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STATE FUNERAL.

Buffalo, Sept. 1.-The cabinet has
decided ON a state funeral at Washing
ton and the body will be taken there
Monday morning.
MANY BUILDINGS IN MOURNING
The work of draping stores and resi-
lences began this morning in many
parts Of the city, and in a short time
Iloubtless most of the stores and homes
in Paducah will have their hanging'
|of black. The inolement weather pre-
vented many from putting out the
mourning today.
STATE DEPARTMENTS
CLOSED TODAY
Frankfort, Sept. i4.-oov. Beck
ham this morning issued proclama
zion deploring the death Of Presiden
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As there seems to be some difficulty
in hearing distinctly from the rear
pews of Broadway Methodist church
the authorities OF the church have
ordered movable pulpit and pla form
constructed which can be placed in
|any part Of the auditorium.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-14

The City of Memphis leaves St.
Louis this afternoon for Tennessee
river.
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First Baptist church, The pastor,
| q. W Perryman, will preach at II
|,'olcck on a few words in the Lord
prayer which were whispered by our
dying president, THY Kingdom
Come" At 1880 Ihe will preach a
special sermon ON "Is the young man
,afe in Paducah with the present state
|of lawlessness. All members and
friends are..invited to meet in lecture
room at Z O'Clock for special prayer
for this meeting. Sunday school at
| . 80, W. f. Covington, supt.
The usual services may be expected
At the First Presbyterian churh corner
| Of Seventh and jefferson streets, TO-
morrow at lO:45 a. m. and 1880 p.
/ m, by Rev. W. Z. Gave, d. d.
sunday school at $3.50 a. m. Mr. L.
N. Reike, Supt. Sunday school at
Mizpah Mission at p. m. Mr..
George b. Hart, supt Mr.. Geo b.
Hart will conduct services at Miss
nah Mission Sabbath night at 7;i'
o'clock.
The City of Memphis leaves st.
Louis this afternoon for Tennessee
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and I move that the suit be dismissed, with
. recommendation to the plaintiff that he have
the other leg broken and then set by the
igeon who set the first one"
II was almost inevitable that the rising young
Sawyer should sooner later get into politics.
ALREADY he was noted public speaker. His
First speech had been made the close OF the
war. when he responded for himself and his
comrades at a public reception given 10 them on
Their return TO Poland. II Stark County. where
She opened his office the outlook was poor for a
Republican. That reckoned one OF the ba n
ner Democratic counties Of the State. So when
Mckinley put forw ard by his party for Dis
trict Attorney, the nouiEatioa regarded as
an empty honor Perhsps'that why II was
given 10 so young and inexperienced a man.
But however the convention and the public con-
sidered it, Mckinley took II seriously. He made
4 vigorous canvass of the county and threw his
whole heart into the work just az though he ex-
pected TO De elected. And 70 the anazeu1ent of
pretty much everybody else ne was elected
At the end OF his TWO years term he was re-
nominated. and. though he was this time de-
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Sherman though he Loyalty strove to do to
the end. But no man walked out of Ma
tional Convention with higher honors upon him
than those he bore that day.
Another similar incident occurred in 1892 Mr..
Mckinley was the presiding officer He was
pledged In honor TO the support OF President
Harrison for denomination But many party
managers sought TO defeat that denomination.
and sought TO do so by stampeding the con-
vention for Mckinley himself No less than 1872
votes were cast for him, against his earnest pro-
test. When the vote OF Ohio was announced,
IA for Mckinley" he himself from the chair
challenged its correctness The reply was made
that he not then member of the delega-
ton, his alternate taking his place when he was
elected to the chair Thereupon Mr.. Mckinley
called another man 10 the chair and took his
place upon the floor checked the incipient STAN
pede and moved that the nomination of Harrison
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of the convention. The nomina ton Of Colonel
Convention three weeks later gave the national
campaign novel and trying character. To
meet the fierce and demagogicaI assaults OF the
new silver coalition, great courage. patience and
energy We're demanded. and the national
soon converted into duel of argu-
ment and oratory between the opposing candi-
dates. In this contest Major Mckinley displayed
afresh all the great qualities a debater and
a leader which he had developed in long. ad-
mirable public career. Meeting the Democratic
attack property and national credit il was
boldly checked. and after of the not
able and stirring Presidential campaigns on
record Republican efforts We're rewarded with
decisive success. Two hundred and seventy-One
Republican electors chosen. against 116
Democratic fusion electors. and both houses
OF Congress We're found TO be Republican
Major Mckinley began his first term OF office
on March 4. 1889. He found many complicated
and urgent tasks ahead OF him. His first care
was redeem the promise of the Republican
party to repair the breaches in the protective
tariff system and TO insure the Treasury an
ample revenue. Congress called together
in extraordinary session and after three months
of effort the Dingley tariff law was passed.
