Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-09-19

| 10 the bar became EuccessfIi and pOgu-
/ lar lawyer. and from lDs 70 -sIl vas pros
ecutng attorney for stark county. q.
About this time he began . turn MS At
tentlOn seriously % politics p rd VAS eject
ed on the republican ticket % me Forty
| MIN, tOrty-EiXth, Fcrty-sfvf D, ort. r.
|. eighth. FOrty-ninth and Flfirth con
! crosses In the house 81 reur.s-ntatiFes
ho made himself more popular us % com
mitiee worker than as febt'"r on the
floor lie made few Epecchts. but from
the beginning he showed ruura interest IA
the tarin qnuestiOn. his FIRST act as "A rep
resentatiye being the prere1tatlJu o. a pc
titou from Ohio manufactur,rs. asking
congress 20 take no action ir the way Of
taUn revision until thOrOu~l inverug o.
ton Of the needs Of American Industries
had been made. He actively supported
the civil service reform bill and Mr. IIol-
mans resolution declaring tho .nearncd
land grants TO the subsidy railroads for
felt 10 the government Gradually he
came 20 be looked upon Dy tse rcpuD-
Ncans IN the house az "A power in the par
~. and AZ the republican national con-
venti0n Ira 1873 his name Wa freely men
toned aS possible candidate fJr the
presidency. but In this convention Nc
kinley led the Ohio delegation which had
been Instructed TO vote Tor Senator John
Sherman.
II is an interesting fact IN American
political history that there was a point In
the deliberations Of the convep"'r "r"n
Maj. Mckinley could possibly have had
the nomination had he been willing 70
sacrifice the authorized candidate cf his
state 20 his own interest, but ne abso-
mtely refused 90 let his name be used.
II am here" he said, by "a resolution
OF the republican convention o.! ohio,
passed without one dissenting voice com
handing me 10 cast my vote for John
Sherman and use every worthy endeaVOr
for his nomination. accepted the trust
because my heart and judgment were IN
accord with the letter ar spirit and pur-
pose OF that resolution. II has pleased
certain delegates 10 cast their votes for
me. ] can not, with honorable fidelity TO
John Sherman, who has trusted me In his
cause and with his confidence: / can not
consistently with my own views OF per-
sent, to permit my name 20 be used as a
candidate before this convention. / do re-
quest / demand, that no delegate who
would not cast reflection on me shall cast
a ballot for me-"
Mai. Mckinley went out Of that conven-
ton one Of the most popular men In the
republican party, and as his viewg on
protection were the most pronounced OF
all the pTotectionist leaders. II naturally
followed that the Harrison administra-
hands. The result OF this action was the
drafting Of "A bill known as the "McKin-
ley bil' which afterward became a law.
without attempting TO analyz6 this bill,
II IL SUFFICIENT to say that u placed a
tarin for protection only on the highest
Clay first laid n protection proposition be-
fore the country. Mai. Mckinley rtelred
from congress March 4. 1891, leaving his
ability az a Legislator and tariff maker TO
be Judged by his works with an eStab-
lished party popularity and reputation. In
1891 he was nominated by the republIcans
for governor OF Ohio, and was elected
over Gov James II. Campbell. the demo
cratic candidate, after 4 most exciting
campaign