Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

candidate as Speaker was followed BY his
appointment as chairman of the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means, and he thus be-
came leader of the Republican majority
in the Ffty-frst Congress-, which enacted
what has since been known al the INC
Kinley tariff act" That act, taking effect
but o short time prior to the national
election, had not time to prove its value,
which, as q result, went Democratic, AZ
did also the presidential election which
followed two. years later, by which the
control of Congress and the presidency
was swept into Democratic hands. Mean
time, however, the Mckinley tariff law
had made record for itself which has
since proved so valuable as to commend
to the public for the presidency the man
whose name it bears, and when its work
ings were compared with the Democratic
tariff law which was enacted three years
later, the comparison proved so favor
able that in 1895 the people Of the coun-
try voted not only to elect William Nc
Kinley President, but to put into Con-
!gress power which could sweep off from
the statute books the Democratic tariff
law and enact one framed upon the gem
eral lines which gave prosperity during
the years the Mckinley law was in opera
ton. Is
Mr.. Mckinley, at the close Of his con-
gressional career. was soon taken up by
the people Of his State and made Governor
Of Ohio in 1891 and again in 1893, by an
enormous majority.
In his home and family life Major Nc
Kinley is extremely happy, though q
shadow has been cast over it by the loss
of his two children, both of whom died
in early life. Mrs. Mckinley is native
of Canton, which has been Major McKin-
ley's home for many years, and is the
daughter Of James Saxton, whose father.
was for sixty years editor of the "Ohio
Repository" published at Canton, and
still prominent paper in the State. Mr..
Saxton, who was a banker, placed his
daughter, at the termination of her col
lege life, in his bank, where she acted as
cashier until her marriage with William
Mckinley, Jan. 25, 1871. Mrs. McKin-
ley always accompanied her husband DUR
ing his life In Washington, but being an
invalid, was able to appear but little in
social life, though she was extremely pop
ular with those who were SO fortunate as
to make her acquaintance. She has, dur
ing the past few years somewhat improv-
ed in health, and although the duties Of
the mistress Of the White House are of
an exacting nature, it 10 hoped that she
will be able to assume them without en-.
dangering her health.
Vice President Hobart
h, Garret A. Hobart, who il to serve Al
Vice President during the term Of Presi-
dent Mckinley. was born at Long Branch,
N. T.. in 1874 he was graduated from
Rutgers College before he was 20 years
old. and studied law with Socrates Tuttle
at Paterson, being admitted to the bar n
1855. In 1872 he was elected member
Of the New Jersey House, and was RS
elected and chosen Speaker. He declined
an election in 1876 and in 1877 he was
elected Senator from Passaic County. He
was reelected to that position and served
until the expiration of the year 1882, be-
ing president pro tenn of that body for
the last two years Of his service. In 1894
he was nominated by the Republican cam
Gus Of the Legislature for United States
Senator, hut was not elected, as the Leg
islature whs Democratic, and John r. Nc.
Pherson was chosen. In 1884 he became
a member of the Republican National
Committee.
In business life he has been energetic
and active. He 10 president of the Pas
sale Water Company, the Aquackaknonck
Water Company, the Paterson Railroad
Company's consolidated lines, the Morris
County Railroad and the Peoples Ga.
Company. He 10 q director in several ma.
tional banks, including the First National
Of Paterson and the Paterson Savings In
stitution. He 10 also ON the directory
boards of the New York. Susquehanua
and Western Railroad. the Lehigh and
Hudson River Railroad. the Barbour