I feel that we should not suffer to pass any opportunity to reaffirm the cordial ties that existed between us and Spain from the time of our earliest independence, and to enhance the mutual benefits of that commercial intercourse which is natural between the two countries.
McKinley expresses the importance of maintaining strong commercial ties with Spain, reflecting on historical relations.
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