This ended the period of Treasury deficits and
enabled the government 70 restore its credit and
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A NATIONAL LEGISLATOR.

= 'he early summer OF 1876 Major Mckinley
ouhced himself a candidate for Repre-
-e'l'auFe IN Congress from the Stark-Columbi-
-" district He won the Republican nomination
eiist TWO rivals and was then elected by a
icing plurality In 1877 Ohio elected a
- lic legislature, which promptly gerry
49,. eo me Congress districts. so that when
,,-es sought reelection in 1878 he found
..''seli IN district normally Democratic by at
t'"" Nothing daunted. he entered the
o. ana was successful by a majority of
49,. go ihen the former district lines were re-
ana he was easily returned for his third
~ aa FOURTH terms. Getting possession Of the
SA'o legislature again in 1889. the Democrats
kinie,r a. 20 the State once more putting Nc
! 20. ~ district Democratic nv from ! ospo TO
an6 ..t - me people of Eastern Ohio knew
renrs spp.eelated the statesman who had SO we'll
hts 49, .ea them, and they reelected him for
eey.n,h term by over eco majority sixth and
sn'n terms followed as a matter of course
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oI me eight hour system. and OF arbitration as
means OF settling disputes between employers
ana employees. II was due TO his initiative that
III ONO and to its successful operation he gave
ior nearly four years his close personal attention
Many times during his administration the
Petce OF the State was disturbed by unseemly
oulDreaks requiring the application of the re-
stIalfiing power of the government. This power
MT Mckinley exercised with signal frmness and
discretion. Fifteen times II was necessary to call
OUT the state troops for the maintenance or
restoration OF order. but occasion was the
use OF them IN any respect oppressive. During
the summer OF 1894 strikes and other disturb
ahceS prevailed, especially the chief railroad
Hhes, and for three weeks the regiments were on
uuIy, acquttting themselves most credftabIy for
tne protection of property and enforcement of
the law. without any unnecessary harshness
toward either party TO the disputes On two
noteworthy occasions desperate efforts were
made by Hl-advised mobs TO commit the crime
Oh lynching- Governor Mckinley promptly US Id
the military forces Of the State to prevent such
violence OF law and dshonor TO the common
wealth, and showed himself a thorough master
or the trying situa ton.
distinctive feature OF the Mckinley admins
tratlon was the absence OF red tape and needless
iormallty. In his method of transacting bust
ness the Governor was concise and direct, and in
MS intercourse with the people, though dignihed.
ne was always approachable and genial. Access
was readily had to him at all reasona BILE times
and no matter Of actual interest failed to
receive his courteous. prompt and painsta king
attention.
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gress'' made fitting mention of this feature
OF his younger colleagues work. The inter
ests Of his constituency" he wrote and his
own bent of mind led him TO the study OF indus
trial questions. and he was soon recognized in
the House as of the most thorough stats
ticians and Of the ablest defenders of the
doctrine of protection"
The first speech he made in Congress was on
the subject of the tariff, and in oppose
ton 10 the non-protective bill introduced by
Fernando Wood, Of New York, in 1873 That
speech made a marked impression on the House
and the nation, and thenceforth its author was
looked TO in every tariff debate to be one of the
chief upholders of protection. An incident re-
lated by Judge Kelley, in his eulogy upon Dud-
ley c. Haskell. shows how effectively Mckinley
answered this expectation. II was when the
famous Morrison bill before the House.
