Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-13
FINE WORDS OF Mckinley.
smooth sayings Of the President In
tended 10 DnmbOOEle the
People,

People.
In closing his speech before the
Philadelphia Union League President
Mckinley made use Of some very
striking phrases tending 10 reassure
the American people Of hia benevo'
lent intentions towards liberty, Here
are his concluding words;
"Tho republican party has placed upon II
tremendous responsibilities, No party
could ask for higher expression Of conf
dence II Is q great thing to have this com
fldence; II will bo a greater thing 10 deserve
and hold II, To this party are committed
new and grave problems, They are too ex-
allied for craftsmanship, The task OF settle
ment In for the whole American people,
Who will say they are unequal NJ
Liberty has not lost, but gained, In
strength The structure Of the fathers
stands secure upon the foundations on
which thy raised H. and II to-day as II has
been In the years past and as II VIII be In
the years 10 come the government OF the
people, By the people, and for the people
"Be not disturbed; there IL no danger
from empire there II 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 hud arrived. Never before
Mckinley's day have the Declaration
Of Independence and the constitution
been openly jeered At and denounced,
the one ms merely string Of glitter
Ing generalitles, and the other ne
something which we have outgrown
aud left so far behind that II is not
worth while to discuss It.. The policy
Of impcrlallsm--ihc advocacy or de-
Tense of which nccessilntes the weak
cning Of the respect OF the American
people for these two inspiring docu-
mcnts that have been the admiration
Of the civilized world since they were
first proclaimed 10 the public-is GO
Ing perlously near shaking the roun-
dations Of the republic, And when
we weaken the foundation the struc-
ture Is endangered, in spite Of Mr..
McKlnleys 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, II he believed
in the capacity Of the American people
10 decide American problems, why did
he deny the public information about
the Philippines and insist that this
problem was 10 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 MS to the
reasons why our "plain duty" towards
Porto Rico was suddenly changed, He
Is the one who clnpped n censorship on
news from the Philippines, who sup
pressed reports from officials and who
garhlcd extracts from other reports in
his letter Of acceptance, refusing to
make public the omitted portions, Be
lief in the capacity Of the American
people TO settle American problems is
the basis of n self-goyernlng republic.
But how can people kept in the dark
about facts be expected TO settle
thing right? Let Mr.. Mckinley give
the people the facts and the problems
will be settled, and sctlcdTight 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., Me-
Kinlcy throw OF the blanket which he
has thrown over his government and
cease the attempt TO mystiry the public
ms to destiny, and The people will pre-
serve their liberties. and will jealousy
guard thlsrepublic from the dangers Of
Imperialism. Utica Observer.