The Washington times., 1901-09-14

cert monies were among the most Impress
I'VE ever held. being marked by great en-
thusiasm on the part of the city and its
many thousands of visitors and notable
for the pomp of its official functions.
PRESIDENT Mckinley's Cabinet was
changed as to several members during his
two terms Secretary Of War AlGer re-
signed late in his first term and gave
place to Elihu Root. Postmaster Cen
and Charles Emory Smith was appointed
In his place Ethan Allen Hitchcock sue
Seeded Cornelius ". Bliss in the Interior
department during the first term. Attor-
ney General Mckenna resigned to become
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
IN DECEMBER, 1887. He was succeeded by
the beginning of Mckinley S second term
and Philander c. Knox, the present At
torney General, was appointed in his
place
The most notable event OF the Presi-
dents life since his. second Inauguration
was his trip throughout the country to
the Pacific Coast. With Mrs. Mckinley,
and accompanied by nearly all the mern-
bers OF his Cabinet and their families he
| Travelled through the South and South
| west, visiting nearly all the prominent
| cities OF those sections, and being receiv-
| ed with tremendous enthusiasm every
| where. The great friendliness of the peo-
pie and the ardor Of their demonstrations
| in his honor were commented on widely
as a striking proof OF the entire healing
and South.
ms trip- Wn1cn would have been one OF
| the happiest events of the Presidents life.
was ended and turned into one of its sad
dest and most anxious episodes by th,,
almost fatal illness of Mrs. Mckinley in
California. During the early part of tho
trip II was said that the Presidents = wife
bore its hardships and fatigues excellent
~ for one OF her fraii constitution. but
| before the Pacific Coast was reached sha
was completely exhausted by the strain
For several days her life was despaired
OF, but after a week under the care Of her
physicians she was SO much better that
the announcement was made that she
| would probably recover. 1t has been in
| tended that the trip should be extended
throughout the Northwest. but on ac-
was broken on at San Francisco and-the
/ sibIe.
| Mrs. Mckinley was carried to the Pres
idents home in Canton. and soon after
Mr.. Mckinley Joined her there. He spent
the greater part CT his summer In Canton.
TWO TERMS SUFFICIENT.
| Early last June Senator Depew declared
| in an interview that ii was his opinion
that the country could not have too much
of Mr.. Mckinley as President. Other men
| prominent in the Republican party en-
dorsed the suggestion.
Mr.. Mckinley put a stop to all such talk
by the following statement. issued from
the White House on June 10:
|
term has been made l doubt whether 1
am called upon to give 1t notice. But
tnere are now questions OF the gravest
Importance before the Administration and
the country and their just consideration
snouid not be prejudiced in the public
mind BY even the suspicion of the thought
OF third term. In view. therefore, of
the reiteration of the suggestion of 1t,
Will say now, once for all, expressing a
long settled conviction. that not only am
not and will not be candidate for a
n Td tern h..e i
| nation for It IL IL were rendered me-
My only ambition is to serve through
my second term to the acceptance of my
countrymep. whose generous confidence /
SO deeply appreciate, and then. with them,
10 do my duty in tha ranks of private cit
izenship. WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
executive Mansion, Washington, d. C..
Major Mckinley was married on Janu-
ary Is. 1s7l. to Miss Ida Saxton. Of Can
ton. daughter Of James A. and Catherine
born to them. one in 1871 and one in 1873,
but both died in early childhood. Mrs
Aichlniey is woman of exceptional
charm and nobility of character The
President was a member Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church During his official ca
reer he received the degree of doctor of
laws from number of institutions of
learning. In 1892 he was thus honored by
Miami University; in 1898 the universities
of Chicago and Yale enrolled his name
among their alumni. while in 1899 two wo-
oke-bestowed on him the same honor
Harvard voted last June to honor him
IN ike manner but owing to his inability
to be present at the commencement the
degree was not conferred.
HOME LIFE OF THE McKINLEYS
Any sketch of President Mckinley
would be incomplete without some per-
sonal description of the man. One who
knows him well and has written of him
said recently:
He is in build inclined to stockiness,
with. indeed, a tendency to corpuIency;
but with all that he is ot shapely stature
and well proportioned. His head is wen
set on a stout neck and broad, well-de-
fined shoulders. His chest is full. show
Ing strong lung capacity. His legs are
sturdy; he is, in fact, muscular all
through. He is possessed of great physi-
cal force and il has been said of him t.,at-
had he gone into training when young
man. he would have made champion
wrestler
The home life at the White House dur
ing the Mckinley Administrations has
been simple. The guests of the President
and Mrs. Mckinley were for the most
part friends from Ohio-usually nieces
and nephews.
One little duty which seemed to give
all of the household pleasure was the
sending of flowers to all the Washington
hospitals at the holidays. The hospitals
at Canton were never forgotten. either,
ana peTSoHal IrienuS IN washington, W can
ton. and Chicago were in frequent receipt
of floral remembrances from the White
House Conservatives when bedridden
with illness.
The great dread of the President in en-
tering the White House were the drafts
which Were reported to sweep through tse
wide corridors and apartments. The day
before his first Inauguration he read
aloud to party of friends an article.
declaring that Mrs. Mckinley could not
survive a year in such domicile. There
was marked vein of sarcasm in his
voice he read the lines. but he evil
IDENTIFY thought of the matter and in
structed an architect to prepare plans and
which the drafts might be obviated. This
was successfully done, to the great re-
condition of his wife. Few social func-
tions aside from those demanded officially
have marked the four and half years
at the Executive Mansion. The great
thought seemed to be the avoidance of
ostentation and the preservation of the
sweet domestic relation which has en-
deared the Mckinleys to all thinking peo-
pie.
An incident is related to illustrate the
simple faith the mother of the President
evening of his first election to the Presi-
dency. A party of friends were express
ing their confidence in his selection when
one. to guard against the possible disap-
pointmeEt OF defeat. said:
.'Of course. he may be beaten"
Drawing herself to her full height the
grand mother of this great man said SIM
ply. yet authoritatively:
1T makes little difference. He will still
be my SON.
And she would have been satisfied to-
have him as her own, without the honor
of Chief Magistrate.
Notwithstanding the great simplicity of
the home life and small social functions