Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-09-26

, came prominently identified, he was actu-
ated by the highest sense of public duty.
Many of the prominent statesmen OF tho
Republican party have at times wavered
on the tariff question.
Mckinley Never Did.
A year later he took up and discussed
with great ability the tariff bill of 1883.
which was the result Of the labors of the
tariff commission. The two strongest adj
7ocates Of this bill. which became a law,
were William d. Kelly of Pennsylvania,
then chairman of the ways and means
committee, and Mr.. Mckinley.
1t was upon this occasion that Mr..
Mckinley SO firmly planted the protec-
Republican party.
The part Mr.. Mckinley took in the
tariff bill of 1890 was simply herculean
and it was properly known as the NC
Kinley bill" He not only devoted all
day to the committee work, but every
night he was visited by those anxious
to give information on the innumerable
items which go to make up the schedules
Of tariff act
When completed the tariff bill Of 1890
most harmonious and the most truly pa
triotic tariff law ever framed by an
American congress.
Besides his conspicuous work on the
tariff question in congress- Mr.. McKin-
ley was always conspicuous for his de-
votion to the interests of the veterans
of the war and an advocate of the most
liberal treatment Of the men who had
vic xoI tla;,. Tvy,;o ,trr1,t
endure. 1t was at the great
| National Convention of 1854
| at Chicago at which Mr.. McKinley's
claims to leadership-or at least to be
considered one of the most prominent
men of the nation in the councils Of his
party-came to be recognized He was
| a Blaine man at this convention. In
| being for Mr.. Blaine he but represented
| the overwhelming sentiment of the Ma
| moning valley; and yet while he favored
| Mr.. Blaine, he had the kindliest feeling
| for the illustrious senator from Ohio,
| John Sherman, who at that convention
| was also Il candidate for the presidency
| Mr.. Mckinley was a strong advocate of
| the sentiment that all legitimate means
should he sought to nominate Mr.. Blaine
but if that was impossible Ohio should
cast a solid vote for Mr.. Sherman.
In the general election held in the fall
of 1890. the year in which the Mckinley
tariff bill was passed, Mr.. Mckinley was
again the nominee of the party in his els.
trict for congress, but was defeated
through the aid of a Democratic gerry
mander of his district.
From the very day of election in 1890
when it was known that Mr.. Mckinley
had been defeated for congress- there was
a strong sentiment throughout Ohio in IA
vor of his nomination for governor the fol
lowing year. There was no ORGANIZED
movement to effect this purpose. 1t was
not necessary. When the state Republic
an convention met at Columbus in June
1891 there
Was Only One Name Mentioned
| for the gubernatorial nomination, that O.
William Mckinley. Ex-Gov. Foraker pu
Mckinley in nomination in a speech o
great brill.ancy and on motion of Ex-Gov
Foster Mckinley was unanimously nom
mated.
The Republican state convention held il
1893 renominated Mr.. Mckinley for gov
ernor by reclamation and after a cam
paign none the less active than it's pre-
decessor, he was elected by plurality o
s0,99o. up to that time the most phe
nomenal in the history of the state.
From the day of his inauguration Gov
Mckinley took the greatest interest in tn
management or the public benevolent in
situations of the state. He made a stud
of means for their betterment a work i
which he early secured the confidence an
cooperation of his official and legislativ
colleagues. His policy was one of ecor
omy, yet he urged the preservation an
Improvement of the canals of the stat
and he was decidedly in favor of som
form of appropriation for the bettermer
:, OF the country roads.
J., some time before the Republican M
!, tlonal convention of 1882 Mr.. McKinle
mad privately and publicly expressed hin
y self as in favor of the
r denomination of HarrisOn
# Having committed himself Mr.. McKil
!. ley stood by his declaration clear throug
lie was elected delegate-at-large as
= harrison man and the understanding W;
g snat Ohio would vote solidly for the pres
g dents denomination.
10 The convention made Mr. Mckinley
o. permanent chairman. r. NJ. Neyin
n Dayton. was mis- alternate. Before
is TOOK the chair as presiding officer Mr.. M
" klniey specifically charged Mr. Nevln
e. vote Tor Mr. Harrison Onlv on,a va