The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-14

He himself was a strong supporter q
NPresiueut Harrison
q In 1898 Major Mckinley was ce-alacrs
agovernor OF Ohio by majority Of 50 SO;
"A, the expiration Of mis- term ne return
Red to Canton. He had been a. poli,ica
ESoe9ker and leader in congress. know
gard admired throughout the country
k6nt his popularity and the confidence o
the people in his principles ana purpose
H%-r5 constantly Increasing. Hence Their
Ewas little surprise when ne was nomin
Kated on the first ballot at the Republican
&nauonal convention a; :, Louis in 1896
SIhcuSA the tariff question was a. stak,
ahn thar campaign, We. the free coinag;
~ silver was thu all important uuas.
Il ION and OF ,he issue ol sound monay
&he was elected over William ]. BRYAN
4 ne FopullSt and Democratic candidate
81 The tirS, administration OF President
+ Mckinley vas marked by the beginning
~ tne r viva sporty which has
2continu5d ever since, ana by The sue
'3cessful wlging Of the war that wrss.ed
Afrom spain the last vaSt,ge Of ner vast
kempire beyond the sea and that placed
AU1ited States in the frs. rank Of world
SpoWers. The conclusion of the treaty of
- - NAAE' EsANAAAANlNlNAl 1AlA EltIdkAtll
ACI Cuba, and the establishment Of AM
serican military rule in the Philippines.
etcgether with the practical stamping
sout Of organized rebellion there. are
emaJters Of history fresh in the memory
Eof ALL
President Mckinley was inaugurated
hfor a second term on March (. 1901. He
Areappointed his cabinet and made few
changes in the personnel Of the first
administration. The supreme courts
decisions on the so-called insular cases
samply sustained his colonial policy,
Though .hey made necessary some slight.
tal;eation in the plans he had made forI
.rroclaiming a full system Of civil gov
,ernment in the Philippines on July Al
A partial system was. however. put lnI
operation on tha. date. Late in July,
Jpn notice from the Porto Rica1 ,egisla-l
turs that a sufficient system Of local
Taxation had been established on thatl
lisland, the president issued a proclama-I
i;ion declaring the abolition of import
and export duties laid by the Forakarl
law.
The preSiden, ana Mrs. Mckinley took
,an extended trip across the continent
PIN the spring to attend the launching
of the battleship Ohio in San Francisco.
But the Trip was cut short by he sa-
were and serious illness Of Mrs MSEin- \
lev who was. however. able to be
brought to her Ohio home. where she
recovered. so that her health was such
that she accompanied the president 10
Buffalo this week.
Major Mckinley was married on jan
uary %, 1871, to Miss Ida Saxton, Of \
Canton, daughter of James 4. ana Cath
'rina Dawalt Saxton. Two daughters
were born to them, one in 1871 and one
IN 1873 but both died in early childhood.
Mrs, Mckinley is a woman Of exception 1
Al charm and nobility of character The
president is a member Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. During his official q
'areer he received the degree Of doctor Z
II laws from a number Of istitutions Of !
earning. In 1892. he was thus honored Z
~ Miami university; in 1898 the uni
Tersitles of Chicago and Yale enrolled n
lis name among their alumni. while in
S99 two wOmen's colleges-Smith and <
Mount Holyoke-bestowed on him the&
anne honor Harvard voted last June
o honor him in like manner. but owing9
o his inability to be present at COM
the degreewas not conferred.