,
supported silver legislation. saying ii.
one speech:
You are setting up gold. The money
OF the rich, and you are destroying sill
yer, the money OF the poor. you are
destroying one OF our precious metals
one OF our own products. Destroying
silver and enhancing the price OF gold
lou arc determined to contrast the cir
culating medium, limit the volume O
money among the people, make none,
scarce and therefore dear"
In another he said: Il want the full
est use OF both metals. | want the dou
bic Standard"
What does he do as president?
Advocates and signs law fixing COL,
as the only standard, making silvl
mere token money 10 be redeemed il
gold, retiring the grccnbaclls that save.
The nations iiic and cost no interest,
act a law which changes our who.
3ystem into perpetual god bond deb
increasing the special privileges OF til
national banks into whose hands is sill
rendered complete control OF the circu
ating medium.
What did he say as president OF til
policy OF this country toward those PEG
pies which might fall under our car
by our war against Spain? He said i
his message to congress \pril II, ISO
Il speak not OF iorcbIc annexation
HAT tttfat be e. ei; tl4.4 i
our code OF morals would be Grimm.
aggression
What did Mckinley do i'll the Philip
pincs
He listened to the corporation sire,
whispering to him to seize those island
that they might have the trade and h
thc glory; permitted the soldiers OF til
Philippine republic fighting for indie
pondcncc to join with us as allies
used Agunado's leadership and mean
against the Spaniards and pcrmitte,
our soldiers then to makc a war OF cx
termination against those allies. Thi
he has rccntlcssly followed up until tn
Filipino republic is wei nigh cxtcrmi
mated, when he double his "crimina
aggression by cxtcrnnatlng as ban
dts, Fiiipinos caught fighting for libcrt,
and independence.
Finally, what did Mckinley say, as t.
the status OF the Porto lcans, as t.
taxation, under the BENIGN protection o
the flag?
He said in his mesa 10 congress
only last December:
"Thc markets OF tn United State
should be opened up tc her products
Our plain duty is to abolish all custom
tariffs between the Unt,d States ane
Porto Rico, and give l products free
access to our markets
What did he do?
He had free trade Till framed To-
the committee OF wa and means
Then the American tobacco and suga
trusts took a hand al tic administra
ton bat and 10, through his war Office
Root the bill was chang to rs pei
cent duty, Tor whicl, Mckinley laborct
and browbcat members ior votes, ant
later under the stress Of public condcm
nation, that reduced the rate to IS pei
cent, sand bagged cnor&j Republican
members OF the house to squeeze tll'
bill through by the aid Of two rene
gadc. sugar trust Democrats from th'
South.
The sum total stamps William Nc
Kinlcy as the most vacl'ating, insncer'
and lypocritical occupant OF the White
House that has ever been called TO th'
head OF this sovereign people.
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