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Is a vote for President McKinley and his policy in the Philippine Islands a vote in harmony with the teachings and examples of Nathan Dane and Abraham Lincoln?
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Boutwell questions whether supporting McKinley's policies aligns with the principles of freedom espoused by Dane and Lincoln.
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