Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-09-21

mort TO every gateway to opportunl-
ty and glory. His state sustained hlm'
and at last the nation rewarded h'S
courage ard consistency with the
bighest honors it could bcstow'
Biographical Sketch
William Mckinley was born at Niles
r,un,buII COunty, Ohio, January ~ 10.
lie TENDED the public schools IN ne NJ
naipNhorhood until 1861, When lnG out
hrcak of the civil war inuAn'o Ms "Hi
hilton and aroused his pairolsIu u Suli' }i
a degree that, although ohiE IL VIA, ,irst
he enlisted as a private soldier, Ii'7 ,lhio
nervice was in the Twenty-thlrn OilIIG
volunteer infantry, with which hr Stll.Jj
untu the close of the war, ptlh7 N"al'.SSn
out as captain and breyet mayor "' ''''
age Of q, ,,, Omitted
~ 'irS har became n successful and popu-
tor lnwyer. and from 1863 TO .o,l Nas ~ w
ecuting attorney for stark Iou'i|, ot
Ahnut this time he began - turn me az
tention seriously to politics 1u %"Sr r'1,Iy-
ed on the republican ticket 10 HT'O rortS
| arm Fortv-sixth, FOrty-seyentn Il o',;
nighth Forty-ninth and tlttell ,,,,as VVn
grcssas In the house of represent" ~,
| hc made himself more poplliI aS " ~ Ihn
| mittee worker than as a ecu trnn
| floor. He made few speeches. ,p,unCr,st puC in
! . l.n
| No tariff 0ffuestion his frst aGl as q NO. rs.
snsortatiye being the presentation ol a. q H., H.,
| tition from Ohio Manufacture > ,", ~
| congress- to take no action III tuu u"stiea-
tariff revision until thorouEn H,,11Cistries
tIon Of the needs OF Amer ilCqn tn"',nnnrted
hod been made He actively syPlH't,oI.
| ~ civil service reform bill ana M Ia ItVi1
MANS resolution declaring inc H,Ts HuIe fnr-
| innd Grants to the subsidy rMli u"WW, be
feit TO the government ,' ~ thn renub-
| cone TO be looked upon ny tSn'h h., rr,ar-
iicnns in the house as power " l'laI Iiio con
lC'n9 nnd at the republican nauonat ,,,- vu,
~ .a,,,Snn in 1SSS his name was l''fiS ~, No
,,i,,a5 az n possible candidate Ioi Nj
nrnsidency; but in this cQhNemtnSIIcob had
Einlev led the Ohio delegatloIL mn,r,. VIZ 1ohn
been instructed to vote lor "e'''''0
Sherman. ...i,o fact in American
oit,tcol history that there Was q Po',,ih ,rhr n
NJ deliberations of the comNr,'Ihha ha,a mad
met Mckinley could possibly m,'iiIi,g tl
No. Mo- rnnination had he Deen NIlh.7 III.
the ,aui tui'' Nc authorized candidat2 ol ms
tota to his own interest, pul nv nv,1
SlatiG refmsed TO let his name pe lsI,'ii ,''iio,
lutG'g tt on, here" he said, by a reso'1SIb,i, MIA
or the republican convention ioo cnm
nossed without one dlsseh'inb Tor Iohl
pnnding me to cast my WY iU,aoovnl
niid,n and use every worthy tiuV'rV ,.,,,
SNei ei ~ domination. / accepted lue ~. ~ VI !,
,ocause my heart and Ju'sllIeIHt' o"d ntir
neoord with the letter ana spltlt ase,
nose of that resolution. III IL r'2 votes fo
pos delegates to cast theT Nn'ET99,, n
cer'ai" con not, with honorable nde",S IVY hi n
: 1lt, charman. who has trusted me ~ 80 ~,
JONI Joi,a and with his confidence, J. tHi' 90 n,y
consistently with my own ',0" oorn 10 con
somai integrity consent, OF Ss mead as
! sup suiipa' 20 nermit my name TO pe u9pV Az 70
sem. ,6ota before this conventl9n, = Nv nh
- Canutu demand, that no delesatTu ne Ws
D queIij NOT cast reflection ON me s"'' w.
2. a ballot for me o,,t ~ that conyer
Moi Mckinley went OUT Oh 'nuo ,,,on in IN
+ ton mo one of the most popu'dh,, h,s ''y views O
republican parry yibe e''n most pronounced
: ro, nrotectionist leaders, II hdtEs@
u gu i,,od Im9 that the Harrison Huihi'ir1 ~ h
,inn %nIaced the tariff question vas II
+ hends ham The result OF inns ati,e NE "McKil
= drafting VI ol,,1ob afterward became laN
icy pn, attempting to analy2e ti,ls t1 ~
II Wl1no os,,fficient to say that II PiSSiGybn be
n ise is FOR protection only on w, .te tirn,
!. wound taken since the tl,1e 1neromnnsitIon h
Clay aTst danniry. laid PrGMtGSjM MAJ Mckinley rter
Iore taV oreress March 4, 1871, ieaSliib "
u lT9lii lT9i, os n legislator and taTiil ia"ne
d aDliii,yd ii,;ydged by his works WIN tta,ior an o1''
&c iished marty popularity ~ ai't the renublicai
a. 1891 he Wor was nV nf Ohio, and was elect
for sSGve sGoy lanes Il. Campbell the ugti, WI,
le ovet,c over, &c candidate, after most eN'>'"
y campaign ~ 4,o great republics
l. MunSStion MALI of 1896, when Wililam,h NJ "nre nre
"a ley o Wus of the the United States AZ snsctatr 81, @
ST dency ds " " of delegates and spsu.aas'
e. Ihoussdth Ihoded the temporary structure ay 'Sfu Of
h, crommnyention hall The 0ni nrs' on ua The mi
=, Convention was June TO- lS,v, fyne iS 1896 I
day OF the hetginiey and Hobart We're }
he in nomination ha,1ot ana S Then the nominaati
on the oae ips, unanimous and the wldSSt 1, CSs u
Wns,asm vas n prevailed among tna,ioriIm, tne to,pTi
tnnsiashh who thronged the big aud,aPIlrsddt dnaIled
cd pot,ng mnrm to order on the day, o, ' nIa1fo Tic
eu sion meee,,s the enunciation OF er .ne and
ed nation read ,a by Senator FORAKER Fssro auu Was
yp was mount issue OF this platdiotrlna pnd cannon
~, paTayoue pp,npsy question. Teller oat,on ano % and pa
nii monesa mon aay bade the convenuuofno for ten ho
re goGSdISyyo 900 rsyyolted ade IN the success of the
nianuaId.