The Life Work of William McKinleyLaird & Lee, 1901 - 319 pages |
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... flag to lead the young volun- teers of the North and South against a common foe . The spectacle was one of the most inspiring in history . Sectional rancor was buried with brave hearts in the soil of Santiago and El Caney . Is it too ...
... flag to lead the young volun- teers of the North and South against a common foe . The spectacle was one of the most inspiring in history . Sectional rancor was buried with brave hearts in the soil of Santiago and El Caney . Is it too ...
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... Flag of the country of Washington hail . Red are thy stripes as the blood of the brave , Bright are thy stars as the gleam on the wave . Wrapped in thy folds are the hopes of the free , Banner of Washington , blessings on thee . " Miss ...
... Flag of the country of Washington hail . Red are thy stripes as the blood of the brave , Bright are thy stars as the gleam on the wave . Wrapped in thy folds are the hopes of the free , Banner of Washington , blessings on thee . " Miss ...
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... flag in the war of the revolution . When peace was restored and independence gained , David McKin- ley returned to the Pennsylvania homestead , and there lived until after the war of 1812. Then , joining the great tide that began to ...
... flag in the war of the revolution . When peace was restored and independence gained , David McKin- ley returned to the Pennsylvania homestead , and there lived until after the war of 1812. Then , joining the great tide that began to ...
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... flag , bravely baring his breast to the hell of battle that it might float serenely in the Union sky . For a quarter of a century he has stood in the fierce light of public place and his robes of office are spotless as the driven snow ...
... flag , bravely baring his breast to the hell of battle that it might float serenely in the Union sky . For a quarter of a century he has stood in the fierce light of public place and his robes of office are spotless as the driven snow ...
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... flag will never be hauled down ; the rights of American citizenship will be enforced ; abundant revenues pro- vided ; foreign merchandise will remain abroad ; our gold will be kept at home ; American institutions will be cherished and ...
... flag will never be hauled down ; the rights of American citizenship will be enforced ; abundant revenues pro- vided ; foreign merchandise will remain abroad ; our gold will be kept at home ; American institutions will be cherished and ...
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Page 82 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 145 - The period of exclusiveness is past. The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem. Commercial wars are unprofitable. A policy of good will and friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals. Reciprocity treaties are in harmony with the spirit of the times ; measures of retaliation are not...
Page 224 - Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave.
Page 124 - But the rebellion continues; and, now that the election is over, may not all having a common interest reunite in a common effort to save our common country? For my own part, I have striven and shall strive to avoid placing any obstacle in the way. So long as I have been here, I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom.
Page 214 - LORD, how manifold are thy works: in wisdom hast thou made them all ; the earth is full of thy riches.
Page 142 - The Pan-American Exposition has done its work thoroughly, presenting in its exhibits evidences of the highest skill and illustrating the progress of the human family in the western hemisphere. This portion of the earth has no cause for humiliation for the part it has performed in the march of civilization. It has not accomplished everything; far from it. It has simply done its best, and without vanity or boastfulness and recognizing the manifold achievements of others, it invites the friendly rivalry...
Page 76 - Of the untried measures there remain only: Recognition of the insurgents as belligerents; recognition of the independence of Cuba; neutral intervention to end the war by imposing a rational compromise between the contestants, and intervention in favor of one or the other party. I speak not of forcible annexation, for that can not be thought of. That, by our code of morality, would be criminal aggression.
Page 73 - When the inability of Spain to deal successfully with the insurrection has become manifest and it is demonstrated that her sovereignty is extinct in Cuba for all purposes of its rightful existence, and when a hopeless struggle for its re-establishment has degenerated into a strife which means nothing more than the useless sacrifice of human life and the utter destruction of the very...
Page 144 - Our capacity to produce has developed so enormously and our products have so multiplied that the problem of more markets requires our urgent and immediate attention. Only a broad and enlightened policy will keep what we have. No other policy will get more.
Page 109 - It is, of course, too early to forecast the means of attaining this last result; but the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire.