President McKinley
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spending his days at his desk: “Flashed to M’Kinley,” Washington Post, June 22, 1900.
“hastened with a light step”: Ibid.
But he remained only five minutes: Ibid.
“courage and sagacity”: WMcK to MAH, June 22, 1900, HMcCP, Box 3.
“Well, it was a nice little scrap”: MAH to WMcK, June 23, 1900, WMcKP, Reel 10.
Bryan promptly threatened: “Bryan to Rest All on Silver?,” New York Times, July 3, 1900.
“We condemn and denounce”: Democratic national platform, printed in New York Times, July 6, 1900.
“that broad and philosophic sweep”: “The Way of M’Kinley and the Way of Bryan,” New York Times, July 29, 1899.
“Parties do not make issues”: quoted in “Mr. Bryan Explains Change of Issues,” New York Times, August 17, 1900.
Hanna maladroitly uttered: Horner, p. 281.
“Everybody except Mr. Hanna”: quoted in “Bryan Retort to Hanna,” Washington Post, September 22, 1900.
Hanna sought to clarify: “Hanna Explains His Speech,” Washington Post, September 24, 1900.
“irksome”: Leech, In the Days of McKinley, p. 556.
“There is but one issue”: quoted in “Hanna on the ‘One Issue,’ ” New York Times, October 3, 1900.
“despite . . . a movement”: “No Speeches by M’Kinley,” Washington Post, September 22, 1900.
“Major,” yelled one onlooker: quoted in “President Returns to Canton,” Washington Post, September 14, 1900.
“the friendly co-operation”: quoted in “Mr. M’Kinley on Bryanism,” New York Times, October 30, 1900.
143,000 anthracite coal miners: “A Strike Is Declared,” Washington Post, September 13, 1900.
He leveraged his corporate stature: “Hanna’s Part in Settlement,” New York Times, October 19, 1900.
“Any man who would put a straw”: quoted in “Mr. Hanna on the Strike,” New York Times, October 2, 1900.
seventy different documents: Perry Heath to GBC, September 27, 1900, WMcKP, Reel 13.
“four or five other languages”: Perry Heath to GBC, October 1, 1900, WMcKP, Reel 13.
delivered a dozen speeches: “Chicago Hears Roosevelt,” New York Times, October 7, 1900.
“We have got the wolf”: quoted in “Gov. Roosevelt’s Ride across Kansas,” New York Times, July 3, 1900.
he traveled 21,209 miles: “Roosevelt Ends His Tour,” New York Times, November 3, 1900.
“Return to Washington”: quoted in Elmer Dover, dictated statement to J. B. Morrow, September 1905, HMcCP, Box 4.
“They doubted”: Ibid.
“I have taken South Dakota”: quoted in “Hanna Back in Chicago,” New York Times, October 22, 1900.
victory of 292 to 155: Moore, Preimesberger, and Tarr, p. 1:746.
plurality was 859,694: Ibid., p. 2:1569.
gained thirteen House members: Ibid. Other congressional statistics come from the same source.
“It was a vendetta of politics”: “Hanna-Pettigrew Feud,” New York Times, November 18, 1900.
“The president seems more impressed”: Dawes, p. 253.
“I can no longer be called”: quoted in Olcott, p. 2:296.
28. FAMILY AND NATION
“We carry New York”: quoted in “Joy among Republicans,” New York Times, November 7, 1900.
“Tell the boys”: quoted in ibid.
“We have beaten Pettigrew”: quoted in “ ‘Send the News to Hanna,’ ” Washington Post, November 7, 1900.
20,000 residents jammed: “Throng in the Street,” Washington Post, November 7, 1900.
“so densely packed”: Ibid.
the president doffed his hat: “M’Kinley at the Polls,” Washington Post, November 7, 1900.
“unruffled composure”: “The President Unruffled,” Washington Post, November 7, 1900.
“Praise God”: quoted in ibid.
“Fellow-citizens”: quoted in ibid.
“I did not want him to run”: quoted in Anthony, p. 191.
She once took umbrage: Ibid., p. 207.
“the only honest man”: quoted in ibid.
“the American people did not deserve”: quoted in ibid., p. 208.
“Well, I’m glad to hear that”: quoted in ibid.
“I am becoming somewhat anxious”: William Osborne to WMcK, March 22, 1898, WMcKP, Reel 3.
