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Belding, Ionia County, Michigan
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President McKinley's letter accepting the Republican nomination for president was made public on the night of the 9th, addressing key issues like Cuba, U.S. relations with Filipinos, and the Philippines' future status under Congress, emphasizing preparation for self-government.
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The letter of President McKinley accepting the nomination of the Republican national convention for the office of President of the United States was made public on the night of the 9th. He discusses many questions of moment that now engage the attention of electors; reiterates the administration's purposes as to Cuba and dwells upon our relations with the Filipinos. He says the future status of the Philippine Islands rests entirely with congress; that there has never been a time since Manila's fall when the troops could or should be withdrawn. He further says that the Filipinos are to be fitted for self-government as rapidly as possible, and given it as rapidly as fitted for it.
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The letter of President McKinley accepting the nomination of the Republican national convention for the office of President of the United States was made public. He discusses many questions of moment that now engage the attention of electors; reiterates the administration's purposes as to Cuba and dwells upon our relations with the Filipinos. He says the future status of the Philippine Islands rests entirely with congress; that there has never been a time since Manila's fall when the troops could or should be withdrawn. He further says that the Filipinos are to be fitted for self-government as rapidly as possible, and given it as rapidly as fitted for it.