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William McKinley: “To those who gained this complete triumph, which established the ascendency of the United States upon land as the fight…”

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To those who gained this complete triumph, which established the ascendency of the United States upon land as the fight off Santiago had fixed our supremacy on the seas, the earnest and lasting gratitude of the nation is unsparingly due.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

McKinley emphasizes the nation's gratitude for those who achieved victory in the Spanish-American War.

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