Proclamation 441—Thanksgiving Day, 1899
10/24/1899
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We will not leave the destiny of the loyal millions the islands to the disloyal thousands who are in rebellion against t...
Now they are sufficient for all public needs, and we have a surplus instead of a deficit.
I am constrained to withhold my approval from the bill.
I recommend that, following our national precedents, especially that in the case of Admiral Dewey and the Asiatic Squadr...