Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-28
PUTS M'KINLEY HIGH
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requirements shall be fully met. In the
revolution and in the period of constructive
craftsmanship Immediately following ii, for
our good fortune 1t befell us that the high
est military and the highest civic attributes
were embodied in Washington, and 30 in
him we have one of the undying men of
history-a great soldier, if possible an even
servant whose lofty and disinterested
patriotism rendered his power and ability
alike on fought fields and in council
chambers-of the most far-reaching service
to the republic.
Helped Nation Grow.
1t was given to President Mckinley to
take the foremost place in our political life
al a time when our country was brought
face to face with problems more momen-
tous than any whose solution we have ever
attempted, save only in the revolution and
in the civil war, and 1t was under his lead
ership that the nation solved these mighty
problems Alright. Therefore he shall stand
In the eyes of history not merely as the
first man of his generation, but as among
the greatest figures in our national life,
coming second only TO the men of the two
great crises in which the union was founded
and preserved.
such a task as President Mckinley under
took, unless trained by long years of effort
for its performaSniG,ei, nSi,i, kn9Swiedge Of hi his
keen sympathy with even their innermost
feelings, and yet power TO lead them, to-
BelneE WIN Adl-olEutHu HdbdtlNy ana IeSO-
Lutte belief both in the people and in their
future-all these were needed n the man
who h AIDED the march of our people during
the eventful years from 1886 to 1901. These
were the qualities possessed by Mckinley
and developed by him throughout his whole
history previous to assuming the presi-
denCy.
some years after the war closed Nc
Kinley came to congress, and rose, during
a succession of terms TO leadership in his
party in the lower house. He also became
governor of his native state Ohio. During
this varied service he received practical
training OF the kind most valuable to him
nation. To the high faith of his early
years was added the capacity to realize his
ideals to work with his fellow men at the
same time that he led them.
No sudden Rise tO Power.
President McKinIey's rise TO greatness
had I'm II nothing of the sudden, nothing
! Throughout his long term OF service in
congress there was a steady increase alike
| IN his power of leadership apd in the recOg-
milton OF that power both By his associates
| in public life and by the public itself.
] Session after session his influence I'm the
house grew greater; his party antagonists
grew TO look upon him with constantly
| Increasing respect; his party friends with
| constantly increasing faith and admiration.
Eight years before he was nominated for
| president he vas already considered a
! presidential possit iiity. -Four years before
/ he was nominated only his own high sense
| OF honor prevented his being made a
! formidable competitor Of the chief upon
| whom the choice Of the convention then
| actually fell. In 1886 he was chosen be-
| cause the great mass Of his party knew
| him and believed in him and regarded him