People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-22
Mckinley and the Saloon.

The New York Voice, the national
prohibition organ, is making it un-
comfortably warm for the NapOlean
Of 1896. 1t shows that Mckinley owns
property in Canton, Ohio, which is
doing a thriving business while the
clans are jOurneying to Canton TO see
the major. The saloon is only two
blocks from McKinley's residence.
The major is also prominent Metho-
dist, and is forbidden by the disci-
pline of that church from renting
property to saloon. TIE pastor OF
his church refuses to make an inves-
tigation of the case. The Voice OF
October 18th, has more than two COL
umns about il under these headlines:
Temperance with vengeance
Major William Mckinley 10 opposition
to the discipline Of his church, aud
still another saloon is opened on his
property despite the pleadings of the
W. c. T. U.-COnvincing and damag-
ing evidence piled up higher and
higher to prove the charges of the
Voice-Clty and county records rise
up TO accuse the former temperance
apostle with owning and renting sa.
loon Observation-Disclosures Of the
Methodist church are astounded at
Mr.. McKinley'S position.
We extract the following from the
article:
Letters OF inquiry are flying all
about the country inquiring abont
the saloon interests OF Major William
Mckinley, Republican candidate for
president and prominent member of
the First Methodist church OF Canton,
Ohio. Enthusiastic Republicans Of
Canton and elsewhere are sitting up
nights writing false letters denying
the facts and abusing the Voice for
insisting On repeating the story. Let
tiers OF protest are pouring in on the
Voice, grandiloQuently protesting
against the publication OF such ste
ries. These letters come from bishops.
editors Of Methodist newspapers, dea.
cons, laymen and Republican puliti.
clans. Canton Republicans are send
ing out letters all over the country
giving various explanations of the
matter, but the explanations contra.
dict each other. Some deny that Mr..
Mckinley owns the property at all.
Others admit that he owns il. but
deny that it is saloon. Some admit
that he owns the property and that
1t is a saloon, but that he got it en-.
numbered by ten years lease which
has not yet expired. These gentlemen
would do well to make some arrange
ment whereby they would all tell the
same tale.
To sum up the evidence hitherto
printed in the Voice: An abstract of
the property at 90S. go and 9l2 South
Market street, Canton, Ohio. shows
that the property has been in the
name of Ida Mckinley, wife of VIII
liam Mckinley, since July 3, 1889.
John S. Pyle, NJ. D., a physician OF
high standing in Canton, states under
oath that during the past seven years
that this property has been used for
saloon purposes. The present propri.
etOrs Of the rum-hOle states that
Mckinley owns the land and takes
the rent. The previous occupants of
the saloon make the same statement.
We have printed picture of the
saloon and map showing its location.
More than month ago, before pub
fishing these facts, we telegraphed
Major Mckinley asking him to wire
us denial, but he refused. A repre-
sentative OF the Voice has investigated
the records and finds that this saloon