THE NORFOLK M WS : MUDAY , SKPTKMHKK 20 ,
e I'll iii" ndii. d'stributing the
nuil tin' coiice that ( Infighting
men so much needed , cheering tlii'in
on with hi * In me words mid never for
nti liiHintit Ncemlng to cure for ( InHliol
mid II" ' shell Unit were nyliiK no fast
IlllOllt Illlll.
Major Hajcn noticed ( ho young iiiiin
with admiring eyes. While leeoverlng
from IdH wounds In1 called upon Uov-
Ttior Ted of Ohio and told him of tin'
Incident. Thi' governor Immediately
ordered jinmioilnn of Sergeant Me-
Klnlcy ami ordeit'd further that the
promotion should In- placed timn | tin1
rtwti'r of tineomimiiy. .
Step liy step after that the young
iniui won hlH way up " " "I three month *
before he wan mustered out he was
made major l y hre\ct "for gallant and
meritorious senlce at the battles of
OpiMuan | , t'cdar Creek and Fisher's
lllll. "
Ills commission was signed "A. Lin
coln. "
HIS POLITICAL CAREER.
Returning home fiotn the war. McICIn-
Icy studied law with .Indge Charles K
( Hidden of Canton and at the Albany
Law1 school , lie was admitted tu the liar
MUh.1 MM.i\ .
In March , 1H(17 ( , and settled In Canton ,
which hccame his permanent home. He
noon attracted attention as a lawyer of
ability , mid , although Stark county was
Democratic , he was elected prosecut
ing attorney In IMiD. Imt he was defeat-
t-d for the Mime olllce two years later.
Krom this time forward Major McKInley -
ley wave much attention to pollt'cs. '
The seeming disasters In Mcb'lnlcy'3
career brought only greater honors.
When McKlidey offered himself as a
candidate for speaker of the house of
representatives , he found that two oth
er western men lUirrows and Cannon
were asking for the place. Iteed was
the only eastern aspirant , and he won
handily. It Is a tradition In the house
of representatives that the speaker
phall appoint his most formidable op
ponent chairman of the ways and
means committee , and this chairman
liecomcs ex olllclo the leader of the ma
jority. This lot fell to McKlidey. It
was his opportunity , and he took ad
vantage of It Ity formulating the Me-
Klnley tariff bill. The outcome Is
known to the world.
Two years later , after McKlnloy's
district had been changed so as to
make the normal majority against him
more than 3.000 , he was defeated for
congress , but he made a strong showIng -
Ing by cutting his opponent's vote down
to a margin of IKK ) . Tills led to hit *
nomination as governor of Ohio , and
bis nest step was to the White House.
Had McKlnley been successful In his
candidacy for the speakershlp , and
laid he appointed Heed chairman of
tbe committee on ways and means , In
nil probability he never would have
-Leen president.
But McKlnley kept to his work. He
bad no false notions of luck. In one
of his addresses to young men he Raid ,
"Luck will not last. " The president
bold that
The fortunate
Is he whov earnest purpov ? never swenes ,
Whose slightest action or Inaction serves
The one great aim.
So this brace of temporary setbacks
that he experienced merely afforded
litm time and space In which to get a
fresh hold on the lines of his destiny.
In 1SSI he was a delegate at large
from Ohio to the national convention ,
nnd helped to nominate James G.
Jllalue. At the next national conven
tion he represented the state In the
Fame manner , and supported John
Sherman. At that convention , after
the llrst day's balloting , the Indications
were that McKlnley himself might be
nominated. Then his strength of pur
pose and his high Ideas of loyalty am
honor showed themselves , for In an
earnest and stirring speech he demand
cd that no votes be cast for him.
