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

William Mckinley was born at Niles.
Trumbull county, Chic. Jan. 20. 1S43.
He was the son Of William Mckinley and
Nancy Campbell Alison.
When William Mckinley was a small
BOY his father. who YVES engaged in tho
iron business at Mics. decided to move
to Poland. in Mahonng county. Ohio. be-
Of the superior educational adj
vantages it afforded for their Children.
Here William Mckinley's boyhood life
'reatly began, and like that of all bows in
small communities it was devoid of any
special incident.
When the call to arms came he was
eighteen years Old. A company was
quickly formed in Pollard and was dig
nifed with the name OF the Poland
Guards
He made haste to Join his friends and
schoolmateS and was mustered in with
the company at Columbus.
Mr.. Mckinley served in the ranks until
few DAYS after the first battle Of An
tietam, when he was promoted to sec
ond lieutenantcy. At the battle Just
mentioned he was acting commissary
and during the heat of the fight took
to the front cooked rations to feed his
hungry comrades. who had been without
food for twentyfour hours
Feb. Z. 1863. he was made first lieuten-
ant; July %, 1854, captain and breveted
major by President Lincoln for
Gallant Conduct on the Fields
of Opequan. Fishers Hill and Cedar
Creek. He served on the staffs of ex-
President Hays. Gen. Crook. Gen. Ham
cock and Gen. Carroll. He was with the
old Twenty-third in all it's fights and was
mustered out with the regiment in July,
1si3
During his military service Mr.. Mckin-
ley took part in the engagement at
Ciarks Hollow. Princeton, w. Va, the
BATTLES of South Mountain. Antietam
Buffingtons Island, Ohio, in the campaign
against Morgan's raiders at Cloyds Noun
tain, at Westminster, Va; at the Berry
vile, Va; at Cedar Creek and many other
engagements
After the close of the war Maj. McKin-
ley entered upon the study of law. He
was admitted to the bar at Warren in the
early months of 1861 The young at
torney practiced alone for awhile, having
located at Canton. Ohio.
Maj. Mckinley was an excellent advo.
cate and made some of the best jury ar
guments ever made at the Stark county
congress he enjoyed one of the leading
places and one of the
Rest General Practices
in the county. He prepared himself BY
thorough courses of reading for his pub
iic career. During all this time he wa.
an active participant in Republican cam
paigns and early gave evidence of thu
power he afterward developed as pub
iic speaker and orator.
Mr. Mckinley first became promnen
In the state politics of Ohio in the cam
Aaign in which his former colonel. Ruth
erford B. Hayes, was the Republican can
elidate for governor. Mr.. Mckinley threw
himself into this contest with ardor, an,
was considered one of the most effectiv
speakers of his party in that exciting
campaign. 1t also made him wide
known throughout the state among til
party leaders and gave him an ambitio
TO aspire to political rreferment for him
-self.
I'm 1S76 Mr.. Mckinley announced himse
as Il candidate for congress in his dis
trict He had plenty of opponents for tn
nomination. Mr.. Mckinley was such
strong favorite that he had a majority {
the delegates in almost every county
the district and was nominated on til
sifSt DallOt IN the convention.
For Fourteen Years After This
event he represented the district of whio
Stark county was part.
Aside from the part Mr. Mckinley toe
al Washington in the important work b
fore the congress he won for himself
reputation as an Industrious, we'll i
formed, level headed member on any al
all questions which came up
During the fourteen years of his CO
gressional life he came in hand to- hal
conflict with such skilled parliamentaria
as Hewitt. Crisp, Randall. Morrisc
Mills, Wilson, both the Breckinridg,
Springer and host of lesser lights
these debates he nearly always came q
ahead, and with hardly an exception sc
home the last thrust amid loud applau
from the Republican side of the house
1t was these qualities that soon at,ra
ed the attention Of the Republican lead,
an the house and led to Mr.. McE:nle
advancement in the party ranks.
Hrst notable speech in the house was
livered on April 15 1878. and was in
position to the Wood tariff bill. In
advocacy of a protective tariff pol
swish which Mr.. Mckinley then first