William McKinley: “The master and the watch officers of a vessel to which a certificate of protection is issued shall be citizens of the…”

Hope maketh not ashamed.

The prophets of evil were not the builders of the Republic.

May it end without further bloodshed, and there be ushered in the reign of peace to be made permanent by a government of liberty under law!

By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby order and direct that during the maintenance of Military Government by the United States in the Island of Cuba there is…