Excerpt from Book of the Royal Blue, Vol. 5 Mr. Mckinley in his official capacity represented more that is dear to human progress than any other personage or any potentate on the planet. He, moreover, illustrated in his own career the grandeur of those multiform and inspiring opportunities which the genius of our govern ment offers to every child cradled within the limits of our domain. His early poverty did not stand in the way of his later preferment. He expanded the circle of his narrow circumstances by the faithful performance of every duty that fell to his lot, until at last it embraced the good will and confidence of a whole people, who gladly thrust upon him the high honors and responsibilities of their chief executive. He had but one rule, to be true to his God, his country and his own ideal of a noble character, and if as a consequence he won renown it was because he deserved it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.