Kelley was to open the debate the Republi-
can side and Mckinley was to close il. Haskell
who was a member of the Ways and Means
Committee and a particularly strong debater
desired the honor Of closing the debate and
asked Judge Kelley TO persuade Mckinley to
give way him. The judge went To Mckinley
and repeated HasBelPs request. Mckinley read
lily consented, saying he did care in what
order he spoke. So IL happened that Mckinley
was the fourth fifth speaker and Haskell was
TO talk last. At the conclusion of McKinley's
speech a number OF the members crowded
around to congratulate him. Foremost among
them was Haskell, who seized McKinleys hand
enthusiastically. eXclaiming, Major I shall
speak last; but you. sir have closed the debate
Again, on the closing day of the debate on the
Mills bilI-May Is 1ssS-Major Mckinley won
an exceptional personal and oratorical triumph.
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70 tell the story of the Spanish War and the
expansion OF American power 10 the West
Indies. to Hawaii and across the Pacific is
wholly beyond the needs purposes OF this
sketch The political and military achievements
OF the first Mckinley administration are too
fresh in public memory 10 require enumeration
or euIOgy. II is enough TO say that through
them the United States has come 70 realize
a spirit of nationality and 10 seek new
means OF sustaining it's dignity and credit
responsible factor the politics OF this
hemisphere only. but OF both Eastern and West
worlds.
In June 1906, President Mckinley was renom-
mated by reclamation by the Republican Ma
ticnal Convention, held at Philadelphia, and.
after another spirited but far less strenuous
canvass against the same political rival he was
again triumphantly elected President. receiving
292 electoral votes against $50 for the Demo-
cratic nominee. Shortly after his second In
auguration-March l. 1901-the President issued
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OF Congress and the nation for fourteen years.
From the beginning he active and con-
spicuous member of the House. He was an
American. and he reckoned nothing that con-
cerned Americans to be unworthy Of his notice
He recognized. however, that in view Of the
vast development. extension and multiplication
Of human interests there little hope for
success as a universal genius A man must be
a specialist if he would attain the greatest emf
hence and the greatest usefulness. Already in
deed he had devoted his attention especially to
the subject Of the tariff and sts bearings on
American industry. The story is told that soon
after he opened his law office at Canton, while
he was as yet an unframed youth. he was drawn
into debate that subject Pitted against
him was a trained. shrewd and experienced
lawyer, who had at his tongues end all the
specious sophistrieg of free trade The older
and more expert debater a seeming victory
but Mckinley. though silenced for a time was
not convinced. NO will overcome me
again in that way" he said a companion. Il
know / am right and / know that I can prove
IT." Thenceforth the study of books and men
and conditions Of industry 10 attain that end
was the chief labor of his life.
Mr.. Blaine, in his Twenty Years in Con
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two hesitation was impossible He sprang to
his feet with expression upon his face and
an accent in his voice that thrilled the vast as
sembIy but hushed it mute and silent the
grave while he spoke:
am here as one of the chosen representatives
of my State. / am here by resolution of the Re-
publican State Convention. passed without a
single dissenting vote. commanding me to cast
my vote for John Sherman for President and to
| accepted the trust because my heart and my
judgment were in accord with the letter and
spirit and purpose of that resolution. 1t has
pleased certain delegates To cast their vote for
me for President. am not insensibie TO the
honor they would do me. but in the presence of
the duty resting upon me, | cannot remain
silent with honor
cannot consistently with the wish OF the
State whose credentials / bear and which has
trusted me; | cannot with honorable fidelity 10
John sherman; ] cannot consistently with my
own views of personal integrity. consent or
seem TO consent. permit my name TO be used
as a candidate before this convention. / would
not respect myself If | should find ii in my heart
TO do SO or permit be done that which would
ever be ground for any one to suspect tnat 1
wavered in my loyalty 10 Ohio or my devotion
10 the chief of her choice and the chief OF mine
do not request, demand that no delegate who
would not cast reflection upon me shall cast a
ballot for me
That ended IT. There was no stampede Nc
Ktnlev was the hero of the hour. and his hero
ism prevailed. The nomination was not forced
upon him. neither could he secure 1t for Mr.
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build UP it's gold reserve. The other complement
tary task-that of enacting the gold standard
into law-was reserved for the closing years OF
the administration. being accomplished finally
at the first session of the following Congress.
