The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-09-20

port to every gateway to opportuni-
IS and glory. His state sustained him.
end at last the nation rewarded his
eounagc and consistency with the
highest honors II could bcs,ow."
Biographical sketch.
wniam Mckinley was born at Niles.
TrosabuIi County. ohio. January - 1873.
ptr attended the public schools In his
e,,s,k OF the civil war innam"i his am.
lehioa and aroused his patriotism GO such
r degree that. although only II years OLD
.s~rsice was In the Twenty. third Ohio
sosuutccr Infantry, with which hv served
until tho close OF the war. bcin; mastered
out az captain and brcvet major at tho
lilo then studied law ami was admitted
IN thr bar. became n successful and popu-
Gar lawyer. and from INC, TO 1871 was pros
ceoting attorney for stark county, u.
About this time he began T. turn his at
ssntion ncriouAly TO politics s1d was elect
ri an tho republican ticket to tbs Forty
nnh, Forty sixth. Forty-scyenth. Fort: :
ciEhth. Forty ninth and fitticth con.
oversees. In tho house OF representatives
nsiifce worker h as a aebltor on The
urpr, lie made few speeches. but from
chs hcginning he showed much Interest In
tnrin aniortion, his nrat act ns a rep
resentative being the presentation OF n PEE
utto0 from Ohio manufacturer. ASKING
roni.rcss TO take no action In the way of
" sssf Nv tt'sttNh f'NhFNfht
Zion 81 the needs Of American industries
hsd been made. He actively supported
= civil service reform bill and Mr. liol:
mans resolution declaring tho unearned
snnd grants TO the subsidy railroads Tor.
sstf 10 the government, Gradually he
sawc 70 be looked upon by the rcpub-
tActns In the house ns a power In the par
~. and st tho. republican national con-
vcntton In 1855 his name was freely men
sionsd as . possible candidate Tor the
kSsiey led the ohio delegation. which had
nser Instructed to vote for Senator John
IL an interesting fact In American
Qplttical history TINT there was u point IN
h deliberations OF tho convention when
ss@ nomination 1 h"d he e0I S"eny S nnns ' %
sucrtHce the authorised candidate " his
atnte TO his own interest. but he abso-
s"a.ffa am Ssrs." h" s SAID Y n "bS a pc re .sgai
VI M republican convention OF ohio.
Osssed without ono dissenting voice. com
sNcrman ana use every worthy cndeavor
for his nomination, accepted the trust
sseeausc my heart and judsment were IN
pose OF that resolution, II has pleased
eettain delegates 70 cast their votes for
uss. can not. with. honorable fidelity to
John sherman, who has trusted me In his
rrasiss anu with his confidence; | can not
rostsirtcnib with my own Views OF PER-
a integrity consent. or seem to con-
sent, 70 permit my name TO ba used as n
candidate before this convention. / do ro-
quest, I demand. that no delegate who
ssGuld not cast reflection on mo shall Gust
Mai. Mckinley went out OF that conven.
tton one OF the most popular men In tho
rtpuhlican party. ana as his Views on
pu,lcctton woro the most pronounced OF
all the protcctiorist leaders, Il naturally
followed that tho Harrison ndminlstra.
ston. placed the tarin question I'm his
Nsnds. The result OF this action Was lie
drafting Of a bill known as the 'Mckin.
ley bilr' which nfterward became a INV.
without attempting TO analyxe this bin.
~ tn sufficient 10 say that II placed a
tsrtn for protection only o. the highest
ixround taken since the time when Henry
Clay nrst laid y protection proposition o.,
fore the country, Mai, Mckinley rtc.red
frum congress March I. 1891, leaving MS
ability. as n LEGISLATOR and tariff maker TO
&c. Judged by his works. with an cstab-
itshed party popularity and reputation. In
u.s. he wal nominated by the republicans
yOr governor OF Ohio. and was elected
vcr Gov, James E. Campbell. the demo-
.oupnign.
Many will recall the grent republican
~convention al 1896. whom william MetSln-