In 1S01 he was elected governor o :
Ohio by a majority of about 'Jl.OOO
over ox-Governor James 13. Campbell
the Democratic ; candidate. The Issue
then at stake was chletly the tariff
but McKlnley also placed himself It
opposition to the free coinage of silver
Iii 1802 he was again u delegate at
large to the national eotiventlnii at
MmncapolK and was made permanent
elaiman. , Although hN name was not
bronchi before the convention , > et he
iecelved IV. votes , lie hlm elf wan a
Httoiig supporter of President Har
rison.
In 1SIKI Major MeKlnley WIIH reelected
ed governor of Ohio by a majority of
.Ml.OiCi. At the e.\plratlon of IIH ! term
he returned to Canton. He had been
political speaker and leader In con
gress , known and admired throughout
the country , and hi * popularity and
the coiilldenco of fie people In his prin
ciples and purpoMes were constantly In
creasing ; hence there WIIH little Hiir-
prise when he WIIH nominated on the
llrst ballot at the Itcpuhllcan national
convention at St. l.onlH In ISllil.
lO.xperlenced campalgncrH declare
that MeKlnley WIIH an Ideal candidate.
He had all the courtesy of a Kentucky
colonel , and his gallantry wait unfall
Ing. HlH memory for names and faccH
wan phenomenal. Though not effusive ,
he WIIH ever urbane. He had tact ami
In all the relations of life WIIH a living
e\emplllleatlon of the Kuavltcr In mo-
do.
HlH home at Canton , O. , during the
progress of his two canvasses for the
presidency was the Mecca of thou-
andH of admiring supporters. The
rampllng out of the grass In his front
ard , even down to the roots , grew to
> e a national Jest , yet It was no exag
geration.
Uriel' speeches were to the president's
Iking. Two characteristic addresses
vlll sulllce to Illustrate his methods of
uldrcss one Is no longer than Lln-
oln's masterpiece at Gettysburg , and
hi- other required not more than three
nlmitcs for delivery In his most dellb-
rate style.
At Canton , O. , speaking of the prog-
ess of the war with Spain , the presl-
lent said.
Our gl.in ms < 'I the tic ! Mnliol of liberty ,
duals i.hlj ) OUT tw lii'tm-i'li' ivi During tin *
remit wai > haj e\l I it. , ru if unprecedented
u
M'KINLEY AS A LAWYER.
pitdothm on the ptrt of the people and unmatcb-
ft ] heroism on the part of our Koldtcra and wilor *
Our teronil preat triumph U the triumph of pros
perity. The t > u < .v tmlU , the acthe industries , tin
itencrat prosperity , have scattered plenty o'er a
nulling country- Our third great triumph U th
triumph e lu\e had o\tr t-eitinnallsiu. We are
no lunger a divided ( H'ople , and he uha would
Itir up jiuinosiliis lietvu-en the north and south
U denied a hearing in lioth sections Artie bend of
Ilia uuth and the lo.is * of the nortfi fought trl-
umprantly on land and tea In ever } engagement
during our war.
At Chicago , three days later , he gave
utterance to the following :
The I'nlted States ne\er struck a Mow except
for clulizatinn and inner struck its colon ) . Ilaa
tie pyramid lost any of its btrcnuthJ lUi tht
republic lost any of its urilit ) f lias the celt gov
trnliiK principle lieen utMkem'd ? I * there any
present menace to our tulnlity anil duration ?
The e quciii > nj bring but one answer. The re-
publte is sturdier and stronger tlun e > er before ,
liou-rnment l > > the people lias luen advanced.
Ftwtlom under the tijg is more universal than
when the I'ninn was formed. Our slept have been
forward , not backward. I'rom l'l\mouth rock to
the I'hillppinea the grand triumphant march of
human lil' rt > ha * never pausixl.
As a maxim maker the president
gained fame , and searchers of history
have declared that monarchies and
aristocracies have produced few
maxim makers , this form of thought
mid exprcbslon having nourished mobt
during perlodH of popular government.
