Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-12


know, but 1 Imagine q tat diplomatic
post OF the ptivatn egcrelaryship VI tue
White House " Uuld tull nIui.
Several VI McKibivy'l relatives are
here. lila brother AbloF came today.
He Ia much like Governor Mckinley
only shorter ami he looks older than
the governor Tut lao 10 iuu yogrs
younger. lie il more lOgkor-on thau
political MESSENGER.
Another important character Is Gen.
Os0ornu OF Boston, a cousin Of Me.
kinney. Gen. Oiborno Ia blue-eyeJ,
rosy. checked, whito.whiskeroi man u
Guy or a.xty years Of age. He kuows
more about MclNinlty's boy hood days
than any other man In the county.
There arc ouly nino mOutha' Ulisi-
snoo in their Hgts aud he ami Mo'
Kinioy were brought ~ together.
had long ohat with him this
citeraoon about Mckinley as boy.
Ha said:
"aiy mother RDd Nancy Allison.
Mckinley, tho governors mother,
were aiaiHfs. My ngmo 10 VIM Me
| kiulvy OsUOrre nnd was named alter
tue governor. father. WillHn | went
10 NNNNu A NNHNANtA ~ AANAAAANN SAANs
There was a good aCademy there aud
wilPa parents moved there In order
that ho might 10 TO school NJ IL. My
father sent me to the same school ami
1 boarded with Uncle william. We
were together o. school about fvo
| years"
"what kind OF boy was young
VIII MeKinleJ?" | H,kei.
"He was n queer fellow" replied
| Gen. O.bofne. ale was quiet aud
| more sludigus than the ordinary boy
and no did not sasm 10 caro- iOr b1ya'
/ plays / remember wo uses 20 Htart
out hshing together, aud often after
| nshinR u abort time WI would df0p
his ROD Rnd say II guosa I'll 20 back
ana play win ihu girls.' He Wa
hard student AMI he spB great deal
OF time In thu literary society, where
/ ho excellud a. dubattr."
"Dld he hAvs 10 work TO put hlmteli
through tch0 10 | askrd.
,Uhe Tcplie !, "Mck inloy's father
was not very poor man anu he was az
| iron iUuuder. This was thon q very
responsible position. IL required sEill
and brought good wages, McKinlcy'B
family hal always belonged 20 tue
beet society OF the town Ia which
they lived. He was not GOn
OF the gutter, 90 some people
wish TO make him. They say no
walked TO Allegheny college nj Moid-
willie whru he toSau his schooling
there, Tnis 10 not true. won't with
him to that college aud Uncle William
| Mckinley drove u there In caf-
riAge. We visited the college together
last year at commencement and tho
Il a..Hs NH9sss
ulAsP. They have since given him the
degree OF T.. l.. D."
"wers you with Mckinley in the
army?"
"Yos, part OF the time. We enlisted
together. Robert T.. Porter tells ths
story OF our enlistment In his book.
lilo describes how alter speech about
saving tho Union, the different volun.
teers NJ Poland came up nnd enlisted I,
and how, among oth6Ts, n pale grey.
eyed young man not yet out OF his
tesns, added bis name 10 the list Ho
says this young man was Mckinley.
This IL not w. We did not enlist.
The company was organized M PsrIer
loscfibus ~, aud IL marched away
from Poland 10 Youngstown.
There was great excitement
Mt tue time, and huhdreds OF people
followed the soldiers. VIII and / were
among them. We drove In n buggy
over 10 youngstown anu there saw the
company leave iOT Columbus. On our
way back 10 Poland that night We die
cussed the mater together and de-
c,dcd that 10 was cur duty 10 volunteer,
aud we thought that the men VINO
stayed out would DO d0spisBi by tuo
community. When We TeAched home,
WIN told his mother what We had
concluded 10 do, ana she nj ouc5 Ie.
piled. 'Well, 70 II you think It Is your
duty TO hght tor your country.
think you ought 10 GO" A lew days
niter this | lett Poland for home anu
told fathcr that wanted to 20 Into the
army. | knew he would allow me to
DO as Aunt Nancy advised. wss not
disappointed. Ny father was "A Demo
urat, but hu was very liberal man
and he told me could do IA / wished
and lac gave me some moneY--lt was
gold, | TomrmbtT--lO Mt me out. VIII
MCKINLEY left POLAND anu We went 10
Cleveland together. From thence we
went TO Columbus aud enlisted Ihsf0
NJ Camp Chase. General Fremont
swOTe us In, Our enlistment was Ia
cold blood, and uot through enthusi-
usm 0f the moment, IL WAS d1nu rs
Mckinley has done moot Of tue things
of his lie, Es the logical Ofispriug Of
careful consideration.
"Whefein lies MChinley's strength
40 q mEu2N 1 asked.
tho IL we'll Ualanoed," sali General
OsBurne. "HB mas n healthy mind
and healthy body. He does not
worry about tue past or the iuluie.
liz uvals o ly IA tho present, and vol
being worn out by worry has all Ills
faculties roAuy for everything that
osmes up. It's his prime pie 10 do III 8
duty that lies nearest him aud l mink