The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-06
ANDREW CARNEGIE WRITES
He Thinks the President Wiser Thar
His Party

His Party
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-tAfterDo0.
Service -Andrew Carnegie has W.
ten the following letter 10 a prons-
nent Republican in Washington. -
strong supporter OF the President.
"As one looks over the situation No
is impressed by the fact that me Pres
ident has been right at first upon each
of the three vital stages in the drama
He was right in counseli.ng delay fn
declaring war against Spain wneo Ne
was assured that his rigntful deu1azo
for Canadian home rule (home rule m
Cuba of the Canadian type) was with
in reach. Members OF his own party
in Congress were wrong when tncy
failed 10 support the President aUt
under a gust OF passion declared EsI
contrary TO mis- advice.
I'm the second Important crisis OuE
leader was also right at first and
showed the highest political wisdom
The Philippines were not TO be Dr.
manded, but the Pandora's box To -
left for Spain to struggle with.
Again in regard TO Porto Rico no
has been right from the very start
been avoided and all gone well had he
| been Loyalty supported in Congress.
He showed rare statesmansh.p, seeing
| it was our duty to extend to that island
the right assured to all other parts M
| the country, viz: the inesiimable bles-
| sing of free exchange OF products.
When such prominent and loyal men In
! Congress as Mccall. Littlefield, Pou-
| a
they cannot vote for any tariff againss
| Porto Rico because such would be IN
| constitutional. a halt has 90 be called
\ To override the votes of such Repubsi-
cans by Democratic votes means seri-
Gus trouble for the party. II should
not be thought Of IL Is TO be hopcc
that the party leaders In Congress viii
conclude to support the PRESIDENT and
give Porto Rico its constitutional right
of free exchange.
/ Thus, in each of the three crises
which have arisen We find the Presl-
dent differs from Philadelphia who to
gan drunk and oD'y enued sober. The
President begins right and the party
will do well TO note tnat fact and hsrt-
u after follow his first advice. Our
\ party I'm Congress has been wrong DO
opposing the Presidents first decisions
| and the President has been wrong On
4 being so easily frightened by threat
ened opposition. The result OF this, lot
| US hope. Is to De that Congress wa -
u more inclined 10 follow the Presidents
II Judgment hereafter as first delivered
and the President, seeing what evil re
suits attend Congressional opposition
will resolve 20 stand more firmly ic
4 what he sees at the start TO be The
Il right and true policy. I cannot under
4 stand how a Republican AdministrF-
i ton could abandon the position hilh-
erto held by the party, that the Clay
| tOn-Bulwer treaty had become non-ex-
! lstent. The proposed treaty, even
\ defeated, as Il surely Is 20 be, VIII
leave serious mischief behind, sinoo
Il has recognized the Clayton-BulEcr
treaty and given Il something Ike HE
My view Is that Britain should nov
/ be asked 10 recognize once for all thzd
no canal will be built which Is not 20
| be controlled by this republic as
! pleases in peace or war. That whie
I We recognize and will respect tha
/ sights possessed by foreign powers up
i on this continent We will press by
l every legitimate means for steadily
l lessening them until not vestige re-
/ mains and that under no conditions
will any new power or right Of iutiu-
/ ence ever be permitted.
This, according 10 my idea, f. trIfs
/ Americanism and I should rather 30
/ lidify American power upon American
soil by the foot than acquire n,usory
/ possessions on another continent ~
/ the hundred miles.
In the one case We have sub
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