The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-19

sonal friends than any man whose nam
! had been proposed to the conveht tic
and the Ohio delegation was ready t
go to him in body. The suggestion
OF his nomination, which came fror
a delegate from another State, was re
celved with whlrlwind of cheers. |
was trying moment. There he sat
The cJnosuce of all eyes, barely d,
years of age and with the Presidential
nomination of great party secmingl,
in his reach.
But he was equal to the temptation
and proved the quality of his manhood
lie arose in the convention and IN :
manner which left no doubt of his sin.
cerity forbade most positively the us,
OF his name by the multitudes that
clamorcd for his nomination. He said
81 am here bya resolution of the
Republican convention of Ohio, passed
without one dissenting vote, command
ing me 10 cast my vote for John Shcr-
man and to use every worthy endeavor
Tor his nomination. accepted this
trust because my heart and Judgment
were in accord with the letter and
spirit and principle Of that resolution.
Ii has pleased certain delegates to cast
Their votes for me. cannot with hon
orable fidelity to John Sherman who
mas trusted me i'll his cause and with
MS confidence l cannot consistently
WIN my own views Of personal integ-
rny, consent or seem to consent. TO
permit my name to he used as a candl
date before the convention. do not re.
quest, demand, that no delegate who
would not cast reflection upon me shall
cast ballot for me-"
This noble speech in It's dignity and
evident sincerity won the admiration
of the convention and made host of
new friends for the rising man of his
party.
Mckinley gave another signal proof
of his devotion to John Sherman bv
making him secretary Of State in his
hrst cabinet against the advice of many
Republican leaders who felt that Sher.
man was too far past his prime to fill
the office properly. When it became
necessary to displacc his old and hon
ored friend, President Mckinley faced
and performed the most painful duty
of his life.
Benjamin Harrison was nominated
for President and elected in 1883. and
the Republicans secured clear ma.
jorlty in both houses of Congress.
William Mckinley was put forward as
chairman of the ways and means com.
mittee TO embody the then prevalent
views of his party on tariff leg egislatiom.
But the Mckinley bill was as extreme
in one direction as President Clcvc-
lands message of 1887, which cost him
a reelection in 1888, was IN the other.
The country revolte,l at the higher du-
ties laid by the Republican party in
the spring of 1890, and in the follow
ing tall the Democrats swept the Con-
gresslonal elections.
Mckinley was defeated for the
House, never 10 reappear as mem
ber of that body. But the confidence
of his party in William Mckinley, both
in OHIO and the country at large, was
not shaken by his defeat for Congress
in 1890. He became the Republican
nominee for Governor of Ohio in 1891
and was elected by handsome ma
jority. He was reelected IN 1893 by
a largely increased majority.
In 1886 he was nominated as the
Republican candidate for Presidcn, en-
the first ballot. His nomination was a
foregone conclusion for months before
the convention met, and his election
seemed certain for several weeks be-
fore the event. He defeated William
j. Bryan in November, 1896, by an
overwhelming majority, both of the
popular and electoral vote.
In 1900 Mckinley was nominated
unanimously for second term and in.
creased both his popular and electoral
majorities over the same opponent
whom he had defeated four years be.
fore. HIS popular majority was G23, :.
G77, by far the largest ever received
by any presidential candidate.
The principal events of President
McKinley's first administration which
ended the fourth Of last March arc
fresh in the public mind. Since ht
became President our country has hat
it's war with Spain which was amons
the quickest and most decisive con
flicts in history. TO the United States
have been added the Philippine island.
by purchase and Porto Rico by cesslol
under the terms of the peace treat,
with Spain. Our government has
also established virtual protcctoratt
over Cuba, for Hhose liberation We
went to war with Spain.
President McKinlcy's latest public
'ttterance was at the au.Amcriran Ex
position on the day before he was shot
In that address he took strong grOunt
IN favor of frccr trade with othe
nations, the repeal of non-revcnu,
tuties, extension of commercial iccip
tocity and the cultivation of NOR
cordial foreign trade relations.
1t is probable that no President O
the United States has ever enjoyed
more universal personal poDuIarit
than William Mckinley. The mos
extreme opponent of the policy Of Me-
klnley, the President, is the frinn,
and admirer Of Mckinley. the man
He has also been blesscd with n small