The history of President AIckinley's first ad-
ministratiOn is. however. largely the history OF
the Spanish War and of the political issues and
consequences of that conflict Forced slowly
into attitude in which intervention in Cuba
became a national duty. President Mckinley
reluctantly yielded 10 the necessity of appealing
TO force TO accomplish American ends Once
engaged in war. however. no energy was spared
in prosecuting it to az signal victory weak
ness shown in facing the responsibilities thrust
the United States by its military triumph
The conclusion OF the Treaty of Paris marked
a epoch in American history. aud President
McKinley's administration will take it's final
color in history from that far reaching event
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body. considered everything and made up the
best tariff Law we knew how to frame
It is not needful TO enter into a detailed expo
siton OF the provisions and effects OF the Nc
Kinley bill 1t took the tax from some OF the
chief necessities OF life: It stimulated old INDUS
tries and called new ones OF vast magnitude into
prosperous existence: II greatly extended by
wise system of reciprocity. the foreign commerce
OF the country; it provided means for conduct
ing the government and for keeping The financial
credit Of the nation unimpaired. These are the
facts now abundantly recognized beyond all
challenge We may quote absolutely true the
words spoken by Mir. Mckinley himself at the
time when the measure was repealed and the
Wison-Gorman measure of "pertdy and dis
honor" was substituted in its place:
The law of 1890 enacted for the American
people and the American home. Whatever mis-
taxes We're MADE in II We're all made in favor of
the occupations and the fresides of the Ameri-
can people. II didn't take away single DAYS
work from a solitary Americas workIngnan II
gave work and wages 10 all. such as they had
never mao befor-. II did II ~ establishing new
Hhd great industries in this country. which in
creased the demand fpr tke skill and handiwork
"a Jul ldnorers eFeTyM here- u had no friends
IN Europe. Il gave their Industries no stimulus
1t gave no emU.OyInet.t - treir Ia bor al tho av
pense Of our own.
During more than two years Of the admins
tratlon OF President Harrison and down TO its
e q II raised all the revenue necessary pay
the vast expenditures OF the government in
eluuihs the interest on the public debt and the
pensions. u never encroaChed upon the gold
eseI Ne' winch IN the past had always been
sacrealy preserved for the redemption of out
H'1lIuihE paper obligations of the government
Turing al g: rs operations, down TO the
cHahse ard reversal OF its policy by the cleo
ZION OF A0b-1 TO nan can assert that In the inz
uustFles arrested by I wages were too high, al
thoush t1ey were higher than ever before in this
or any other country If any such can he found
peg thal they be named. challenge the
enemies OF the law of 1890 TO name a single in
uusty OF mat kind. Further I assert that in
the industries affected by that law. which that
! . iostered' no American consumer suffered by
me increased cost of any home products that
ne pought- lie never bought them so low before.
nor ola ne ever enjoy the benefit of much
open free nome competition. Neither producer
nor nor consumer employer nor employee, suffered by
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THE PRESIDENT.

Two or three years before the St Louis Con-
ventto1 assembled Governor McKiney's choice
as the next Republican Presidential nominee
began &c be clearly fOreshadowed. His two sue
cessful campaigns in Ohio. his wide popularity
and exceptional talents an orator and a po-
litical leader, marked him the most available
candidate with whom to make the approaching
contest for the Presidency. In the great States
of New-York. PENNSYLVANIA and Illinois an or
ganized effort was made by the party managers
to stem the tide Of sentiment toward McKin-
ley. but by the spring OF 1896 II was evident
that Republican opinion. a whole, ardently
favored his selection the cad of the national
ticket. At 81. Louis he had more than ma
jority OF the votes cast the first ballot and
thereupon declared the unanimous choice
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public statement refusing absolutely 10 be
considered possible candidate for third term.
XXI.
HOME LIFE.

