The Saint Paul globe., 1901-03-07
A MERITED REBUKE

Those who read without prejudice the
inaugural address delivered by President
Mckinley find something to criticise and
something to commend Like all of Nc
Kinley's public utterances it bears tba
stamp OF the Fourth Of July orator
With this exception, which with McKfn.
ley Is fault Of style rather than of
substance, the inaugural is a dignifed
statement of the political and diplomatic
situation from the viewpoint of one who
has worked conscientiousIy for what he
believed to be the best interests Of bis
party, if not of the nation.
Ihe self-congratulatfon which one can
read between the lines of his openfno.
paragraphs we can well excuse aIthonob
we know that the president and his
party are entirely innocent of anv in
huence that tended to bring about these
much-lauded conditions. When t71a nras,
oeht remarks, speaking of his first term.
Then 1 felt constrained to convene tba
congress In extraordinary session to de-
wise revenues to pay the ordinary ex-
penses OF the government Now 7 have
the satisfaction to announce that tho
congress just closed has reduced taxa-
ton in the sum of $41,O0O, ,OUO," one SMILES
at the confidence William Mckinley tba
politician has in the ignorance of the
American people
We believe that President McI<ip1a,,
oeheVes what he says about the respon-
slbilities imposed upon the government
oy the outcome of the Spanish war. In
this he is not in touch with his marty
Inc party of expansion desires the Phil
1ppmes for commercial purposes alone.
In their policy there is no missionary
sentiment-no longing to take the adj
Vantages of civilization across tha pa
clhc' to Those who sit in darkness" for
the sole benefit Of the sitter.
The dominant forces of this partv care
not whit for the Individual freedom of
either the inhabitants of Cuba, Porto
Rico or Luzon, except as that freedom
VIII contribute to the financial advantage
of individuals In the United States. This
sordid confession has been made on the
stump by the leaders of that party. On
these subjects, the remarks of the pres-
ident make good reading and will add
interest TO his biography, but they do
not represent the sentiment of the party
which made this inaugural possible.
When the president makes the state
ment that we are following the course
blazed by our predecessors nearly cen
tury ago. and asks if we will falter and
plead organic impotency in the nation
he is mixing fact with desire and antici-
pating the decision of the supreme court
on the power to expand beyond the con-
stitution
Among the beautiful bouquets which
the president showered upon all about
him who profess the faith of which he
is the exponent there was one which
contained a rebuke to the United States
senate, which is none the less stinging.
that it was hidden with roses. He said !.
''Our diversified productions, however.
are increasing in such unprecedented
volume as to admonish us of the neces-
sity of still further charging our for
eign markets by broader commercial reIa-
tions. For this purpose reciprocal trade
arrangements with other nations should
in a liberal spirit be carefully cultivated
and promoted When this is read in the
light of the fact that Mckinley is a
follower Of James G. Blaine on the the