Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-09-27
WILLIAM M'KiNLEY.

The late William Mckinley was the
son of an iron founder. He was born
at Niles, O., Jan. 80, 1913, and when
he died was fifty-eight years of age.
Later the Mckinley family moved to
Poland, o, where William Mckinley
attended ar academy and obtained the
larger part of his education. At the
age OF seventeen he entered Allegheny
College in Meadville, Pa, but sickness
required him to leave this school be-
fore the expiration of the first year.
During the following winter William
Mckinley became a teacher in a COM
mon school near Poland. In June,
1861, Mr.. Mckinley enlisted at Poland
IN a company organized In that town
for the Twenty-third Ohio Infantry.
Subsequently he served on the staff OF
Gen. Rutherford B. Hayes, later on
that OF Gen. Geo. Crook. Afterward
on Gen. Carroll's staff, and he was
mustered out in July, 1865, after serv-
ing four years. Mr.. Mckinley re-
turned to Poland, O., and began the
practice OF law. In 1867 he was ad.
mitted to the bar, and selected Canton,
Ohio, as his future home. Mr.. Kc-
Kinley made his first political speech
in 1867, during a hotly contested gu
bernatorial campaign in Ohio, in
which the policy of giving suffrage to
the negro was conspicuous issue.
The Republican Governor was elected,
but negro suffrage was defeated. In
1869 he was elected Prosecuting Attor-
ney for Stark county. In 1867 he had
met Miss Saxton, the daughter of a
local banker, and in 1871, after a court
ship extending over a period OF four
years, Miss Saxton became Mrs. Nc
Kinley. OF the married life of Mr.,
and Mrs. Mckinley nothing need be
said. The American people under
stand that this was one OF the most
perfect marriages, and until the mo-
ment OF his death William Mckinley
was the ardent lover of his splendid
wife. Two children were born to the
couple, but both died at an early age.
In 1871 Mr.. Mckinley was defeated
for reelection to the Office OF County
Attorney. For five years thereafter
he remained in private life.
In 1876 Mr.. Mckinley was nomi-
mated and elected to Congress. In
1878, in 1880, aud in 1889 he was re-
nominated and reelected. In the
latter year his seat was contested by
his Democratic opponent and toward
the end OF the session, for which Mr..
Mckinley claimed election, his Demo-
cratic opponent was seated by Demo-
cratic House. After this Mr.. McKin-
ley was nominated by acclamation for
Congress, and elected until in 1890,
when, after change in his congress
sional district, he was defeated by a
small majority.
In 1901 he was elected Governor OF
Ohio by 81 900 majority, and held that
office from January, 1892. until Janu-
ary, 1896.
In 1896 Mr.. Mckinley, at the time
o private citizen, was nominated by
the Republican party to be its candi-
date for the Presidency. He was
elected, and in 1900 was renominated
and re elected by an even more Aater-
ing vote.
Mr.. Mckinley began his second term
on March 4, 1901, and when he was
shot down he had barely completed
the first six months of his second
term.
In the matter OF public questions
Mr.. Mckinley obtained his first great
fame as an advocate OF the protection
theory. Exceptionally stirring events,
notably the war with Spain, and the
problems growing out OF that war;
Unopened during Mr.. McKinley's ad.
ministration, and with many OF the
policies growing out of this war Mr..
McKinley's name and fame are insep.
arably linked.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.