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Was 25th President?
The inscription on the corner stone of the McKinley birthplace memorial, recently dedicated, which refers to McKinley as the 25th president of the United States, will probably stand in spite of the protest made against the inscription as erroneous. C. F. Stokey of Canton started the opposition and filed the protest with J. G. Butler jr., the president of the memorial association. His claim was that McKinley was the 24th president instead of the 25th. President Butler referred the protest to James Boyle, member of the state tax commission, who was President McKinley's secretary when he was governor of the state. Mr. Boyle has addressed a long letter to President Butler on the subject showing that the difference depends upon the fact that the two terms of President Cleveland were not consecutive, but separated by the administration of President Harrison. Many persons count those two Cleveland terms as two administrations, just as though they had been served by different persons as presidents. Counting them thus McKinley is the 25th president; but counting them ss but two terms of the same administration, he is but the 24th president. In any event, McKinley was the 24th person to reach the president's office. Mr. Boyle's advice is to let the inscription remain as chiseled on the memorial.
The inscription on the corner stone of the McKinley birthplace memorial, recently dedicated, which refers to McKinley as the 25th president of the United States, will probably stand in spite of the protest made against the inscription as erroneous. C. F. Stokey of Canton started the opposition and filed the protest with J. G. Butler jr., the president of the memorial association. His claim was that McKinley was the 24th president instead of the 25th. President Butler referred the protest to James Boyle, member of the state tax commission, who was President McKinley's secretary when he was governor of the state. Mr. Boyle has addressed a long letter to President Butler on the subject showing that the difference depends upon the fact that the two terms of President Cleveland were not consecutive, but separated by the administration of President Harrison. Many persons count those two Cleveland terms as two administrations, just as though they had been served by different persons as presidents. Counting them thus McKinley is the 25th president; but counting them ss but two terms of the same administration, he is but the 24th president. In any event, McKinley was the 24th person to reach the president's office. Mr. Boyle's advice is to let the inscription remain as chiseled on the memorial.
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The inscription on the corner stone of the McKinley birthplace memorial
I looked briefly for an picture of this online, and didn't get one.
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C. F. Stokey of Canton started the opposition and filed the protest with J. G. Butler jr., the president of the memorial association. His claim was that McKinley was the 24th president instead of the 25th.
This really makes me feel like my great-grandfather's great-granddaughter. I can imagine my family sitting around arguing this point, with lots of jokes, although of course Papa Charles was taking this seriously. And remember, Papa Charles claimed McKinley as a friend.
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President Butler referred the protest to James Boyle, member of the state tax commission, who was President McKinley's secretary when he was governor of the state.
I don't understand how President McKinley's secretary could be trusted to make an impartial decision on this subject.
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Papa Charles died 9 days after this item was published. I suppose his protest was filed weeks earlier, but it's still interesting to see this item so close to his death.
The inscription on the corner stone of the McKinley birthplace memorial
I looked briefly for an picture of this online, and didn't get one.
2.
C. F. Stokey of Canton started the opposition and filed the protest with J. G. Butler jr., the president of the memorial association. His claim was that McKinley was the 24th president instead of the 25th.
This really makes me feel like my great-grandfather's great-granddaughter. I can imagine my family sitting around arguing this point, with lots of jokes, although of course Papa Charles was taking this seriously. And remember, Papa Charles claimed McKinley as a friend.
3.
President Butler referred the protest to James Boyle, member of the state tax commission, who was President McKinley's secretary when he was governor of the state.
I don't understand how President McKinley's secretary could be trusted to make an impartial decision on this subject.
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Papa Charles died 9 days after this item was published. I suppose his protest was filed weeks earlier, but it's still interesting to see this item so close to his death.
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