Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-09-19

to the bar, became "A successful and popu-
lar lawyer. and from 1859 10 -s5i was pros
| ecuting attorney for stark county. Q.
About this time he began - turn his at
tention seriously 10 politics 2 "a was elect
| ed on the republican ticket 10 The Forty
| fifth, Forty-siXth. Forty-scvsutl. Fort, %
eighth. FoTty-ninth and FiftCth con.
crosses. In the house OF representatives,
he made himself more popular as a COM
mittee worker than as deb alter on the
floor He made few speeches. but from
the beginning he showed much interest In
the tariff qnuestion. his FIRST act as "A rep
resentative being the presentation Of a pc
titiOn from Ohio manufactures, asking
congress TO take no action I'm the way Of
tariff revision until thOrOu-l ipveSuGd-
ton OF the needs OF American Industries
had been made. lie actively supported
the civil service reform bill and Mr. lIol-
mans resolution declaring the .nelrnod
land grants TO the subsidy railroads fog
felt TO the government. Gradually he
came 10 be looked upon by the rcpub-
licans In the house as "A power In the par
~. and at the republican national con-
VentiOn IN lSS his name was freely men
toned az possible candidate FOR the
presidency; but in this convention Nc
Ninley led the Ohio delegation. which had
been Instructed 10 vote for Senator John
1t is an interesting fact in American
political history that there was point In
the deliberations OF the convention when
Mai. Mckinley could possibly have had
the nomination had he been willing 10
sacrifice the authorized candidate of his
hldAt 10 MS own interest," DAl ne dDkO-
mtely refused 10 let his name be used.
II am here" he said, by a resolution
OF the republican convention OF ohio,
passed without one dissenting voice, COM
manding me TO cast my vote for John
Sherman and use every worthy endeaVor
for his nomination. | accepted the trust
because my heart and Judgment were IN
accord with the letter and spirit and pur-
pose Of that resolution. IL has pleased
certain delegates 10 cast their votes for
me. ] 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-
sent, to permit my name TO be used as a
candidate before this convention. / do re-
quest, ! demand. that no delegate who
would not cast reflection on me shall cast
a ballot for me-"
Mai Mckinley went out Of that conven-
tion one OF the most popular men In the
republican party, and as his views on
protection were the most pronounced OF
all the pTotectionist leaders II naturally
followed that the Harrison administra-
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 analyz0 this bill,
1t is sufficient to say that II placed
tariff for protection only on the highest
Clay first laid n protection proposition be-
fore the country. Mai Mckinley rtelred
from congress March T. 1891 leaving his
ability as a legislator and tariff maker TO
be judged by his works, with an estab-
lshed party popularity and reputation. In
1891 he was nominated by the republicans
for governor Of Ohio and was elected
over Gov. James F.. Campbell the demo-
cratic candidate, after a most exciting
campaign