One of the llrst maxims put f tth by
McKlnley In bN first campaign agaln t
llr.wm WIIH. "It IH belter to open the
mlllH than to open the mints. "
The president once Nought to win
acceptance of his policy of confidence
and hope by paying , "A patriot makes
a belter citizen than a pessimist. "
To Indicate his confidence In the
MOTIIKIt Of I'lllSUDKNT MKlNI.ir.
course that he was steering the ship
of Mate , he declared , "The country IH
not going backward , but forward. "
For younger mm McKlnley gave
voice to this oracular saying : "I.ui-k
\\lll not last. It may help you once ,
but yon cannot count upon It. Labor
IB the only key to opportunity. "
HIS HOME LIFE.
When Major McKlnley llrstwent to
Canton to consult his sister on the
( holce of a profession , he met MKs Ida
Si\lon. ; the pretty daughter of .lames
Saxtott. a well to do banker of Caiitnii.
lie was young and good looking ; she
was swei.'t sixteen. The acquaintance
ship was of short duration , for lie bail
to go to Albany to study law and she
l > ad to return to school , but the tuM
thing that he did on his return to Can
ton as a full Hedged lawyer was to
seek her out and woo her for his wife.
They were married on the L''th day of
January , 1S71 , and he always declared
that It was the best suit he ever won.
The young couple began their house
keeping In the old SaMoit home at
Canton. Two children were born to
them , but both died In Infancy. Since
the birth of the second child Mrs. Me
Klnley has been an Invalid , but yet n
happy and contented one , for the devo
tion of her husband was untiring. She
followed his political career closely ,
and often he was Indebted to her foi
valuable advice. During the conven
tion which reiiomlnated McKlnley for
the presidency , when the private wire
was ticking the news , there was no out
so deeply Interested in the result as
Mrs. McKlnley , and when It came and
her husband entered the room with tin
message In his hand there were tears
lit the eyes of the others present as
tenderly bending over her , he kissed
her and said , "I congratulate you , mj
dear , " and nhe replied with a look that
spoke more than words.
One of the president's most stronglj
marked traits was his devotion to his
mother and to his wife.
While his mother was alive he scarce
ly allowed a day to pass without send
i model husband , n devoted son ana
.ii-dtlicr . and in all the walks of life HO
carried himself as to leave the Impress
of a noble iharacter. lie was strong
mentally and physically. He had no '
lihytleal weakness , lie walked with
[ i decided and energetic step. While
Ids face had a certain pallor under ex
citement , It habitually wore the line |
glow of a man In rugged health. IIo
was frequently Keen upon the streets
of Washington and was not hedged ,
about by the usual pride and circum
stance of rulers , lie was the most
reasonable , the most accommodating ,
of men. No citizen was too lowly , no
cause too poor to enlist his sympathy ,
but with all this he was a business
man. He knew the value of time , lie
would have been unable to accomplish
the work for which he was chosen If
he had failed to husband his resources ,
and so It was that he got out of every
man associated with him the best and
most that was In him. He did nothing
himself that others should do for him.
Ills cabinet olllcei-H were appointed for
a purpose to administer the affairs of
their great departments. He required
of them a strict account of steward-
THE M'KINLEY HOME , CANTON , 0.
Ing her some message to let her know-
that all was well with him. Ills solici
tude for bis Invalid wife was equally
touching. He even went so far at times
when she was suffering more than usu
al to attend to some of the little de
tails of the household management In
order to relieve her as much as possi
ble from the strain and anxiety of such
duties. Very frequently during the
time he was at the White House , even
when some Important conference was
being held , he would excuse himself
and run up stairs to spend a few mo
ments with the Invalid woman who
was so thoroughly In sympathy with
him. Anil no matter bow dark or
threatening the situation may have
seemed to him he Invariably presented
to her only the most cheerful side.
