The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-21

81 Ms bank where y was said that ne-,
xas~ face attracted eo1q1sts and azsx
-ze-es 70 the window. she must D fratn-
81. said her father. 10 earn her oSn
bread 4 necessary. and rot 70 sci ners7lf
20 rnztrlE0zy-
sha sad many sustors. but Mai. NcEfa-
Ysv. then q rising young lawyer. vanqnisa-
ID al rivalry. removed the young woman
from the cashiers window and won from
hozest John Saxton these words when
TIE hard of the daughter vas gained:
You are The only man I have ever
known 10 whom 1 would entrust my
daughter.
Mrs. Mckinley has always assisted her
husband in politics. Her H. health has IN
10 wise deferred her from enjoying -Ae
political honors he has Won. nor has <
prevented her from being wise counselor.
Her presence has time ard again served
as an inspiration 10 her husband When
political preferment first came 10
Gov. Mckinley, il was his wife who eon-
WINGED him that he should accept She
believed implicitly IN his talents. and that
his service would be for the good Of the
state she was certain. She never waverei
in her faith Of hx husbands convictions.
and consequently she Is a protecionist
ard beiiev the country must have pro-
fective tariff law.
She has confidence IN him. not only as
has been overcome by her affection, and
she has travelled thousands OF miles when
she was weak In body merely that she
might be near him. She has encouraged
him by word. look and presence. and he
has In knignSly style returned the fayors
and rsciprocate6 the sacred affection. Her
home life has been short. for out Of the
twenty-five years OF married life more than
twenty have been passed by her husband
in the public service She has lived in ho-
tells doubtless a source OF regret. since her
fragile body made X more than imperative
that she should have a quiet p~ace- She
has never complained. but has urged Gov.
Mckinley TO push forward in his public
career.
Mrs. Mckinley spends most OF her time
In a coy apartment on the second floor,
and much Of her leisure Is devoted 10
crocheting those dainty little slippers
which have so many times brought sun
shine into gloomy hospital wards in vaTt
Gus parts Of the country II Is said that
she has knitted over 4.eoo pairs Of these
slippers in her twenty years OF invalid life.
IN appearance Mrs. Mckinley is OF medium
height with brown hair and large deep
blue eyes. Although an invalid, she makes
and receives calls and often goes on shop
ping tours Mrs. Mckinley cares little for
dress. although her toilets are always IN
excellent taste.
Her face betrays a faint languor sug-
gestive OF the iuvasd. but IL is fair and
bears q stamp OF beauty. n spite OF the
~ years she carries. Her IL heath dates.
from girlhoOd AS a student she with
difficulty undertook the studies of the
course. by reason OF this condition. but
with constant care and frequent medical
attention she overcame al trouble suffi-
Gently 70 enjoy life and 10 taste OF its
pleasures. Her actual invalidisn dates
from the birth OF their second child. in
1871 The child died IN its infancy AM
was followed by the first child. daughter
Of years. a short time afterward. Her
mother also died aboIE this time. These
sorrows were more than she could bear.
and she has never recovered At present
in appearance and IN actual health her
condition Is better than for several years
previous
a Iftle story of McKinleys home acts
while governor may be OF intffest. No
less than his attention TO his wife. his
thought and care for his mother, particg-
AIRY since his fathers death In 1892. have
attracted comment. II had been his Gus
tom while az home in Canton to take his
mother TO church each Sunday morning.
When he went 10 Columbus as governor
he determined TO keep up the practice as
much as possible and unless the press of
public business was very great he always
slipped quietly over to Canton from the
state capital on Sunday mornings and
walked to church with his mother on his
arm. The next train would carry him 10
Columbus. where his wife awaited his
coming. Naturally the mother looks with
pride on such a son. and she follows with
keen interest the progress Of his presi-
Dental canvass