The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-12
Mr.. M'KINLEY'S FINE MEMORY.
One New York Assemblyman of
Whom it Made a Lifelong Friend


While President Mckinley was dy-
ing in Buffalo. Assemblyman Charles
S. Adler of the Eighth district re-
manned alongside a telephone, and
when the news Of the end came the
tears were streaming down his cheeks
as he went home.
Assemblyman Adler was one of the
warmest admirers the late president
had in this city. Their acquaintance
began in 1881 in railroad train near
Steubenvilie, o. Adler was then
travelling salesman and Major McKin-
ley was a candidate for governor OF
Ohio against former Governor Camp
bell.
II boarded a train one day at Steu
benville." said Adler. telling the Sun
reporter about it yesterday, and the
akeman said to me: Go inside that
car. There's the major there. Just in
troduce yourself I walked up to Ma
jor Mckinley. held out my hard and
said: Major. allow me to congratulate
the next governor of Ohio
Thank you he said with a smile
You're a travelling man, I take it. Sit
down. I am always glad to meet you
gentlemen
81 sat beside him, and I will never
forget the pleasant conversation we
had He talked gloWingly of the future
OF the Onlleu 0LdlGSs dlih AAASi0CAANoAAJ
( the tariff issue was brought up.
d" Young man. he said, we love the
( United States. When anybody advo-
! Gates free trade for this grand, rich
republic of ours, lust tell them for an
answer that one of the reasons that
/ you love this country is for the gold
there is in it, and you want it to stay
here
Eat that time had no thought of
! going into politics, but from then on
was a protectiOnist. In 1895, when l
was member of the assembly,
i Speaker Fish one day announced to
the members: Gentlemen, allow me to
introduce to you Governor Mckinley
/ of Ohio And we members all passed
up to shake hands with the governor.
When it came to my turn he looked at
me sharply and asked: Aren't you the
/ young man I met on a train one day
near Steubenville? I think you are,
, mer.
II am I replied.
Then what are you doing up here?
he asked.
The people down where I live SEN
fenced me up here said.
"'Are you a member of the assem-
Yes, and a good Republican mem
ber,' I answered.
Il am glad to hear it, he replied
| 4 am glad to see one Of your profes-
sion so highly honored. 1 won't forge
you. young man.
cit was only about a year ago tha'
I went to Washington to seek a par.
don for one of my constituents, i
was a deserving case, and 1 felt thsl
after L talked with the president h
would grant my request. The minute
I entered the chamber he recognized
me and held out his nand.
" I am pleased r. see you,' he said
You are the young drummer 1 met OF
the train in Ohio and afterward IL
Albany. Are you still in Dolitics9
Yes, 1 am still a member there,
said.
Il explained my errand and my re
quest was granted right away. Tn
next day l had the pleasure of restor
ing TO his wife and children fathe
who had been sentenced to a long tern
in Sing Sing for a crime of which
knew he was innocent
THE news of President Mckinley
death came as a shock to me. To NEE
him once was to love him, and I be
lieve that that feeling of love for hin
existed in every American heart. Hi
death will carry deep sorrow int
every household