Evening journal., 1913-08-05
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
President MCKinIey'S Dream
of Domestic Joy
By Holland

william S. Hawk, president Of the
Ohio Society Of New York and chair
man Of the committee of arrange
ments for the triennal Episcopalian
convention. was for years an intimate
personal friend of President McKin-
ley. Recently in conversation with
Mr.. Hawk he spoke sadly OF the last
visit he made to President Mckinley
at his home in Canton only a week or
two before the President went upon
his final trip.
81 cannot recall any time when !
ever saw President Mckinley IN bet
ter spirits than he was before he
went to Buffalo" said Mr. Hawk. 81
frequ ntly strolled with him about
his grounds at Canton and observed
that he took special pleasure in talk
ing with the gardener
81 did not realize until then how
fond Mckinley was of home life, of
the little garden where flowers could
be cultivated. He even took pleasure
in watching the growth of the things
his gardener cared for in the kitchen
garden.
81 spoke with him. | think, on the
morning Of the last day that 1 saw
him. about his Canton home and then
! learned for the first time what his
plans were for the career which he
would take up after the expiration of
his second term as President
"He said to me: 4 don't think any
one can fully appreciate what graf
ifcation Il is to me to have a home
of my own-my own cottage, my own
place Of retirement, my own acre OF
ground. Mrs. Mckinley and ] have
been compelled to live away from this
home for more than twenty years
AS time goes on we begin to feel more
and more how great blessing it is to
have place in the world which We
can actually call our own
81 said to the President that II
seemed to me that at first it might in
volve a curious feeling of change tC
retire from so spacious dwelling as
the White house to modest home
like the Canton house.
"He said in reply The only feel
ing will be one of pleasure We arc
entirely content with our house. II
just suits Mrs. Mckinley and my
self We have in il room enough fOl
ourselves and a little to spare fol
friends who may come to see us"
Then with a CLEAN of pleasure h'
pointed to his library and told m'
that il was the most satisfactory
place for him and a place whore h.
was sure 10 find content and enjoy
ment when his public life was over.
"'I like my library immensely, h
! said 4 am going 10 get all the book
! that have collected at Washington
! and elsewhere together and hav
them brought 10 the library. | an
sure can find a place for all o
them.
Now ! will toll you something q
| my plans for the future My library
when my hooks are all i'm it and Whe
IL Is fitted up exactly as wan
H.. is TO 10 be my Office after
return to private life or coursl
after my term as President is cnde
shall become again privai
citizen and shall he that until m
day Is ended I shall never have a
office in the business part of n
town 7 presume however. I sha
have enough business matters 20 n
tend 10 and shall find various thinE
to occupy me- for I have no intei
tion Of leading an idle life after m
public career is ended
Copyright 1913. by b. j. Edward
All rights reserved).
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will rela
"A Suggestive "Reminiscences of Pres
dent Mckinley"