William McKinley

"Principles Must Always Lead"

De: Robert Ingraaham

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

William McKinley is known today as the champion of high protective tariffs. That is most certainly true, and the McKinley Presidency was the zenith of the Era of Protection. But he was much more. Anti-imperial, anti-Wall street, the champion of trade unions and working-class Americans, the ally and last defender of voting and citizenship rights for black Americans and much more. His administration was the Apex of the American System of Economics, but as was the case with Abraham Lincoln, the essence of McKinley is not to be found in his policies alone. It is in examining his character and his devotion to the principles of the American Revolution that the true McKinley emerges. The often over-looked question is not "What did a man do?" but rather "Why did he do it?" This work examines the Principles that motivated almost every action that McKinley took as a Congressman, a Governor and as the President of the United States. In 1901 McKinley was the most dangerous man in the world for the forces of oligarchy and empire. His assassination was a catastrophic turning point in American history. Studying his life, his actions and his beliefs is revelatory.