New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
CARNEGIE FOR M'KINLEY
HE SAYS THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
WISER THAN SOME WHO HAVE
MADE MORE NOISE.

The Present Duty OF NSSA' 49,
! great issues in the Presidential campaign. from
the pens of Adla e. Stevenson. Postmaster-General
Smith, Senator Tillman. Senator Hoar, Edward M
Shepard Senator Platt Richard Croker. Senator
William NJ. Stewart. Erving Winslow. secretary Oh
the New England Anti-Imperialist League; Andrew
Carnegie and James H. Eckes.
Mr.. Carnegie entities his contribution The Presl-
Dental Election: Our Duty He calls attention
TO the fact that in the construction Of platforms
the of the different parties aim at stating
that which will unity the party and omitting what
might, offend any individual section OF the party
There come times however. when the patriotic
citizen is compelled to consider whether he shall
withhold his support from his party and either re-
frain from voting. vote with the party which he
has usually opposed. Such an occasion Is the
present campaign. Mr Carnegie strongly expresses
his conviction that those who act upon the prln-
ciple my party. right wrong" or even my
country. right wrong" the most dangerous
of all classes to their country's welfare ana ne
illustrates this position by pointing to the fact
that among Engshmen 1t is Burke and Chatham
who denounced the American war. and Bright and
Golden who denounced the Crimean War, not
George III and Lord North, nor the jingoes who
howled for the Crin1ean War who are held In high
est esteem.
The question which citizens who, like Mr.. Car
nege, never voted any other than Republican
ticket, called upon to consider at the present
moment. is what they look upon as the departure
Of the leaders of their party from the policy
of the Republic in the purchase and attempted
conquest Of the Philippines with the intention or
holding that country conquered territory. anu
not as part of the Union. Is this mlsstep, they
ask sufficient Republicans to refrain from
voting for Mr.. Mckinley even to vote against
him?
In its pronouncements upon questions arising out
of the results of the Mr.. Carnegie finds the
Republican platform open to no serious objec-
ton. except that he cannot consent to the claim
that through the payment of SIC. 100000 have
acquired sovereign rights the Philippines The
important point in his Judgment is that the plat
form pledges the Republican party to give Cuba
independence and self-goverument. and he finds
in that pledge for entertaining the hope If
not the belief, that the Republican party will
eventually deal in the spirit with the in
habtants of the Philippines, since there is rea-
why the people should be treated in a
different way from the other. But it is not enough
to consider the platform only Much depends upon
the who is to steer the ship Of State under
provisions.
Mr.. Carnegie pays a high tribute to Mr. McKin-
ley as an individual but expresses the opinion that
if he to retire at the end of his first term his
position a statesman would rank low indeed
1t would be unfair however, in Mr.. Carnege's
opinion, to judge Mr.. Mckinley upon his actions
during his first term. many embarrassments
have hampered all Presidents during their first
term. Had he followed his individual Judg-
ment the result would have been happy since he
has shown remarkable insight and faculty for
graspng the true bearing of public affairs.
WHERE HE WAS DRIVEN WRONG.
Says Mr.. Carnegie in discussing the relation Of
President McKinley's character and abilities to the
! question under consideration:
He has been much wiser than others in the party
! who have shouted loudest. IT never be forgot
Ten ten tqat nat ne & was sound upon the question Of war
Ire ms nfeFGTs e IN statesmanship Again he was en-
instructions to the Peace Commissioners prove
Here. again. the shouting crowds, backed by pcu-
Rco but eompeed b fso his III egaT9 Jo Torfo to
TetTact ana to the diScreditabe giS
iation The writer has no desire to imply that, in
their view that an extension Of our laws to Porto
69 69 nd wh me he aaTk shad9w OF the Philippines be-
that the masses of workngmen. both in agriculture
viii 70 Re ee SST Pf5 of fef he
take in his opinion Of our party perssting in the
! effort to attach, the Philippines or merge them
into our political system. But Porto Rico being
R9~ bese nee part % OF m the n09 merged as T4tegc
all the rights Of the Union.
sgement of the daneeren bns as SunstoS S man man
| Congress and the leaders are scattered There is
thus ample ground for hope that If reelected Mr..
able to grant to the Philippines as to the cubans,
! free and Independent government. and thus make
himself the father, not the oppressor, of the first
republic Of the Orient.
OBJECTION TO DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Turning to the Democratic platform. Mr.. Carnegie
finds that it is eruly American its opposition to
Imperialism and militarism. He finds 1t right upon
Porto Rico. also in regard to expansion also in
| condemning the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. also in
regard to the Boers also in regard to the speedy
repeal Of taxes But when this has been said
all has been said that be said in favor of the
Democratic ticket. Says Mr. Carnegie:
The most serious objection TO IL is not the pro-
| posed lowering of the standard Of value, serious
the tn Wch TRs fhs
| peace and order and, If successful substitutes
| license for law, and throws back to barbarism
| found reverence for their final decisions which
| should be considered sacred. have nothing
| dent Mckinley at present stands for and
violence abroad, but Mr.. Bryan stands for
| may urge IN explanation. to the literal meaning
! OF the words employed, the fact remains that an
upon decision of the Supreme Court the highest
and grandest of all human tribunals the world
remains only. civil disorder 1t is not possible TO
| support party whose platform contains such an
wrongful effort to force government upon the
| Filipnos. in total disregard OF Republican ideas
than fail TO repel this covert attack the reign
OF law at home.
SILVER ISSUE AND INCOME TAX.
The silver issue Mr. Carnegie regards as a back
international bimetallism It harks back a by
gone delusion which all the other nations have dis
carded. Nevertheless, the election of Mr.. Bryan
would undoubtedly cause apprehension to the tmid,
and this would be sufficient to preciptate panic.
Were Mr.. Bryan insincere the danger
| would be even less than 1t is but since he has
Justly gained reputation for devotion principle
akin to that won by Lincoln, Mr. Bryan would not
refrain from enforcing his convictions upon the
country In regard financial matters. That means
that If he elected would have President
with all a Presidents influence in the Senate and
in the House determined by every means n his
power to throw the exchanges Of the country into
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