Evening star., 1898-10-08
Sketch of the President.


United States, born in Niles, state of
Ohio, on Goth of February. 1874 and is the
descendant of Scotch and Irish families.
At five years Of age was sent to primary
school, and on his sixteenth year he had
won the diploma of professor of public in
struction.
In May, 1861. he enlisted in the army as
a soldier in the 23d Regiment of Infantry of
Ohio; he fought courageously and sklfully
during the war of the secession GS6l-63l, ,
and on its termination he had the grade OF
major tcommandanD.
After his return to private life, he de-
voted himself with laudable constancy and
remarkable talent to the study of law, and
he commenced to practice in this profession
in 1867 at Canton In virtue of his diploma
he was appointed two years after district
attorney tor the district of Stark Ohio.
which office he filled until 1876, when he
was nominated by the republican party in
view of his great political aptitudes, as rep
resentative to the Forty fifth national Con-
gress, and he was successfully elected for
and attended the Congresses 46, Al, As, 40,
90 and ol
He was distinguished by his fellow-rep-
resentatives with the title of Napoleon of
Protectionsm.
The act which has given him fame in
public life was precisely the colossal bill
which bears his name, by which unlimited
protection Is given to american products.
A law which was approved by Congress on
3Oth September, and by the President, Ben
Jamin Harrison, on the 1St of October OF
the same year.
In 1891 the republicans of his native
state nominated him for governor of the
state Of Ohio, having been elected by a plu-
rality of u 900 votes over the most popular
candidate of that state, MIR. Campbell. In
1893 he was reelected, and in 1885 he re-
tired to private life, in order to arrange his
private affairs, which had suffered for want
of his inspections.
subsequently Mckinley attained the
pinnacle of glory, having been selected and
appointed to the highest and most honor
allie office with which American democr acy
rewards the services of its great men, that
of President of free country, respected
for its institutions and it's power, having a
population than more than seventy mil
lions Inhabitants.
Let us say something about his election
it was the struggle of titians: the con-
test between the republican and democratic
parties was hot and imposing. According
to the assertions OF The partSGnS OF Mi.
Mckinley, the democratic administrator
had bankrupted the country and in conse-
quence innumerabls manufac tories We're
closed, banks suppressed, and above all,
the scarcity of work, which caused the
NEST frightful misery of wage-wo:kers.
The republic, in order to change this sad
state of things, spent one million and a
half dollars in gold, of which Mr.. w. *.
Vanderbilt contributed alone one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars in gold.
"Mr. Mckinley further experienced anoth-
er pleasure which only great henefacIors
of their country can enjoy. A parade of
over one hundred thousand citizens cheered
him in the streets of New York on hearing
of his election, broadway, the dorsal bone
of the American metropolis, presenting an
enchanting, magical and imposing aspect,
and the name of Mr.. Nc ckinlcy was cheer
ed with enthusiastic outbursts of hurra hs
and the accompaniment of many hands of
music proclaimng his fame.
ITO terminate these brief biogra phical
notes, written in haste, let us say sone-
tfing about the physiognomy of Mr.. Me-
Klnley. We have opposite US mis- portrait,
which was presented 10 US by one of his
great friends.
The volume Of his head reveals the
great boldness OF his skull, his spacious
for ehead the elevation of his thoughts ard
his bust round and fashy, without beard,
the sympathetic expression OF a noble soul,
| in the interior of which One may discover
thinker of prompt decisions, who de-
fends tenaciously his opinions after having
weighed and meditated on them.
He shows himself to be in his govern
| n:ent the ardent supporter of the Mcnroe
doctrine and his constant bias, In the ac-
tual Spanish-American conflict, was always
to acquire the possession of the Island of
Porto Rico to serve as the watch tower to
the commerce of the United States, and
as universal station to the vessels that
direct their course to the Pacific, when the
| opening of the interoceanic canal which he
| intends to build takes place. In this Nc
| Kinley seeks the greatest glory of his presi-
Dental term.
LAS to the rest. according to what we
know, Mr.. Mckinley has particular pre-
objection for his home in Canton, where al
though he is not a sibarite he enjoys the
comforts of an american home"
This biography is signed by Edward Neu-
] mann.