The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-09-18

: cerlty forbade most positively The u
"a OF his name by the multiludes tn
clamorcd for his nomination. He sal
"l am here by II resolution Of Il
s Republican convention OF Ohio, pass,
o without one dissenting vote, comman
Y ing me 20 cast my vote fo- John She
!, man aud to use every worthy endcavc
: for his nomination. accepted tn
Z trust because my heart and iudgmel
] were in accord with the letter an
spirit and principle of that resolution
1t has pleased certain delegates to cas-
their votes fer me. cannot with hor
orable fidelity to John Sherman VIII
, has trusted me in his cause and wit
his confidence ; l cannot consistent
WIN my own views of personal iuteg
rhy, consent or seem to consent, T.
permit my name to he used as candl
date before the convention. do not re
quest, demand, that no delegate VIII,
would not cast reflection upon me shall
cast ballot for me-"
This noble speech in its dignity anC
evident sincerity won the admiration
OF the convention and made n host o
new friends for the rising man of hi:
party.
Mckinley gave another signal proof
OF his devotion to John Sherman by
making him secretary of State in his
lrst 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
| ana performed the most painful duty
| of his life.
Benjamin Harrison was nominated
Tor President and elected in 1888, and
the Republicans secured clear ma
Jority i'll both houses of Congress.
William Mckinley was put forward as
chairman of the ways and means com.
mlttee to embody the then prevalent
views OF his party on tariff legislation.
But the Mckinley bill was as extreme
IN one direction as President Clevc-
lands message of 1887, which cost him
reelection in 1888, was IN the other.
The country revolted at the higher ,lu-
ties laid by the Republican party in
the spring of 1890, and in The follow
ing tall the Democrats swept the Con-
SreSslOnal elections.
Mckinley was defeated for the
House, never to reappear as a mem.
Der OF that b dy. 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 1880. He became the Republican
nominee Tor Governor of Ohio in 1891,
and was elected by handsome ma
Jorlty. He was reelected IN 1898 by
largely increased majority.
In 1886 he was nominated as The
Republican candidate for President 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 i'll 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,-
GIT, 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 are
fresh in the public mind. Since he
became President our country has had
its war with Spain which was among
the quickest and most decisive con
tiicts in history. TO the United States
have been added the Philippine islands
by purchase and Porto Rico by cesslon
under the terms of the peace treaty
with Spain. Our government has
also established virtual protectorate
over Cuba, for whose liberation we
went to war with Spain.
President McK,nley's latest public
uttcrance was at the Pau. American Ex-
position on the day before he was shot
In that address he took strong ground
in favor of frcer trade with other
nations, the repeal of non-revenuc
duties, extension of commercial recip.
rocity and the cultivation of more
cordial foreign trade relations.
1t is probable that no President of
the United States has ever enioycd a
more universal personal popularity
than William Mckinley. The most
extreme opponent of the policy of Nc.
Kinley, the President, is the friend
and admirer of Mckinley, the man.
He has also been blessed with a small.
er degree of personal animosity is his
own party than any former President
Senator Hoar, who has been one OF
the most conspicuous and relentless
opponents of the presidents foreign
policy, declared, when that conflict
was at it's height, that the United
States has never had President o.
purer life, or one who was 80 general
ly beloved by the people.
| The presidents wife, to whom he i
most chivalrCusly and beautifully de
} voted, has been an invalid for most O
the time since they were married. Sh
, has only recently recovered from
:. severe illness incurred on her visit /
: the Pacific coast with the President.
Arrange your plans early to at'cn
, the 33rd Annual State Far at Colun
! bia, Oct. 28th to Nov. let.