II President Mckinleys public activities and
achievements have been typical or the best
Americanism his home has been equally a typi-
cal American home His visit 10 his sister, at
Canton. just after the war decided the vocation
he should pursue For another reason IL was
memorable and mOmentous visit. During Il
he met one of his sisters friends. a pretty
schoolgirl. named Ida SaxtOn. the daughter OF
James SaxtOn. we'll TO Go banker OF Canton
a mere acquaintanCeShiD Was formed. and when
ne went TO Albany to study law and she TO a
seminary at Media, Penn. 10 complete her edU-
cation. they temporarily lost sight of each other
But a few years later when he returned TO Can
ton TO open his little law Office and she came
home from school. they met again. Acuuaint-
ance rlpened into friendship, and friendship into
love IL was ambitious for a struggling LAWYER
10 seek the hand of one of the Drertiesr and
richest girls in the town. who was already he
siesed by army of suitOrs But Mckinley
was not daunted by rivalry. and preSsntlv won
MS suit-the best as he has often said he aver
won in all his life.
They were married January % ISL and
their domestic life was singularly happy despite
the aiffictIenS that upon them Two
daughters were born "a them. who both died in
infancy Since that time Mrs Mckinley has
been an invalid. and her husbands devotion to
her was as deeply afectionate as 1t was untiring.
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his generous courtesy in offering a portion or
his own time to Samuel ]. Randall when Mr.
Mills tried TO shut that veteran Democratic
statesman off the floor gracefully paving the
way to tariff speech of singular power, fe-
licity and oratorical charm. On the organization
of the List Congress. in December. 1889 Major
Mckinley offered himself as a candidate for. the
Speakership and on being defeated by Thomas
2. Reed in amicable contest. the chairman
ship of the Ways and Means Committee fell TO
him a compensation. He universally
recognized the one man Of all best qualified
TO frame the new tariff law, which II seemed
desirable to enact when the Republicans re-
summed full control of the government in 1883
Early in 1890 he gave the nation the measure
which bore his name. OF his work in connec-
ton with ii he speaks modestly. Il was chair
OF the committee" he says, and l per-
formed duties best ! could. That is all
Some of the strongest men in Congress were on
the committee. and the eight of us heard every
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The plaintiff charging that surgeon had set his
broken leg in such way to make him bow
legged on that side. Mckinley defended tn .
surgeon. McSweeney brought his client i,.,o
court and had the injured limb exposed r.. rho
view OF the jury. 1t certainly was very CT ool,ad
and the case looked bad for the SURGE NJ
Kiney had both his eyes wide open t,ou,s,,a-
,snd fixed them TO good purpose upor. the NAME
other leg. As soon as the witness. was turnad
over to him, he asked that the ofler leg should
also be barred. The plaintiff And Mcsweenev
vigorously objected. but the Judge ordered II
done Then 1t appeared thaE'his second leg was
still more crooked than thAt which the surgeon
had set
MY client seems to fave done better by this
nnan than nature itselt did" said Mckinley.
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III
GOVERNOR OF OHIO.


Major MeKinley's splendid canvass OF 1890 in a
hopelessly Democratic district made him the logi-
cal Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio
IN the succeeding campaign. He was nominated
by reclamation TO make the race against James
L. Campbell the Governor and the fight he
made was one of the hardest and most memoir
able in the history of the State NJ. Mckinley
began his stamping tour August l. and for
three months he continued his Iabors, making
from two TO dozen speeches a day. His cam
palgn was on national issues. the tariff, on
protection, and eIoquently and passionately
did he defend his principles that great crowds
turned out TO hear him.
In that campaign. the first general campaign
nounced the best vote getter ever on the
stump in Ohio. He won the admiration of Demo-
Gratis, as he won the devotion of Republicans.
and his election by a handsome majority was
gratifying 10 one party. without being source
OF bitterness to the rank and file of the other
party. AS his first term i'm the Governors chair
drew toward its close he renominated by
reclamation. and after anoti spirited cam
paign he reelected by minority OF more
than 10000 at that time the largest but one in
the history of the State.
AS Governor Mr. Mckinley never forgot that
he was the Chief Magistrate. not merely OF the
party which had elected him. but of the whole
State and he was untiring in his efforts to
cure for the whole State a wise. economical and
honorable administration. Many questions re-
lating TO the welfare Of wOrIngmen became
acute during his administration, and were dealt
with by him I'm a spirit of intelligent sympathy.
He had already long been known as an advocate