William McKinley

EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, (edited version)

December 21, 1898..

With the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain the future control and government of the Philippine Islands are ceded to the United States. The military government heretofore maintained by the United States in the city of Manila is to be extended with all possible dispatch to the whole of the ceded territory.

In performing this duty the military commander of the United States is enjoined to make known to the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands that the authority of the United States is to be exerted for the securing of the persons and property of the people of the islands and for the confirmation of all their private rights and relations. It will be the duty of the commander of the forces of occupation to announce and proclaim in the most public manner that we come, not as invaders or conquerors, but as friends, to protect the natives in their homes, in their employments, and in their personal and religious rights. All persons who, either by active aid or by honest submission, co-operate with the Government of the United States to give effect to these beneficent purposes will receive the reward of its support and protection. All others will be brought within the lawful rule we have assumed, with firmness if need be, but without severity, so far as possible. Within the absolute domain of military authority, which necessarily is and must remain supreme in the ceded territory until the legislation of the United States shall otherwise provide, the municipal laws of the territory in respect to private rights and property and the repression of crime are to be considered as continuing in force, and to be administered by the ordinary tribunals, so far as practicable. The operations of civil and municipal government are to be performed by such officers as may accept the supremacy of the United States by taking the oath of allegiance, or by officers chosen, as far as practicable, from the inhabitants of the islands. It should be the earnest wish and paramount aim of the military administration to win the confidence, respect, and affection of the inhabitants of the Philippines by assuring them in every possible way that full measure of individual rights and liberties which is the heritage of free peoples, and by proving to them that the mission of the United States is one of BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION

substituting the mild sway of justice and right for arbitrary rule. In the fulfillment of this high mission, supporting the temperate administration of affairs for the greatest good of the governed, there must be sedulously maintained the strong arm of authority, to repress disturbance and to overcome all obstacles to the bestowal of the blessings of good and stable government upon the people of the Philippine Islands under the free flag of the United States.

WILLIAM McKINLEY

he got stuck in a bathtub....

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He was not a friend of the black man--he kept the government from enforcing the 15th Amendment (which gives black people the vote) and didn't do anything to stop lynchings.

Oh, and he managed to make every one of his political patrons mad at him in one way or another.

But to be fair, Taft never actually wanted to be president. He wanted to be Chief Justice of the United States, the job he held for the last nine years of his life.

President William McKinley used the slogan "Remember the Maine."

William McKinley had a fondness for music, particularly patriotic songs that reflected the spirit of his time. He enjoyed playing the harmonica and was known to appreciate the sounds of the era, including popular tunes like "Dixie" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Additionally, during his presidency, he often attended performances, showcasing his interest in music as a form of entertainment and cultural expression.

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He was running against Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan

William McKinley was president of the United States when Puerto Rico became a US Territory. I suppose you could call him the first president of Puerto Rico.

McKinley lived in the state of Ohio before he was president.

In 1900, McKinley's campagin slogan was "A fulldinner pail".

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he was born in Havre De grace, Maryland, but when he was three he moved to St. Louis

no. Roosevelt said that about McKinley

Yes he did. While going into High School he contracted a disease that made him drop out.

Executive agreements continue to be used to shape US foreign policy. In 1900, US President William McKinley used this policy when committing US armed forces. In 1900, he set the tone of US foreign policy by sending 5,000 troops to China. The excuse for this action was that American lives and property were in danger. US troops joined with other imperialists to end the Boxer Rebellion. The Chinese government actually declared war on the US. The US did not return the favor. The major factor there was that US military action was that Congress was never even consulted.

Williams College belongs to the NESCAC .... New England Small College Athletic Conference. The conference plays in the NCAA Division III.

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He did not

After graduating from high school, McKinley first worked as a postal clerk and later taking a job teaching at a school near Poland, Ohio. When the Civil War started, he enlisted (at the age of 18) and served in the Army during the war. After the war ended in 1865, McKinley decided on a career in the law and studied for the bar until he was admitted to the bar (became a practicing lawyer) in March 1867. He invested some of his income to buy some buildings and became a landlord in addition to being a lawyer. His first elected office was prosecuting attorney in Stark County, Ohio. He was defeated for re-election but later was elected to congress as the Representative for Ohio's 17th congressional district. He served in that office most of the time until he was elected governor of Ohio. After leaving office as governor, he basically worked again as a lawyer while setting himself up to run for President - so his jobs were, in order:

Postal clerk

Teacher

Soldier

Lawyer

Landlord (for the rest of his life)

Prosecuting attorney

Lawyer

U.S. Representative

Lawyer

Governor of Ohio

Lawyer

President of the U.S.

About 15-40 dollars. Those certificates were filled out and signed by court clerks, secretarys etc. They are fairly common. I've never seen a certificate actually signed by a president, but I'm not saying they don't exist.

William McKinley, who was fatally shot shortly after giving his lucky flower away

Theodore Roosevelt was at Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains of New York when he received the news of President William McKinley's death. He was on a camping trip with naturalist John Muir at the time. Roosevelt's ascent of Mount Marcy was interrupted by the urgent message that McKinley had succumbed to his injuries from an assassination attempt, leading to Roosevelt's eventual assumption of the presidency.

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