Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-21

have declared that oonqrchios and
alt" lf'cles have produced few maxim
.. a's iD1n ~ thought and ex-
l.,'Iuh haVnf i9uMshed most during
pel'ls Of popular government.
., 'I!e of the first maNAns put forth by
M9'Nlhiey IN his first c9mpalgn against
nl,ySoU was 'lt Is better TO open the
MUS Than 20 open the minis"
Inc resident once sought 10 win
acceptance Of his policy Of confidence
,nH nlope by saying, A patriot makes
nol'er cluzen than pessimist."
IN helcate his confidence in the
g9uTte mat he was steering the ship Of
a.I.t ne declared, The country Is not
gong backward, but forward"
tof younger men Mckinley gave
voice TO this oracle saying. Luck
"lI not last II may help YOU once.
Dut you cannot count upon 1t, Labor
% ''e Only KEY 70 opportunity"
HIS HOME LIFE.
When Major Mckinley first went 70
canton 10 consult hls sister ON the
Chul'e OF a profession. he met Miss ia
9dAlon, the pretty daughter Il James
aaNlon. well 10 do blnKer af Cq,,ton.
lie was young ana good loOkinr. she
was sweet sixteen. Tho acqulin anra-
siIp was OF short duration, for he had
20 go 10 Albany 10 study law and she
ndu 70 return TO school. but the FIRST
thlhg that he did on his return Ia can.
Ton as fun fledged LAWYER was 10
seen Iler out ana WOO her for his wife.
hey were married on the 25th day Of
January 1871, and he always declared
thal II was the best suit he ever won.
me young people began their house
keeping IN he old S'Nton home nj
NAh|oh' TWO children were born TO
thth' nut both died In infancy. Since
the Alrtn OF the second child Mrs Nc
hlnley has been an invalid. but vet a
happy ana cOntented one. FOR the devo-
tlol OF her husband was untiring. She
t9loWeo his political career closely.
ana often be was indebted TO her for
valuable advice. During the conyen..
non which ren0minatcl Mckinley for
the presidency, when the private wire
was ticking the news. there was no one
81 deeply Interested in the result a,
Mrs Mckinley. ard when IL came ana
her husband entered the room with the
message In his hand. there were tears
IN the eyes Of tht others present as
tenderiy bending over her. he kissed
her ana saia Il congratulate you, my
dear and she replied with look that
spoke more than words.
one II the Presidents mCst strongly
marked traits was his devotion TO his
mother and to his wife.
While his mother was alive he scarce
~ allowed day to pass without send
ing her some messase to let her know
that all was well with him. His solicit
tude for his invalid wife was equally
touching. He even went 20 far at times
when she was suffering more than usu-
al 10 attend TO some Of the little de-
tails Of the household management n
order 10 relieve her as much as posi-
bic FROM the strain and anxiety Of SUCH
duties, Very frequently during the
time he was at the White House, even
when some important conference was
being held he would excuse himself
and run upstairs to spend a few mo-
ments VIA the invalid woman Whui
was 80 th0l oughly in sympathy with
him. And no matter how dark or
threatening the situation may have
seemed TO him he Invariably presented
10 her only the most cheerful side.
Perhaps the most pathetic part Of II
all was that a man Of such tender de-
votlon 10 his family should have so lit
tie real home life For the last twenty
years o, more his efforts were given
so entirely 10 the service Of his country
and he was forced to move from place
TO place so continuously that there has
been little chance for that domestic
happiness which a man Of his nature
SO ccyets.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
Mr.. Mckinley was a plain liver He
fcon,,nued an mage fIftaenl