“watch for two Italians”: “Reported Plot to Kill the President,” newspaper clipping, unidentified newspaper, October 3, 1900, WMcKP, Reel 13.
Cortelyou sought to discredit: “The President Goes Driving,” New York Times, October 4, 1900.
“was induced to refrain”: “Reported Plot to Kill the President,” newspaper clipping, unidentified newspaper, October 3, 1900, WMcKP, Reel 13.
“crying like a child”: quoted in GBCD, July 1, 1899.
“temporary weakness”: quoted in ibid.
“extreme mental depression”: Dawes, p. 197.
Ida’s doctors urged her: “Anxiety in Washington,” New York Times, May 16, 1901.
Then, during the trip: Anthony, p. 194.
“take medical charge”: quoted in ibid., p. 187.
“No physician had ever shown”: Ibid., p. 194.
Ida raised such a fuss: Ibid., p. 195.
she refused to fulfill her obligation: Ibid.
“I was never there”: quoted in ibid., p. 201.
“fluttered constantly”: quoted in ibid., p. 199.
“She does not improve”: GBCD, December 19, 1899, Box 52.
issued a stunning opinion: Anthony, p. 200.
“When she wanted a pen”: quoted in ibid., p. 205.
As Christmas approached: GBCD, December 23, 1899, Box 52.
“beautiful vase”: Ibid.
Ida was “delighted”: quoted in ibid.
November 9 Cabinet meeting: “American Foreign Policy,” New York Times, November 10, 1900.
the next Cabinet meeting: “No Change in the Cabinet,” New York Times, November 14, 1900.
“have now returned”: WMcK, speech before Union League, Philadelphia, reprinted in “The President on Election Results,” New York Times, November 25, 1900.
he touted his record: WMcK, Fourth Annual Message, Miller Center.
Wartime legislation had authorized: “To Continue the Present Army,” New York Times, November 23, 1900.
“If you are in favor”: quoted in ibid.
“Let us tell them”: quoted in “Debate on the Army Bill,” New York Times, December 6, 1900.
“military, civil, and judicial powers”: quoted in “The Army Bill Passed,” Washington Post, February 28, 1901.
The requirements included: “Cubans Must Assent,” Washington Post, February 26, 1901.
“Cuba is now independent”: quoted in “Cubans Submit Their Constitution To-Day,” New York Times, February 22, 1901.
“Tell the Secretary”: WMcK, quoted in “Memorandum,” March 2, 1901, unsigned, GBCP, Box 53.
On February 27, the constitutional delegates: “Terms Fixed by Cuba,” Washington Post, February 28, 1901.
might simply dissolve: “Cubans Show Temper,” Washington Post, March 2, 1901.
“Briefly stated”: “Cubans Cannot Shirk,” Washington Post, March 6, 1901.
“cannot be called”: “Gen. MacArthur’s Report,” New York Times, November 12, 1900.
some 2,200 rebels relinquished: “Filipinos Take the Oath,” New York Times, December 4, 1900.
recognized U.S. sovereignty: “Politics in Philippines,” New York Times, December 18, 1900.
insurgent leaders had surrendered: “Filipinos Lay Down Arms,” New York Times, January 15, 1901.
“Conditions rapidly improving”: William Howard Taft to Root, January 9, 1901, WMcKP, Reel 14.
“and are entirely willing to accept”: quoted in “Civil Government for the Philippines,” New York Times, January 26, 1901.
“policy of conciliation”: quoted in Goodwin, p. 269.
“immediately marked for assassination”: quoted in “Civil Government for the Philippines.”
“peaceful industrial progress”: quoted in ibid.
“the most practicable and feasible”: quoted in “Isthmian Canal Report,” New York Times, December 5, 1900.
The two Senate floor amendments: Taliaferro, p. 391.
“absurd, void”: “The Canal Treaty Still Under Fire,” New York Times, December 16, 1900.
“If Great Britain should now reject”: quoted in Taliaferro, p. 391.
“that is, to repudiate”: Hay to WMcK, September 23, 1900, WMcKP, Reel 12.
by a vote of 55 to 18: “Canal Treaty Ratified,” New York Times, December 21, 1900.
“shifting a dangerous responsibility”: quoted in “Comment on Canal Treaty,” New York Times, December 24, 1900.
