The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-14

made some study of him both here and at
Washington in connection with his treat
ment of men. He is a fair judge of human
nature. and he usually gets good insight
into the souls Of his callers before they
leave him. He does this by listening
rather than by asking questions. He is q
good listener, and he lets the men who
have business with him do the most of the
talking. In nine cases out of ten they
show up their own characters before they
leave.
Governor Mckinley is very cautious
man. He seldom says or does anything
without having thought the matter over
well beforehand. He is a serious man as
regards public matters, and be never jests
on the stump. He seldom tells stories
while making stump speech. though he
IS good story-teller and has decidedly
humorous side TO his nature. In his pri-
vate life he can laugh like young satyr.
and he enjoys the company of his fellows.
He is especially fond of children and de-
lights in teasing them and in playing with
them. His tastes are naturally very do
mestic, and his great objection 20 public
life is that it has robbed him of his home.
He has 10 live, as it were, IN a trunk, and
his books are stored away.
1t is not generally known that Gov ernor
Mckinley has religious side to his nature.
He has nothing to do with the infide lily
aud free thought of the age. He believes
in the Christian religion and is a member
OF the Methodist church. He never saws
anything against religion even in jest. He
only says that 1t is mystery to him which
he cannot explain. but in which he has i'm
plicit faith. Not long ago he said that the
greatest men of our history had been be-
levers. ana though he never carries his
religion on his sleeve. l imagine he rather
despises those who try TO make themselves
notorious by their disbelief. He Is, am
told, very fond of the Methodist hymns
ND hOn off hum NlnE.N Tn htrna-n 1N
while he is at work. He is pure man in
thought and pure man in language. His
closest friends tell me that they have never
heard him tell a story nor utter an express
sion which could not be repeated in the
presence OF ladies.
One of the most remarkable features of
Governor McKinley's private life is his de-
'vOtion TO his wife. She has been, you
know, great Invalid, and she is not to-day
well. He has spent every moment of his
leisure for years by her side, and to-day he
gives every spare hour to her. Her life is
wrapped up in his and she cannot bear to
have him away from her for any length of
time. She lives with him here at the Neil
House, and the Governor courts her as
ardenty as he did in the first days of his
honeymoon When she is sick he nurses
her, and she has been or great assistance
| to him in his work.
Speaking of McKinley's health, he is
man OF wonderful staying powers. He can
travel from one end OF campaign to the
other without firing, and as rule he uses
| MP ali his associates ard comes out fresh.
| He has naturally a strong constitution.
| His mother is still living at the age of 50,
and she is strong and healthy. His father
| died only short time ago al So, and he
kept his strength up to the last. His name
was William. and Governor Mckinley has
! always signed himself William Mckinley
Jr. From the first of the year he has
dropped the "Jr." and now signs himself
plain William Mckinley. McKinley's
father was of Scntch-Irish descent and his
life at the time Mckinley was born was
made up of hard physical labor. He was one
| OF the chief men in a furnace or rolling-mill
al Niles, Ohio. Niles is in the mining dis
tricts Of Northern Ohio. 1t is town of
about 5000 people. and during visit which
l paid TO the town last year | was shown
| the house in which Mckinley was born.
1t Is two-story frame. and what was
probably the parlor in young Mckinley's
day is now used as a grocery-store. Over
| the front door there is porch covered