The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-10
Slandering Mckinley.

The Anaconda Standard, with some
levity, recurs to the subject of it's at
tack on the president, and falls back on
what it calls the records of history for
justification.
The Standards charge of cowardice
against the president is wanton per-
version of the facts, and a malignant
partisan assault on the greatest living
American. In dignity and character, in
courage and patriotism, in diplomacy
and conservatism, in the integrity of his
personal relations and in the purity OF
his public career William Mckinley has
had no superior in national history.
Concerning his record during the try
ing scenes incident to the beginning OF
the war with Spain, his bitterest politi-
cal enemies accorded him unstinted con-
fidence. In both house and senate, in
every state of the Union, among all secrs
and sections, he was implicitly trusted
to guide the destinies of the nation. to
protect it's honor, command it's army
and navy, and direct it's foreign relations
and it's domestic affairs War was irn>
pending and inevitable. yet he did not
| falter in the performance Of his plain
duty He was for peace with honor, or
for war. He was the voice of the people
| in their demand for Cuban liberty. BY
his great ability he brought the nation
| through one Of the great crises of IS
existence, winning the gratitude of Ill
the people and the respect of all the
nations. He usurped no power. lie
monopolized no glory. He called his
counsellors about him and profited by
their wisdom and experience. He acted
| always within the law, and when con-
gress was in session he complied with
it's expressed wishes and executed its
enactments.
Long ago the most venomous of his
political foes conceded his high ability
his patriotism and his fidelity to duty
The Anaconda Standard, the New York
Evening Post, the Boston Herald ana
the Springfield Republican are among
the few newspapers that have abused
and maligned him. They have accused
him of militarism, of tyranny, Of usurpa.
alton, of cowardice. Nothing he has
done has escaped their misrepresen. "a.
ton. They have carped and criticised
and sneered at every act of his admin
istration. They have upheld the enemies
of the nation who were shooting dowr
the soldiers of the Union. They repudi
ated the treaty approved by the senate
They demanded the abandonment of thu
Philippines to sword and flame. They
discredited Dewey. abused Otis an:
lauded Aguinaldo. They magnified ever!
reverse and encouraged every re5e
horde They ridiculed Funston when h
captured Aguinaldo. They howled IL
unison when congress increased tn
army to $4,000 men for the better protec
ton Of the new possessions and tn
better security of the government.
Whatever the administration did wa
: wrong, according to these mugwunli
prints, and now that peace has com
and the enemy has surrendered and tn
( people are satisfied, they renew their at
3 tacks on the president and undertake t
r show that the war was wrong; that Nc
9 Kinley was responsible for 1t, and tina
n all the loss in blood and treasure r,
I suited from the ''cowardice" of the ma
e reelected to the white house last IA
!. by the votes Of seven millions Of hi
0 countrymen.