He signaled his flexibility: Thayer, p. 2:258.
would be $80 million: “Surplus Will Be $80,000,000,” New York Times, November 17, 1900.
At 9:20 p.m. on January 22: Joseph Choate to WMcK, WMcKP, Reel 14.
“would have compelled”: “M’Kinley’s Tribute to Queen,” Washington Post, February 7, 1901.
“We believe that the cause”: quoted in “Salisbury Comments on American Election,” New York Times, November 10, 1900.
“And the title”: quoted in “A New Title for M’Kinley,” Washington Post, February 24, 1901.
“should not feel concerned”: quoted in ibid.
29. BUFFALO
50 percent more: “Ready for Inauguration,” New York Times, March 3, 1901.
“for the cheaper windows”: Ibid.
A bed in a sleeping hall: Ibid.
“Is 50 cents a night”: quoted in ibid.
Some 12,000 people sought tickets: Ibid.
Pennsylvania Station at 4:50: “Mr. Roosevelt’s Quiet Entry,” New York Times, March 3, 1901.
He paid a brief courtesy call: “Men of the Day Meet,” Washington Post, March 4, 1901.
Hanna maintained a stoic demeanor: “Escorted to Capitol,” Washington Post, March 5, 1901.
“magnificently costumed”: “Inauguration: McKinley and Roosevelt Installed with Fitting Honors,” Washington Post, March 5, 1901.
“We belong to a young nation”: Theodore Roosevelt, inaugural address as vice president, March 4, 1901, www.theodore-roosevelt.com/images/research/speeches/trinauguralvicepresident.pdf.
“high-hatted, long-coated”: “Inauguration: McKinley and Roosevelt Installed with Fitting Honors.”
40,000 strong: Ibid.
“unwelcome freight of moisture”: Ibid.
“The national verdict of 1896”: WMcK, inaugural address, March 4, 1901, Bartleby, http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres41.html.
“a gathering of well-bred people”: “In Fairyland,” Washington Post, March 5, 1901.
“high in the neck”: Ibid.
“It is noticeable”: Ibid.
The president devoted March 5: “First of His New Term,” Washington Post, March 6, 1901.
“particularly striking”: “From the Baltimore American,” Washington Post, March 6, 1901, reprint of Baltimore American editorial, “Mr. M’Kinley’s Inaugural.”
“with more than ordinary authority”: “From the New York Tribune,” Washington Post, March 6, 1901, reprint of New York Tribune editorial.
“smooth and dulcet”: “From the Philadelphia Record,” Washington Post, March 6, 1901, reprint of Philadelphia Record editorial.
“No casualties our side”: MacArthur to Corbin, received March 28, 1901, in Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain, p. 2:1262.
“Funston, this is a desperate undertaking”: quoted in Silbey, A War of Frontier and Empire, p. 176.
“The complete termination”: Emilio Aguinaldo, “To the Philippine People,” reprinted in MacArthur to Corbin, received April 10, 1901, in Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain, p. 2:1267.
“But he will promise”: Murat Halstead to WMcK, April 5, 1901, WMcKP, Reel 15.
“Washington, Tell, Joan of Arc”: Twain, “Thirty Thousand Killed a Million.”
“unwilling to proceed”: quoted in Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley, p. 247.
“seize all occasions”: quoted in ibid.
“ultra-protectionist”: “President’s Tariff Views,” New York Times, May 31, 1901.
“It is asserted”: “Uneasy about Tariff,” New York Times, June 16, 1901.
“home on the rails”: Anthony, p. 225.
“Do you know that you”: quoted in Rixey and Braisted, p. 239.
When Ida heard about it: Anthony, p. 226. The following descriptions and quotes regarding Ida on this trip are from this source.
drafted a statement renouncing: GBCD, June 10, 1901, Box 53.
“strange or ridiculous”: quoted in ibid.
I regret that the suggestion: WMcK, statement issued June 11, 1901, reprinted in “President Does Not Want a Third Term,” New York Times, June 12, 1901.
convention voted 15 to 14: “Accept Platt Amendment,” New York Times, May 29, 1901.
McKinley hurriedly called an emergency meeting: “Cuban Problems Serious,” New York Times, May 31, 1901.
“exorbitant” indemnity demands: Hay to William Rockhill, May 9, 1901, WMcKP, Reel 15.
“indubitable evidence”: Hay to WMcK, July 18, 1901, WMcKP, Reel 16.
