William McKinley (A Life)
Dennis Lee Nowicki
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On January 29, 1843 In a Niles, Ohio home was born William McKinley He graduated from a seminary at 16 Then, student, teacher, and a postal clerk in between He served, and became a major in the Civil War Then, law became his calling, in '67, passed the bar William met Ida, they wed in 1871 Then came two daughters, Kate and Ida, both died very young In '77, he won US rep from Ohio Then, four years as Ohio's governor, then, he'd go For the '96 nomination for the Prez And win with the help of his friend, Hanna's resources William McKinley, President number 25 His focus was on helping American industry thrive William's tariffs and Gold Standard were his policies To help a strong government build the nation's industries In '98, over Cuba, we went to war with Spain We won, the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, our domain With China, he began an Open Door Policy To help the US position in world markets easily In '01, William was re-elected president He toured the country, stopping at a World's Expo event Shots rang out, William was hit, but didn't die at the scene 'Twas not the bullets that killed him, but the onset of gangrene William helped businesses grow domestically He's on the $500 dollar bill, a valuable memory
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