Perhaps the most pathetic part of it
all was that a man of such tender de
votion to his family should have so lit
tle real home life. For the last twenty
years or more his efforts were given
so entirely to the service of his country
and he was forced to move from place
to place so continuously that there has
been little chance for that domestic
happiness which a man of his nature
so covets.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
Mr. McKlnley was a plain liver. He
smoked moderately , but did not use In-
toxlcir.lng liquors , lie was clean of
speech as he was of character. He was
FATIir.ll 01' rilESIDEXT M'KINIjKY.
ship ; he did not interfere with them
In the discharge of their onerous du
ties ; he called them Into consultation ;
he iciuircd | a showing of their books ;
he drew upon them for a strengthening
of administrative policies ; he relied up
on them for material and support ; his
olllce was a model In the dispatch of
public business. A keen judge of men ,
he surrounded himself with elllclent
helpers. From an ordinary government
establishment , with very Indifferent
methods , ( lie executive mansion be
came one of the most practical and
helpful of public otllces. A position In
the olllce of the president of the United
States Is today a po t of signal honor ,
highly prized among the thousands of
such places in the federal service.
Only the sterling qualities of his
character helped him In the dark hours
of personal suffering which came to
him during the last few months of hla
life. All public men train themselves
in the hard school of self control , but
none was more successful than Wil
McKlnley. The nation still re
members the calm , patient man who
watched for many hours at the bed-
Bide of his wife and whose unbending
will smothered every outward trace of
the emotion which tore at his heart
strings. Kven In that recent tragic
moment when he had been felled by
the assassin that grand moral strength
of bis enabled him to endure pain with
a calm face. It was he who tried to
reassure his friends , although his lifeblood -
blood was even then ebbing away.
Such was the stuff of which our third
martyred president was made.
An HrTort to
Dogs In a native or wild state never
bark. They simply whine , howl and
growl. The noise which we call barkIng -
Ing Is found only among those that are
domesticated. Columbus found that to
be the case witli the dogs he first
brought to America and left at large.
for on his return he tells us tl at they
had lost their propensity to bark. Scl-
entlllc men say that barking Is really
an effort on the part of the dog to
speak.
Ill *
She How beautifully Miss Heavy
weight dances ! She doesn't seem to
touch the Hour sometimes !
He ( whoso foot are still suffering
from the last polka with
doesn'U Puneh ,
State Funeral of the Stricken
Chief Magistrate.
THRONGS SEE CORTEGE PASO.
Ceremonies in Kotumla of Capitol
Are Most Impressive ,
SOMBER DAY FITS OCCASION.
All Lands Join In Paying Honor to the
Executive Whom They Respected.
Dead President Begins Journey to
Last Resting Place at Canton.
Washington , Sept. 18. All the
earthly lemalna of William McKlnley
Bpeed toward his last resting place
in Canton , O. , after the nation had
olllclally and with state ceremony
jmlil Its tribute of respect and love to
the memory of Its stricken chief mag-
Istiate. This was almost the closing
net In the awful tragedy which has
drenched the civilized world in tears ,
lieneath the white dome of the capltol
Juaoral services of state were held
yesterday over the remains of the
dead president. It was eminently tit-
ting that the services should he con
ducted In that beautiful rotunda , hal
lowed by the history of last sad rites
of two other martyrs to the cause of
the republic. AB befitted the occa
sion and the character of the man
whoso body waa lying cold and rigid
near , the services were simple. They
were conducted In accordance with
the rites of the Methodist Episcopal
church , of which President McKlnley
vas a life-long member. Consisting of
only two hymns , a song , a prayer , an
address and a benediction , they were
beautiful and solemnly Impressive.
Gathered around the bier were repre
sentatives of every phase of American
national life , Including the president
nnd the only surviving ex-president ,
and the representatives at this capital
of almost every nation on earth.
Great llrltain , Fran'-e , Germany. Italy
and Spain and all the republics to the
southward of the United States min
gled their tears with those of the
American people.
In the Rotunda.
