Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-08
The Big Three In This Part Of the
Country.
M'KlNLEY, ROOSEVELT and LACEY
Have Received Deserved Recognition
at the Hands Of the People-Blosra-
ply of the Three men Who Ably
Serve the People.

Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt and
John F. Lacey, each of whom have
received deserved recognition at the
hands of the people. The American
people, or portion of them at least
in the case of the latter parsonage,
have reposed confidence in their in
tegrity and ability, and have seen fit
to again return them to the national
legislative halls.
Each man has forged to the front
by reason of a strong personality
and well directed energy, coupled
with those qualities which are inner
ent in men who attract national at
tention.
William Mckinley.
William Mckinley, president of the
United States was born at Niles.
Trumbull county, Ohio, January 29,
1913. He was educated in the public
schools, Poland academy and Allie
gheny college. Before attaining his
majority he taught in the public
schools. He enlisted as private in
the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer In
fantry, June IL, 1861, and was pro.
noted to commissary sergeant, April
Is, 1852; to Second Lieutenant Sep
TENDER %, 1852; to First Lieutenant,
February 7, 1868; to Captain July %,
1864. He served successfully on the
stats of Generals r. B. Hayes, George
Cook and Winfield S. Hancock. and
was breveted major Of the United
Cfotnc Vn1t,nfnnrc NV Drncilar{ In
coin for gallantry in battle March Is,
1865. He acted as assistant adutant
general of the First Division, First
Army Corps, on the staff of General
S. S. Carroll, and was mustered out of
service July 26, 1865. Returning to
civil life he studied law in Mahoning
county took a course at the New York
law school and in 1857 was admitted
to the bar and settled in Canton, Ohio,
which has since been his home. In
1859 he was elected prosecuting at
torney of Stark county and served
a term in that office. In 1857 he was
elected member of the national
house of representatives and for four
teen years represented the congress
sional district, of which his county
was part. AS chairman of the ways
and means committee he reported the
tariff law of 1890, but in November
following was defeated for congress
in gerrymandered district, altho re.
ducing the usual adverse majority
from 5000 to 800; in 1891 he was
elected governor of Ohio by plural
ity of 21,511 and in 1893 was re-elect-
ed by a plurality of S0,995. In 1884 he
was a delegate at large to the repub.
lican national convention and sup.
ported James G. Blaine for president
He was member of the committee
on resolutions and read the platform
to the convention. In 1883 he was
also delegate at large from Ohio
supporting John Sherman, and as
chairman of the committee on reso
lutions again reported the platform
In 1892 he was again delegate at
large from Ohio, and supported the
nomination of Benjamin arrison and
served as chairman Of the convention
AT that convention 1872 votes were
cast for him for president, altho he
had persistently refused to have his
name considered. On June IS. 1896
he was nominated for president at st
Louis, receiving Gel out of a total OF
sos votes. In 1896 William Mckinley
was elected president of the United
States. His administration will &C
down to history as famous for the
maintenance of the gold standard
for the passage of the Dingley tariff
bill; for the annexation of Hawaii; fol
the passage of the resolution declar
ing the independence of Cuba, and fol-
the war with Spain, which resulted.
Theodore Roosevelt.