Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-16

MKINLEY'S FATHER.
 ready to go forth for good or evil Upon Mckinley devolved the task of smooth ing it's path and speeding it upon it's way.
 The occasion, thoroughly advertised, attracted to the capitol all immense throng. The galleries were one mass of humanity and the anticipation of the vote had compelled the attendance of ev- cry member As usual, Mckinley spoke without notes. His voice, penetrating but not harsh, filled the chamber Every sentence was as solid as the granite ill the eternal hills. Never was an orator more free from the ordinary cIaptrap than Mckinley. So true is this that the incident when he suddenly drew from beneath his desk the suit of clothes which he purchased for $l0 at the es- tablishment of fellow representative in Boston, i'll order to demonstrate the cheapness of wearing apparel, stands out in all it's loneliness with vivid distinct ness.
 It was this earneStness and self con- viction that made Mckinley s address il the house and on the stump so effective. Indeed the occasion is still recalled when he held all audience of Georgia people for two hours at Chautauqua assembly near Atlanta while he preached to them the glories of the protective tariff sys- tem Ut was only by the greatest self control" said Henry w Grady, speak ing of this event afterward, "that I re- strained myself from rising as Mckinley concluded his wonderful speech and de- claring myself henceforth reaoy to fol- low him as disciple "
 James G. Blaine, i'll his Twenty Years of Congress, reviews the Forty fifth congress, ill which Mckinley first sat, as follows: "Willism Mckinley, Jr., entered from the Canton district. 1 He enlisted i'll an Ohio regiment when but IF years old and won the rank of major by meritorious service. The inter- est of his constituency and his own bent of mind led him to the study of indus l trial questions, and he was soon recog- l nized i'll the house as one of the most 1 thorough statisticians and one of the ablest defenders of the doctrine of pro- lection.
 At 8 great mass meeting ill Indianapo- lis several years ago ex-President Har- rison was presiding officer. Mckinley was one of the speakers, and Harrison introduced him as follows:
 "He has endeared himself to all by his record as gallant young soldier battling for the flag. He has honored himself, his state and the country by his conspicuous services ill high legislative and executive places. No man more than l he is familiar with the questions that now engage public thought. No man is more able than he lucidly to set them before the people. do not need to in- yoke your attention to what he shall say. He will command it.
 1 The sentiment which resulted in tho nomination of Mckinley for governor 1 of Ohio was engendered immediately upon the announcement of the result of l the election of 1890, when after IA years continuous service ill congress the l Ohio statesman was defeated for elec- 1 tion, despite the fact that he cut down the Democratic majority from 2,900 to 302
 1 II 1893 Mckinley visited 86 of the 88 coun- ties of Ohio and made 130 speeches. He was elected by plurality of 80, 995, up to that time the record plurality in l Ohio's history.
 The policy which Governor Mckinley pursued during his four years of occu- pancy of the gubernatorial chair was well outlined when ill his inaugural ad- dress he said: "It is my desire to CO., operate with you in every endeayor to secure wise, economical and honorable | administration, and, so far as can be done, the improvement and elevation of the public service.
 From the day of his inauguration Governor Mckinley took the greatest in terest in the management of the public benevolent institutions of the state, and he made a study of means for their bet terment. During his first term the state board of arbitration was created, and he ter of personal supervision during tho entire four years of his administration This board has had its services enlisted in 28 strikes, and in 15 cases its efforts have been successful
 No account of McKinleys connection with labor problems would be complete without some mention Of the tireless energy which he displayed i'll securing relief for the 2,000 miners in the Hook ing valley mining district who early in 1895 were reported out of work and des