Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-20

tariff bill in 1878. This speech at
tackled that measure with great force,
and at once drew attention to Maj.
Mckinley as one of the foremost lead
ers of the forces of protection.
In 1882 he was renomlnated for the
4Sth Congress and was given the certi-
ficate of election, but the vote was ex-
tremelv close and his opponent, iona
than Walker, was seated by the Demo
cratic majority. He was renominated
and reelected by decisive majorities
in 1884, 1886 and 1888.
When Ohio chose him as one of its
delegates to the Republican national
convention at Chicago in 1888, he was
made chairman of the committee on
resolutions of that body. Sherman had
the support of the Ohio delegation,
but an attempt was made to stampede
the convention to Mckinley. but the
Major in a ringing speech asserted his
loyalty to Sherman and demanded sup
port for him.
In 1890 Congressman Mckinley was
made chairman of the house commit
tee on ways and means in the 51st
congress by Thomas B. Reed, who had
beaten him in the contest for the
speakership. He was thus empower
ed to take the lead in framing a new
tariff bill in conformity with the prom
ises and pledges of the Republican
party. On April 16, 1890, he intro
duced bill ito equalize duties upon
imports and to reduce the revenues
of the government" This measure
was promptly dubbed the Mckinley
bill, by which name it became known
almost the whole world over. On May
Z 1t was brought up for discussion
A resolution was passed limiting the
general debate on it to four days. and
allowing eight days for it's considera-
ton section by section, under the FIVE
minute rule. Maj. Mckinley opened
the debate in a powerful speech, in
which he declared that experience
has demonstrated that for us and ours
and for the present and the future
the protective system meets our
! wants, our conditions, promotes the
national design and will work out our
destiny better than any other"
In the midst of the furious outburst
by Democrats against the sO-called
Mckinley bill and its originator, Mai.
| Mckinley was renominated for Con-
Ohio district, which according to the
last election returns, had a Democratic
majority of about 5000, Nevertheless,
| he at once entered upon a campaign
against the Democratic nominee, John
| G. Warwick, which for untiring vigor
and persistency of effort under the
most adverse circumstances, was uni
versally regarded as one of the most
aTlr a cf oil 90 OF ON.
in American history. Despite all his
endeavors, however, he was beaten by
3O2 votes in a poll of 40,662.
In 1891, less than a twelvemonth
| after his defeat in the election for Con-
| gress he was nominated by the Repub-
| lican state convention for governor of
| Ohio The Democratic convention re-
| nominated Gov James e. Campbell,
one of the most popular and adroit
| Democrats of the day, and the two
| candidates made thorough canvass of
the entire state. Maj. Mckinley was
elected by a plurality of 21,5l1 in a
total vote of 1869. The dramatic
manner in which Major Mckinley di-
rected the movement to make him the
| Republican nominee for President in
1892, when he was chairman of the
national convention is referred to else
where.
The Republican state convention re-
nominated him for governor by accla-
nation in 1893 Nothing like his cam
paign in 1891 had ever before been
seen in Ohio, but in some respects the
campaign of 1898 surpassed 1t. He
performed feats in travelling and
speaking that appeared almost incred-