Dr-spite the fact that no attempt
had been made to decorate the interior
of the rotunda , beyond the arrange
ments made about the catafalque , the
passage presented a memorable
black. The somber black of the civil
ians was splashed with the blue and
gold of the army and the navy , and
the court costumes of the diplomatic
corps. As the sweet notes of Presi
dent McKinley's favorite hymn. "Lead ,
Kindly Light , " floated through the
great rotunda the assemblage rose to
Us feet. Bared heads were bowed and
eyes streamed with tears. At the
conclusion of the hymn , as Hev. Dr.
Naylor , presiding elder of the Wash
ington district , rose to offer prayer ,
the hush that fell upon the people was
profound. When , in conclusion , he
repeated the Lord's prayer , the great
audience joined with him. The mur
mur of their voices resembled nothing
less than the roll of far distant surf.
Scarcely had the word Amen been
breathed when the liquid tone of that
sweetly pleading song. "Some Time
We'll Understand , " went straight
to the heart of every aud
itor. The solo was sung by
Mrs. Thomas Noyes of this city , and
the beautiful refrain was echoed and
re-echoed by the double quartet choir.
The venerable bishop , Edwin G. An
drews of Ohio , the oldest bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal church , then
took his position at the head of the
bier. A gentle breeze stirred the
delicate blooms which lay on the collln
and the "peace that passeth all under
standing" seemed to rest on the ven
erable man's countenance as he be
gan his eulogy of the life and works
of William McKlnley. His words
were simple , but his whole heart was
In every one of them. His tribute to
i the Christian fortitude of the dead
president was Impressive. Upon the
conclusion of the sermon , the audi
ence , as If by rearrangement , Joined
the choir in singing "Nearer , My God ,
to Thee. " All present seemed imbued
with a sentiment of hallowed resigna
tion as the divine blessing was asked
by the Rev. W. H. Chapman , acting
pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist
' Episcopal church , upon the living and
the dead. Mrs. McKlnley , bereft of
' husband and prostrated by her overwhelming -
whelming sorrow , did not attend the
services at the capltol. It was deemed
wise by those now nearest and dearest
ito her that she should not undergo
I the ordeal her attendance would entail
, on her. She remained at the white
house , comforted by every attention
that loving thoughtfulncss could sug
gest.
Day Fits the Occasion.
The day dawned gray and dreary.
j The sky was overcast with low flying
i clouds. Nature itself seemed to be In
I mourning for the nation's dead. As
the hours passed dashes of rain fell
i at intervals , but despite this discom-
I fort , tens of thousands of sorrowing
I people appeared early upon the
j streets. Hoth sides of Pennsylvania
avenue , from the white house to the
capita' , were massed with an Impene
trable cordon of people , wishing In
this way to pay final tribute of love
and respect for the dead ,
j As the funeral cortege , escorted by
troops representing every department
! of the nation's martial service and bj
representatives of religious and civlt
organizations , passed down tlie broad
thoroughfare to the solemn notes of
the "Dead March from Saul. " walled
by the bands , the sorrowing people
bared their heads despite the rain anJ
many tcar-stalncd fac 9 bespoke their
griefs more eloquently than words. It
was a silent throng. With aching
hearts all lemembercd that only a few
months ago the dead president , then
In the fullness of life and triumph ,
had passed along that same thorough
fare to he Inaugurated a second time
president. The flags that had fluttered
greeting to him in Match were furled
and crepe-bedecked In September.
The cheers of spring became the sobs
of autumn. Grief had usurped tho-
place of Joy. As with solemn and
cadenced tread the procession moved
down the avenue the people recog
nized as one of the mourners their
former president , Orover Cleveland ,
who hud come to pay his tribute to his
successor. They recognized , too ,
their new president , upon whom re
sponsibilities of chief executive had
been thrust so unexpectedly. With
silence1 they greeted him , and with
them he mingled his tears In sorrow
for the dead.
