The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-09-21

! house, came out Nlln neT uduASiShASA
to her eyes, weeping.
biographical Sketch.
william Mckinley was born at Niles,
Trumbull County Ohio, January % 1915.
lie attended the public schools In his
neighborhood until 1851. when the out
break of the civil war infiamod his ant
bition and aroused his patriotism to such
a degree that, although only II years old
he enlisted as a private soldier; lis nrst
volunteer infantry, with which lie served
until the close of the war, being mustered
out as captain and brevet major at the
age of 81.
He then studied law and vas admitted
to the bar, became a successful ana popu-
lar lawyer. and from 1869 to 1871 was pros
ecuting attorney for Stark county, O.
About this time he began II turn his at
tention seriously to politics 9 I'd was elect
ed on the republican, ticket to the Forty
eighth, Forty-ninth and Fifticth con
crosses. In the house of representatives,
he made himself more popular as n com
mittee worker than as "A deblter on the
floor. He made few speeches, but from
the beginning he showed much interest in
the tariff qffuestion, his first act as a rep
resentative being the presentation of a pc
tition from Ohio manufacturers, asking
congress to take no action in the way of
tariff revision until a thorough investiea-
ton of the needs of American industries
had been made. He actively supported
the civil service reform bill and Mr.. 1lol-
mans resolution declaring the unedrntu
land grants to the subsidy RAILROADS tor
felt to the government. Gradually he
came to be looked upon by the repub-
leans in the house as a power in the par
ty. and at the republican national con-
vention in 1883 his name was freely mem
toned as a. possible. candidate for the
presidency; but in this convention Me-
Kinley led the Ohio delegation. which bad
been instructed to vote for Senator John
Sherman
it is an interesting fact in American
political history that there was a point IN
the deliberations of the convention when
Mai. Mckinley could possibly have had
the nomination had he been willing to
sacrifice the authorized candidate Of his
state to his own interest, but he abso-
lutely refused to let his name be usel
of the republican convention Of ohio,
passed without one dissenting. voice. com
handing me to cast my vote for John
Sherman and use every worthy e~ndeavor
for his nomination. | accepted the trust
because my heart and judgment were III
accord with the letter and spirit and pur-
pose of that resolution. 1t has pleased
certain delegates to cast their votes for
me. l can not, with. honorable fidelity to
John sherman, who has trusted me in his
cause and with his confidence; | can not
consistently with my own views of per-
sonal integrity consent, or seem to con-
candidate before this convention. l do re-
quest, l demand, that no delegate who
would not cast reflection on me shall cast
a ballot for me-
Maj. Mckinley went out of that conven-
ton one of the most popular men in the
republican party. and as his views on
protection were the most pronounced of
all the protectIonist leaders, it naturally
followed that the Harrison administra-
ton placed the tariff question in his
hands. The result of this action was the
drafting of a bill known as the "McKin-
ley bill" which afterward became a law.
Without attempting to a%nalyze this bill,
tariff for protection only on the highest
ground taken since the time when Henry
Clay first laid n protection proposition be-
fore the country. Mai. Mckinley rteired
from congress March 4, 1891, leaving his
ability as a legislator and tariff maker to
be Judged by his works, with an estab-
lished party popularity and reputation. In
1891 he was nominated by the republicans
for governor of Ohio; and was elected
over Gov. James e. Campbell, the demo-
cratic candidate, after a most exciting
Many will recall the great republican
convention of 1896, when William McKin-
ley was first nominated for the p-esi-
dency of the United States at St. Louis.
Thousands of delegates and spectators
a convention hall. The first day of the
convention was June 15, 1896. On the third
day of the convention, June Is, 1896, the
names of Mckinley and Hobart were put
in nomination and both were successful
on the first ballot. Then the nomination
was made unanimous and the widest en-
thusiasm prevailed among the 1000 per-
sons who t%hronged the big auditorium.
When Chairman Thurston called the
meeting to order on the day of the nnmi-
nation the e~nunciation of the platform
was read by Senator Foraker and the
paramount issue of this platform was the
money question. Teller and Cannon on
that day babe the convention ana party
good-by. The session lasted for ten hours
and resulted in the success of the gold
standard.
-Four years later, June 81, 1900. in Phila-
delphia. President William Mckinley was
renominated by the republican party and
the nomination resulted in his recollection.
He was TninStal1an in tho nneiffI, ~
chief executive of the nation March 4
1901.
His Home Life.
If President McKinley's public activi.
ties and achievements have been typica'
Of the best Americanism. his home has
been equally a typical American home
HIS visit to his sister, at Canton. just
should pursue. For another reason it was
} a memorable and momentous visit. Dur,
ing 1t he met one of his sisters friends, G
pretty schoolgirl. named Ida SaXton, the
daughter of James SaXton, a well-to dc
banker of Canton. A mere acquaintance.
ship was formed, and when he went t
{ Albany to study law and she to a semin.
airy at Media, Pa, to complete her educa.
ton. they temporarily lost sight OF each
other. But a few years later, when he re.
J office, and she came home from school
they met again. Acquaintance ripeneC
into friendship, and friendship into love
l 1t was ambitious for a struggling lawyer
= to seek the hand of one of the p~retties,
and richest girls in the town. who wa.
already besieged by an army of suitors
But Mckinley was not daunted by rival
ry, and presently won his suit-the best
as he has often said, he ever won in al
4 his life.
They were married on January 25, 1871
and their domestic life has ever sine,
been singularly happy, despite the afnic
! tons that have come upon them. Tw,
1 daughters were born to them, both O
whom died in infancy. Since that tim,
! Mrs. Mckinley has been an invalid. anS
1 her husbands devotion to her has beer
as deeply affectionate as it has been un
firing.
l PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
President Roosevelt ign
Thursday, September 10, ms n Day
of Mourning md Prayer.