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Memorial Edition

COMPLETE LIFE OF WILLIAM McKINLEY
AND STORY OF HIS ASSASSINATION

An Authentic and Official Memorial Edition, Containing Every Incident in
the Career of the Immortal Statesman, Soldier, Orator and Patriot

by

MARSHALL EVERETT

The Great Descriptive Writer and Friend of the Martyr President

Profusely Illustrated with Full-Page Photographs of
the Assassination Scene

Portraits of President McKinley, His Cabinet, Famous Men of His
Administration and Vivid Life-Like Pictures of Eventful Scenes in His
Great and Grand Career






Copyright 1901 by Marshall Everett

------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Illustration:

  OUR MARTYR PRESIDENTS.]




                                PREFACE.


No figure of modern American history appeals so strongly to the
patriotism and love of the American people as William McKinley, and no
volume can have greater interest and value at the present day, or be
more dearly prized, than a history of his life in which every event of
his great career as a noble youth, a gallant soldier, an able lawyer, a
brilliant orator, a grand statesman, a brave patriot and an heroic
martyr is set forth accurately, and in a spirit of love and reverence.

The author of this memorial edition has produced exactly the volume
described.

In graphic words he has described the assassination of President
McKinley. It is a word picture that will linger forever in the memory of
every reader, calling forth sympathy and patriotism on behalf of the
martyr President and undying contempt and horror of the assassin and the
foul and cowardly thing called anarchy. Every detail of that now
historic scene is told so vividly that the reader sees it as if he were
an eye-witness.

McKinley’s gallant fight for life, his cheerfulness, his patience, his
tender solicitude for his invalid wife, his trust in God and all the
beautiful attributes of his grand Christian spirit are recorded with
fidelity to truth and a just appreciation of the nobility of such a
grand character.

Nothing in history is more touching and beautiful than the author’s
description of the death-bed scene of President McKinley—the tender
parting of devoted husband and loving, clinging wife, and the noble
resignation of the dying man to the will of the Creator as expressed in
the last words he uttered, addressed to his sorrowing wife: “God’s will,
not ours, be done!”

Another chapter describes the efforts of surgical and medical science to
save and prolong the life so dear to the nation.

With the closing of the last chapters of that fearful scene at Buffalo,
the painless death and the national funeral services, the author takes
up the boyhood life of William McKinley and follows it step by step, up,
up and ever upward to the very summit of his greatness when he fell a
martyr to liberty and lawful government.

His early Christian training by his noble mother—“Mother McKinley” as
the whole nation learned to call her—who lived to see her boy in the
White House, and all the events which went to shape his character are
depicted with interest.

Next in order is his career as a soldier in the Civil War—in which the
author gives every thrilling incident and exciting experience in which
William McKinley figured during that great struggle. Later, it is told
how in after years he did so much to reunite the sections of his country
and wipe out all bitter memory of that war between brothers.

As a congressman, governor and President, nothing is omitted in this
history that is a part of the life of this great American statesman. The
history of his campaigns and administrations is given in full, together
with his management of the Spanish war, the policy of expansion, the
growth of national commerce and all the other great achievements and
policies that were a part of his life work.

In other words, this volume is exactly what it purports to be, a
COMPLETE life of William McKinley.

The beautiful illustrations in this volume have been made from actual
photographs, and reproduced by the well-known half-tone process. There
are hundreds of scenes of interest in the life, death and funeral of
President McKinley. The pictures of the assassination, the death-bed
scene and the places and people of the great tragedy are true to life in
every particular and have an historic interest and value for every
American citizen.

This volume is in every respect truly a memorial edition of the Complete
Life of William McKinley, whose memory will ever remain in the minds of
loyal Americans inseparably associated with his two fellow
martyr-Presidents, Lincoln and Garfield, and the record of whose
patriotic and noble life is contained herein.




                           TABLE OF CONTENTS.


                               CHAPTER I.

                THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY.

 A graphic and vivid description of the Shooting of the President by
   Leon Czolgosz, an Anarchist, at the Pan-American Exposition,
   Buffalo—Two shots fired from a derringer concealed by the
   assassin under a handkerchief which looked like a
   bandage—Different accounts by eye-witnesses—Assassin seized by
   James F. Parker, a <DW52> man—Saved from the mob by the
   President’s words, “Let no one hurt him”—Scenes among the
   horror-stricken crowds in the Temple of Music—The President taken
   on a gallop to the Emergency Hospital—Description of his
   wounds—How the great man bore the ordeal                           33


                               CHAPTER II.

                  PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S FIGHT FOR LIFE.

 The fateful week at the house of President Milburn of the
   Exposition where President McKinley lay wounded—His coolness,
   bravery and cheerfulness—Physicians and country hopeful—President
   shows signs of recovery—How he was nourished—Scenes in the
   President’s apartment—His sudden relapse—Hopes of the nation
   dashed by the news                                                 41


                              CHAPTER III.

                  DEATHBED SCENE OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY.

 Friends and officials called back—President regains consciousness
   after first relapse—Pathetic parting between the President and
   Mrs. McKinley—The farewell Kiss—“God’s will, not ours, be done,”
   his last words to her—“Nearer My God to Thee”—Dr. Rixey remains
   to the end—Unconscious for hours before dissolution—A Christian
   deathbed scene that will remain forever, a beautiful and
   inspiring memory                                                   57


                               CHAPTER IV.

                       THE STORY OF THE ASSASSIN.

 Description of Czolgosz the assassin—A Pole by birth—Boasted that
   he was an Anarchist and believed in killing the rulers of all
   nations—Became an Anarchist under the teachings of Emma
   Goldman—How and why he went to Buffalo—Followed the President for
   three days seeking an opportunity to kill him—A monstrous
   confession—His father and mother found in Cleveland—Poor and
   ignorant, but nothing known against them—People who knew the
   assassin tell of his belonging to Anarchist clubs and always
   preaching Anarchy                                                  65


                               CHAPTER V.

                EMMA GOLDMAN, WOMAN LEADER OF ANARCHISTS.

 Description of the woman from whom the assassin learned the
   teachings of Anarchy—Text of Emma Goldman’s speech which Czolgosz
   says inflamed him to commit assassination—Emma Goldman’s career
   as an Anarchist in New York and Europe—Her arrest in
   Chicago—Arrest of the “Free Society” branch of Anarchists in
   Chicago                                                            76


                               CHAPTER VI.

                       ANARCHISM AND ITS OBJECTS.

 Definition of anarchy—No two Anarchists agree—Some of the leaders
   who have talked, written and acted anarchy in this country and in
   Europe—A hellish doctrine that has caused many of the world’s
   greatest men to fall by the hands of assassins—Complete history
   of anarchy from Proudhon to the present day—Review of anarchistic
   agitation and murder—Story of the Haymarket assassinations in
   Chicago                                                            89


                              CHAPTER VII.

             SCENES AT BUFFALO FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION.

 Wild anger of the people at the appalling crime—How the assassin
   was guarded against the popular wrath—Grief and anger mingled—The
   location of the Milburn house—The President’s clothes—What he had
   in his pockets—Senator Hanna’s remarkable dream of warning—The
   devotion of Private Secretary Cortelyou                            99


                              CHAPTER VIII.

                       DAYS OF ANXIETY AND SORROW.

 How the American people watched and waited, hoped and prayed while
   the President lay ill—All the civilized world shared in the
   sorrow and anxiety—World-wide grief at the President’s
   death—Rulers of the world eulogize the dead President—Their
   messages of sympathy                                              107


                               CHAPTER IX.

                    PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S LAST SPEECH.

