The Life of William McKinleyP. W. Ziegler & Company, 1901 - 480 pages |
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Page 81
... effects of McKinley's first administration were marvelous . The total money in circulation on July 1 , 1896 , was $ 1,509,725,206 . Four years later under McKinley that had increased to $ 2,062,425,496 , and on February 1 , 1901 , the ...
... effects of McKinley's first administration were marvelous . The total money in circulation on July 1 , 1896 , was $ 1,509,725,206 . Four years later under McKinley that had increased to $ 2,062,425,496 , and on February 1 , 1901 , the ...
Page 87
... effect . When the celebrated Mills bill came up before the House , D. C. Haskill , who served with McKinley on the Ways and Means Committee , asked especially for the honor of closing the debate . The arrangement was made , therefore ...
... effect . When the celebrated Mills bill came up before the House , D. C. Haskill , who served with McKinley on the Ways and Means Committee , asked especially for the honor of closing the debate . The arrangement was made , therefore ...
Page 88
... effect on the thought of the day , but are for the future as well . One who knew him well described him as follows : " ( Quiet , dignified , modest , considerate of others ; ever mindful of the long service of the leaders of his party ...
... effect on the thought of the day , but are for the future as well . One who knew him well described him as follows : " ( Quiet , dignified , modest , considerate of others ; ever mindful of the long service of the leaders of his party ...
Page 130
... industrial pursuits , and as a result several salutary laws to such effect were put upon the statute books . When destitution and distress prevailed among the miners of the Hocking Valley , he 130 AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS TARIFF BILL .
... industrial pursuits , and as a result several salutary laws to such effect were put upon the statute books . When destitution and distress prevailed among the miners of the Hocking Valley , he 130 AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS TARIFF BILL .
Page 133
... effect secured the endorsement of the Senate only . The relations between the United States and Spain were severely strained throughout the year 1897 because of the brutal manner in which the efforts to restore Spanish domination in ...
... effect secured the endorsement of the Senate only . The relations between the United States and Spain were severely strained throughout the year 1897 because of the brutal manner in which the efforts to restore Spanish domination in ...
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Page 303 - O GoD, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.
Page 296 - E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me ; Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! 2 Though, like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, — Nearer to Thee...
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Page 150 - Union and to recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient...
Page 408 - How humble, yet how hopeful, he could be ; How, in good fortune and in ill, the same ; Nor bitter in success, nor boastful he, Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame.
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Page 296 - Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be. Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
Page 408 - Yes: he had lived to shame me from my sneer, To lame my pencil, and confute my pen; To make me own this hind of princes peer, This rail-splitter a true-born king of men.
Page 171 - Alliance, or a better system ; also by payments in discharge of its obligations for public improvements. 1. We demand free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1.