William McKinley

Family

Parents

William McKinley Sr. & Nancy Allison

Siblings

David (29), Anna (32), James (33), Mary (35), Helen (38), Sarah (40),

Abigail, (45), and Abner (47)

Wife: Ida Saxxton McKinley (47-07)

Children:

Ida (April 73- August 73)

Katherine (71-75)

Common

Information

Election

Most supported in cities, Northeast, Upper Midwest, and Pacific Coast

Had 11x the funding of William Bryan, because of his lack of fundng Bryan mostly just gave a bunch of speeches to campaign

McKinley promoted pluralism, the gold standard (monetary systemwhere paper money value is linked

directly with gold) , and industrial growth, gaining the support of the working class and farmers ultimately winning him the election.

Conducted "Front Porch Campaign" where he didn't leave his home in Ohio, crowds of spectators came to his home to meet him where they were given sandwhiches and beer while talking over issues

Won the election with 271 electoral and 7,105,144 popular vote (vs 176 and 6,370,897 for Bryan)

Election, Cabinet,

& Bills

Challenges

Bimetallism-

Bimetallism is a system that uses two metals as a currency with

a faixed ratio to each other. McKinley pursued an international

agreement for inclusion of both gold and silver for currency

with support from other countries, but when this failed he

began pursuing gold-based currency, eventually signing the

Gold Standard Act in 1900

Race Relations-

After the civil war ended 30 years prior to McKinley's

presidency, slavery was abolished. Even though it was

abolished, racism and segregation were a big problem, along

with anti-black violence in the South. These issues and trying

to reduce them were something McKinley had to deal with

throughout his entire presidency.

Civil Services-

Because of the great reform issue in the 1870s and 80s, McKinley

chose middle ground. Republicans were upset with former Prsident

Grover Clevland exansion of the merit list of office holders. McKinley

eventually bowed to Republican pressure and removed about 4,000

positions from the list. After this, McKinley recieved more critism about

how he as controlled by his managers.

6 Roles

Chief of State-

He presided over our victory in the Spanish American war, gained

control over hawaii and Porto Rico, restored prosperity after a

depression, and raised protective tariffs to boost Amrican economy.

Chief Executive-

Removing 4,000 positions from the merit lst of office holders, had

many executive orders, many of them amending civil service rules.

Chief Diplomat-

Acted as Cheif Diplomat with his success in the Spanish-American

War, freeing Cuba from Spain, taking ownership of Hawaii, and

buying the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

Commander in Chief-

During the Spanish-American war, McKinley gave several executive

orders that lead to the U.S.' victory in Cuba and the Philippines.

Chief Legislator-

Part of being Chief Legislator is signing bills into laws. Some of the

bills that McKinle signed were the Dingly Tariff Law and Erdman

Arbitration Act. Another act he had as chief legislator was the

annexation of Hawaii

Chief of Party-

William McKinley led a realignment that made the Republican party

laregy dominant in the industrial states until arond the 1930s.

6

Presidential Roles

Accomplishments & Legacy

• Accomplishments
• Saw victory in the Spanish-American War
• Gained Hawaii Puerto Rice, the Philippines, and Cuba
• Brought the country back from a deep depression
• Boosted the American economy with protective tariffs
• Protected mannufacturers and factory workers from foreign competators
• Secured the Gold Standard Act

• Legacy
• At first, McKinley was thought to be a very mediocre president, but he proved to be a forceful official. His bills, policies, and laws mproved and protected the people of the United States. He pressured Congress to support his policies, and it worked. Because of this, our country was able to improve, and it could've continued to improve if it weren't for his assassination.

Accomplisments & Legacy