 Greatest speech ever made by the President delivered on the day
   before the assassination—World-wide in its influence and uniting
   the American people in praise of his wise statesmanship—Great
   honors shown the nation’s chief on the day before his
   assassination—Events of a day to be memorable in American history 115


                               CHAPTER X.

                       WILLIAM McKINLEY’S BOYHOOD.

 His Scotch-Irish ancestry—His sturdy sire, William McKinley,
   Sr.—The Christian influence of Mother McKinley, who lived to see
   her boy in the White House—Early occupations of the future
   President—Supporter of Fremont and Lincoln—Early days at Niles
   and Poland, Ohio                                                  123

                               CHAPTER XI.

                 McKINLEY AS A SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR.

 Enlisted as a private and won a commission by gallant and heroic
   conduct—Under fire at Antietam and other historic
   battles—Promoted by General, afterwards President, Hayes—Brave
   and modest—Stories of his experiences in battle                   129


                              CHAPTER XII.

                          McKINLEY IN CONGRESS.

 Elected in the Centennial year—Soon gave evidence of legislative
   ability—Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and leader of
   his party in the Lower House of Congress—Fourteen years of
   memorable work—Some of his memorable speeches and debates—How his
   district was “gerrymandered” in order to defeat him—A marvelous
   legislative record                                                141


                              CHAPTER XIII.

                  McKINLEY’S LIFE WAS PROTECTION’S ERA.

 First champion of Protection for Protection’s sake—Made his policy
   the policy of his party and the nation—Growth of the country’s
   industry—His last speech substituted Reciprocity for Protection   161


                              CHAPTER XIV.

                      McKINLEY AS GOVERNOR OF OHIO.

 Twice chosen as chief executive of his state—First nomination by
   acclamation—A campaign that carried the people with him—Governor
   McKinley and the labor troubles—Always stood for law and order
   and sympathized with honest labor                                 169


                               CHAPTER XV.

                        McKINLEY AS A CAMPAIGNER.

 His winning personality in politics—Believed in the people and knew
   how to convert men to his way of thinking—His methods of
   campaigning—His wonderful knowledge of politics—Campaigns of
   education—McKinley a wonderful speech-maker—Talks to workingmen
   and business men on the lawn at Canton                            177


                              CHAPTER XVI.

                 GOVERNOR McKINLEY’S FINANCIAL TROUBLES.

 In trying to assist a friend his small fortune is swept
   away—Governor McKinley and his wife turn over all of their
   property to meet his obligation—Friends come to the rescue and he
   is relieved from owing any man a cent—The story of how W. R. Day,
   H. H. Kohlsaat, Myron T. Herrick and Marcus A. Hanna stood by
   Governor McKinley in his hour of need—Governor McKinley’s
   attitude above criticism                                          185


                              CHAPTER XVII.

           McKINLEY’S LOYALTY TO SHERMAN, BLAINE AND HARRISON.

 Friendship between three great statesmen—McKinley always an
   enthusiastic Blaine man—His honorable attitude toward the Ohio
   statesman—Thrilling scene in a National convention when delegates
   attempt to stampede to McKinley—How he stopped his own nomination
   for President and brought about the nomination of General
   Harrison by acclamation                                           189


                             CHAPTER XVIII.

                     FIRST NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.

 The sentiment of the people strong for McKinley’s nomination in
   1896—The other candidates—History of the great National
   Republican Convention at St. Louis in 1896—Foraker set the
   delegates wild with his speech nominating McKinley—First ballot
   secures his nomination—Historic political scenes and
   characters—Hobart named for the second place                      195


                              CHAPTER XIX.

                       THE GREAT CAMPAIGN OF 1896.

 Men and issues of a memorable national campaign—William Jennings
   Bryan as McKinley’s opponent—Gold vs. Silver—How the issues were
   stated by leading debaters—Bryan’s speech-making tour—Pilgrimages
   of the people to Canton—McKinley receives thousands of voters at
   his home                                                          213


                               CHAPTER XX.

                         THE SPANISH WAR CLOUD.