At the conclusion of the funeral
services in the rotunda , the casket lid
was removed In order that the imme
diate friends of the dead piesldcut
might be afforded the comfort of a
last glance at his features , and the
people whom he loved and who loved
him might pass the bier. At 12:30 :
the procession began to pass through
the rotunda , and during the six hours
the body was lying In state It is esti
mated G..i 00 persons viewed the re
mains.
Many Injured In Crush.
Just at 11 o'clock a frightful calam
ity was narrowly averted at the east
front of the capltol. For hours the
vast throng of people had been massed
In front of the capltol , awaiting an op
portunity to enter the rotunda. When
the doors were opened tens of than-
sands of people rushed frantically to
the staircase. Police and military
guards were swept aside and In al
most a twinkling there was a crush
at the foot of the great staircase. The
immense throng swept backward and
forward like the surging of a mighty
sea. Women and children , a few of
the latter babes in arms , wore caught
In the crowd and many wore badly
hurt. Strong men held children and
even women high above tho'heads of
the surging crowd to protect them
from bodily injury. Despite the ef
forts of the police and military and
cooler heads In the throng , probably
100 persons were Injured. Some of
the more seriously hurt were carried
into the rotunda , where first aid treat
ment was given them. A number were
hurried to hospitals , but the majority
were either taken to or subsequently
sent unassisted to their homes. After
the crush had been abated upon the
staircase and plaza , in front of it were
found tattered pieces of men's and
women's wearing apparel of all kinds ,
crushed hats , gloves and even shoes ,
watches , pocketbooks , keys and knives
were picked up.
When the remains of the dead presi
dent were finally closed forever to
the view of Washington people the
cavalry escort was again formed and
conveyed them to the special train ,
which is now carrying the body to
Canton.
The magnificent display of floral
tributes , numbering no less than 125
pieces , and making the most remark
able floral tribute ever seen here , were
taken to the station from the capltol
In carriages and wagons and there
placed aboard a special car , which had
l > 9en provided for them. Three sections -
tions , comprising in all 20 passenger
coaches , were necessary to accommo
date all those who accepted invita
tions to make the journey to Canton.
CANTON AWAITS REMAINS.
Home Town of Dead President la
Shrouded in Black.
Canton. O. , Sept. IS. Canton is
ready lor the last home-coming of
William McKinley. In other days she
has welcomed him with cheers , with
waving banners and triumphal
marches. Today she will receive him
In silence , with streets hung with sol
emn black and with the walling notes
of dirges. The city is shrouded In
mourning and so she will remain until
the body of her best loved son has
been committed to the vault in West
Lawn cemetery.
Military and civic organizations are
pouring In from the surrounding
country and all hotels are crowded
with visitors. Business and traffic is
to cease during the ceremonies.
SONS OF VETERANS ADJOURN.
Encampment Closes Two Days Ahead
of Scheduled Time.
Providence , Sept. lO.-Commltteo
reports were the chief feature of the
forenoon session of the national en
campment of the Sons of Veterans
Among the reports was that of Col
onel Bundy of Ohio
, urging a closer
relation with the G. A. n. The re
port was adopted. The G. A. R. lias
Invited the
national encampment hereafter -
after to hold its sessions jointly with
the older body.
These officers were unanimously
elected :
Commander-in-chief. E R
Campbell. Washington ; senior vlco
commander-ln-chlef. S. S. Herr Penn-
chief , ii. s. Thompson ,
Providence.
° mnlln8 b"8lllc > ss was hurried-
iv finished in -
deference to the late
S SheuU ? T1 th ° enc > n
nroiignt its labors , to
a close last night
two days In advance of the scheduled
Tola Hn | , (
An old Scottish farmer
, belnR elected
a member of the
local school board ,
slted the school and tested the Intel-
1 genco of the
class by his questions.
-I he first
- inquiry was :
"Noo. boys , can ony o' you tell mo
what naetliing isV"
After a moment's silence
a small boy
in a back feat
arose and replied :
Imudln ! i ye Kl' ° lnc Bother day for
ycr hourseJ"-Loudou
- Answers.