“It is, therefore, within the constitutional power”: quoted in “Senator Foraker’s View,” New York Times, May 28, 1901.
The new language formally abrogated: Leech, In the Days of McKinley, p. 514.
“I am profoundly gratified”: quoted in Taliaferro, p. 405.
“A wise diplomacy”: quoted in “Pauncefote’s Diplomacy,” Washington Post, July 19, 1901.
“United States Steel Corporation”: “Gigantic Steel Monopoly,” New York Times, June 15, 1901.
Salt producers were developing: “First International Trust Forming,” New York Times, June 25, 1901.
bituminous coal industry: “Morgan’s Coal Trust,” Washington Post, July 2, 1901.
Wall Street share prices: Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley, p. 248.
“This trust question”: quoted in ibid., p. 249.
“a collection of data”: quoted in ibid.
“in his best mood”: Dawes, p. 274. This diary entry captures the full description of the Canton visit.
He hung out in a working-class saloon: Miller, The President and the Assassin, p. 32.
“I never had much luck”: “Career of Assassin,” Washington Post, September 8, 1901.
“the queen of anarchy”: Halstead, The Illustrious Life of William McKinley, p. 36.
“She set me on fire”: quoted in “Career of Assassin.”
pursued his deadly purpose: Halstead, The Illustrious Life of William McKinley, p. 36.
.32 caliber pistol: “Official Report of the Case of President McKinley,” American Journal of the Medical Sciences, October 19, 1901, p. 505.
When a small girl: Halstead, The Illustrious Life of William McKinley, p. 36.
“Am I shot?”: quoted in ibid., p. 38.
“I fear you are”: quoted in ibid.
“My wife”: quoted in Olcott, p. 2:316.
“Let no one hurt him”: quoted in ibid.
eighteen minutes after four: “Official Report of the Case of President McKinley,” p. 503.
whispered the Lord’s Prayer: Leech, In the Days of McKinley, p. 596.
completed by 6:50 p.m.: “Official Report of the Case of President McKinley,” p. 507.
“Tell me all”: quoted in Anthony, p. 245.
“Went to Niagra [sic] Falls”: quoted in ibid.
“somewhat encouraging”: “Feared by Doctors,” Washington Post, September 8, 1901.
“his mind was clear”: “Official Report of the Case of President McKinley,” p. 512.
“The President’s condition”: Ibid., p. 516.
“It is useless, gentlemen”: quoted in Leech, In the Days of
McKinley, p. 600.
“Good-bye”: quoted in ibid., p. 601.
“It is God’s way”: quoted in ibid.
“I want to go with you”: quoted in Anthony, p. 250.
“We are all going”: quoted in ibid.
He died at 2:15: “Official Report of the Case of President McKinley,” p. 517.
EPILOGUE
“a solemn pledge”: Goodwin, p. 280.
“In this hour of deep”: quoted in ibid.
“I am President”: quoted in ibid., p. 281.
100,000 people filed by: “William McKinley,” Wikipedia.
In Canton, another 100,000: Ibid.
a million schoolchildren: Ibid.
Twenty Ohio schools: Ibid.
believed McKinley would loom large: Phillips, p. 161.
ranked variously at 15th, 16th: Merry, Where They Stand, p. 244.
“one of the more successful”: Lichtman and DeCell, p. 185.
“made their country a world power”: Zimmermann, part of book subtitle.
“consciously masterminded”: Ibid., p. 10.
“by flashes or whims”: quoted in Merry, “The Odd Couple.”
“the bride at every wedding”: quoted in ibid.
“a flubdub with a streak”: quoted in Cowan, p. 20.
“a better president than McKinley”: quoted in ibid.
“the first modern president”: Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley, chapter heading, p. 231.
“His reliance on manipulation”: Morgan, William McKinley and His America, p. 405.
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Adams, Henry, 158, 351
Adams, John Quincey, 76, 484
Adams, Samuel Francis, 361
Adee, Alvey A., 217, 336
African Americans, 47, 53, 164, 391–92
voting rights of, 106
Afro-American Council, 391–92
Agoncillo, Felipe, 336
agriculture, 79, 81, 82, 106, 232
Western drought and, 94
Agriculture Department, U.S., 155, 157
Aguinaldo, Emilio, 327, 329–30, 370, 382, 403, 438, 459