All persons who, either by active aid or by honest submission, co-operate with the Government of the United States to give effect to these beneficent purposes will receive the reward of its support and protection.
William McKinley: “All persons who, either by active aid or by honest submission, co-operate with the Government of the United States to…”
On the recordDecember 20, 1898
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