 How President McKinley exhausted every means in his power to
   honorably settle the Cuban trouble and avert war with Spain—Brief
   history of the causes leading to the war with Spain—Wisdom and
   patriotism of President McKinley—A war for humanity               221


                              CHAPTER XXI.

            McKINLEY’S OWN STORY OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

 In a celebrated state paper the President reviews the entire
   history of the Spanish war—His able conduct of the war—Every
   great historical detail of the struggle for humanity set forth by
   President McKinley—An historical document that will remain
   forever as a true record of President McKinley’s humane and wise
   statesmanship                                                     227


                              CHAPTER XXII.

                         McKINLEY AND EXPANSION.

 Great amount of territory acquired by the United States under
   President McKinley—The story of American expansion—President’s
   policy toward the people of our new possessions—The greatness of
   President McKinley’s Expansion policy—What it meant to the nation 251


                             CHAPTER XXIII.

        SECOND PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF McKINLEY.

 Complete history of the Philadelphia convention of 1900—McKinley’s
   renomination a foregone conclusion—Senator Wolcott’s great eulogy
   of President McKinley—Theodore Roosevelt named for Vice-President 263

                              CHAPTER XXIV.

               PRESIDENT McKINLEY AND THE CHINESE CRISIS.

 Prompt action by the President following the boxer uprising—Cause
   of the trouble—The siege of Peking—The United States joins the
   powers to rescue the besieged legations—China appeals to the
   United States to prevent the powers from dividing the
   Empire—President McKinley’s attitude results in a just settlement
   of the trouble—A remarkable chapter on President McKinley’s wise
   diplomacy                                                         271


                              CHAPTER XXV.

                   McKINLEY: BUILDER OF A WORLD POWER.

 A complete history of the foreign policy of President McKinley
   during his two administrations—How he built up the nation to be
   one of the great powers of the world—The master work of his life
   was in giving the United States its proper place in the family of
   nations—Results that will rank with those of Washington and
   Lincoln in adding to the greatness of the American nation         281


                              CHAPTER XXVI.

                    PRIVATE LIFE OF WILLIAM McKINLEY.

 A model son and husband—His courtship of Ida Saxton—Their
   marriage—Two children bless the union, only to die in
   infancy—Mrs. McKinley’s health shattered—The “Major’s” devotion
   to his invalid wife—William McKinley, the highest type of
   American manhood, and a model for every American boy and man      293


                             CHAPTER XXVII.

                      McKINLEY’S EULOGY OF LINCOLN.

 Full text of an address delivered by President McKinley on
   President Lincoln’s Birthday anniversary                          298


                             CHAPTER XXVIII.

              PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE.

 The new President sworn in at Buffalo—A simple ceremony tinged with
   the gloom of tragedy—Biography of President Roosevelt, soldier,
   author, statesman—A review of one of the most remarkable careers
   in history                                                        304


                              CHAPTER XXIX.

  GREAT EVENTS OF THE WORLD DURING PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S ADMINISTRATION.

 A chapter of happenings of world-wide importance, many of which
   were influenced by the late President                             321


                              CHAPTER XXX.

                     THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT BUFFALO.

 Private funeral of William McKinley, the man and citizen, held at
   the Milburn house—Touching scenes of last farewell—Simple but
   beautiful services                                                330

                              CHAPTER XXXI.

                       LYING IN STATE AT BUFFALO.

 Body of the President viewed by thousands in the city hall—All
   classes of people present—Italian women remove the shawls from
   their heads—Indians drop flowers on the casket—Eloquent tributes
   of Indian chiefs—Thousands brave a storm and drenching rain to
   gaze on the features of the nation’s beloved dead                 339


                             CHAPTER XXXII.

                    THE FUNERAL TRAIN TO WASHINGTON.

 Thousands line the route—Bells toll, choral societies sing, people
   stand uncovered and reverently bow their heads as the train
