The+De+lome+letter

The De Lome letter, a letter regarding the feelings of Enrique Dupuy de Lôme on president Mc Kinley, was the cause of a diplomatic issue; the most insulting comment ever said about a United State's president. Enrique Dupuy de Lôme was the Spanish minister who was at the Spanish embassy in Washington DC. at the time. The letter, which was meant to be sent to a friend, was released by Cuban revolutionists and was leaked to the newspapers so the public could see. This letter called President Mc kinley "weak and catering to the rabble, and, besides, a low politician, who desires to leave a door open to me and to stand well with the jingoes of his party." Insulting at every level, the repricussions of this letter included angering Americans to take another step towards eventual war with Spain; some historians even say this had such an impact that this even was one of the main causes of the Spanish American war. ==================>>>>

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Chapter 22-23 of Garraty