The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-14

smooth Sayings Of the President In
tended tn BsmbOOsle the
People.

In closing his speech Deiore the
Philadelphia Union league President
Mckinney made use of some very
striking phrases tending TO reassure
the American people Of his benevo-
lent intentions towards liberty. Here
are his concluding words:
1.-THE republican party has placed upon II
tremendous responsibilities. NO party
could ask for a higher expression OF conn
dence. II is a great thing to have this con-
ndence II will be a greater thing TO deserve
and hold IT. To this party are committee
new and grave problems. They are too ex-
allied for partisanship. The task OF settle
ment Is for the whole American people.
Who will say they are unequal TO II?
Liberty has not lost. but gained. In
strength The structure of the fathers
stands secure upon the foundations on
which thy raised 1t. and Is to-day, as II has
been In the years past and as II VIII be In
the years to come. the government OF the
people by the people, and for the people.
BE not disturbed; there is no danger
from empire: there Is no fear for the re-
public"
Fine sentiments, truly, from the
man who has for the past three years
acted on the theory that the days OF
government by the people had gone
by and that the day OF government by
destiny had arrived. Never before
Nc Kinley's day have the Declaration
of Independence and the constitution
been openly jeered at and denounced,
the one as merely a string of glitter
ing generalities, and the other as
something which we have outgrown
and left so far behind that it is not
worth while to discuss it, The policy
Of imperialism--th advocacy or de-
Tense of which necessitates the weak
ening of the respect of the American
people for these two inspiring docu-
ments that have been the admiration
of the civilized world since they we're
| first proclaimed to the public-is GO
ing perilously near shaking the foun-
dations of the republic. And when
we weaken the foundation the struc-
ture is endangered, in spite Of Mr..
McKinley's assurances that there is
no danger.
"The task of settlement is for the
whole American people," says Presi-
dent Mckinley. who will say that
they are unequal to it?" Well, Presi-
dent Mckinley, for one. If he believed
in the capacity of the American people
&c decide American problems, why did
he deny the public information about
the Philippines and insist that this
| problem was to be solved by destiny ?
| He is the one who refused to tell the
American people why the policy OF
criminal aggression" towards Cuba
became the policy Of "piety and patriot
ism" towards the Philippines. He is
the one who remained dumb as to the
reasons why our plain duty" towards
Porto Rico was suddenly changed. He
Is the one who clapped censorship on
news from the Philippines. who sup.
pressed reports from officials and who
garbled extracts from other reports In
his letter Of acceptance, refusing IL
make public the omitted portions. Be
lief in the capacity of the American
people to settle American problems j!
the basis Of seIf-governing republic
But how can people kept in the darl
about facts be expected to settle 9
thing right? Let Mr.. Mckinley give
the people the facts and the problems
will be settled. and settled right. With
full information the American people
may always be depended upon to decide
in the right way whatever questions
affect the welfare, prosperity or per
petuity OF this country. Let Mr. Nc
Kinev throw off the blanket which h,
has thrown over his government ant
cease the attempt TO mystify the public
as to destiny. and the people will pre-
serve their liberties. and will jealousl.
guard hisrepublic from the dangers o
imperialism.-Utica Observer.