The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-09-20

~ and glory. His state sustained him,
and at last the nation rewarded his
courage and consistency with the
highest honors il could bestow."
Biographical sketch.
William Mckinley was born az Niles.
Trunrbul County. Ohio. January y is43.
He attended the public schools in his
neighborhood until 1861. when the out
break OF the civil war inhamed his ami
. degree that although only Il years old
he enlisted as private soldier. His first
service was In the Twenty-third ohio
volunteer infantry. with which he served
until the close OF the war, beiug mustered
out as captain and brevet major at the
age of p.
lie then studied law AMI vas admitted
to the bar, became a successful and popu-
lar lawyer. and from 1869 TO 1871 was pros
ecuting attorney for Stark county. q.
About this time he began II turn his at
ed on the republican ticket to the Forty
9th, Forty-sixth. Forty-seventh, Forty
eighth, Forty-ninth and Fifttcth con.
crosses. In the house OF representatives,
he made himself more popular ms COM
mittee worker than as deb ter on the
fioor. He made few speeches. but from
the beginning he showed much interest in
the tariff qffucstion. his first act as rep
resentative being the presentation Of a Pc
tition from Ohio manufacturers. asking
congress to take no action In the way OF
,ar fe Wis s until
had been made. He actively supported
the civil service reform bill and Mr.. 1Iol--
mans resolution declaring the lnearned
Ia I'd grants to the subsidy railroads for
felt to the government. Gradually he
came to be looked upon by the rcpub-
licans In the house as power In the par
~. and at the republican national con-
vention In 1883 his name was freely men
toned ~ q possible candidate for the
presidency; but In this convention Nc,
kinley led the Ohio delegation. which bad
been instructed to vote for Senator John
Sherman.
1t Is an interesting fact in American
political history that there was point In
the deliberations OF the convention when
Mai. Mckinley could possibly have had
the nomination had he been willing to
sacrifice the authorized candidate OF his
litely refused to let his name be used.
IL am here" he said. by resolution
OF the republican convention OF Ohio.
passed without one dissenting voice. COM
handing me TO cast my vote for John
Sherman and use every worthy endeavor
for his nomination. ! accepted the trust
because my heart and ,nsm 'r, w wsre =,
pose of that resolution. II has pleased
certain delegates TO cast their votes for
me. ! can not. with honorable fidelity to
John Sherman who has trusted me In his
cause and with his confidence; l can not
consistently with my own Views OF per-
sonal integrity consent. or seem TO con-
candidate before this convention. ! do re-
quest, 1 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 pSty. and as his Views on
protection were the most pronounced OF
all the protectionist leaders. II naturally
followed that the Harrison administra-
ton placed the tariff question In hi-
hands. The result OF this action was the
drafting OF bill known as the "Mckin-
ley bill" which afterward became a law.
without attempting to nnalyze this bill.
IL is sufficient TO say that II placed a
tariff for protection only on the highest
ground taken since the time when Henry
Clay first laid protection proposition be-
fore the country; Mai. Mckinley Iteired
from congress March T. 1891, leaving his
ability as legislator and tariff maker to
be judged by his works, with an cstab
Iished party popularity and reputation In
1891 he was nominated by the republicans
for governor OF Ohio, and was elected
over Gov. James H.. Campbell. the demo-
cratic candidate. after most exciting
Many will recall the great republican
convention Of 1896. when William McKlu-.