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188 in moderate circumstances, and no one could ever accuse him of using his political influence to enrich himself.

In a work of this kind, prepared especially for the inspiration of our young people, it is needless to go into the details of Governor McKinley's administration while occupying the gubernatorial chair of Ohio. Suffice it to say that he kept his promise to do his best, and affairs were administered wisely and economically and honorably. To a great degree he was an advocate of the rights of labor as well as of capital, and it was partly due to his efforts that a State Board of Arbitration was established, whereby employers and employees might settle their differences without strikes or violence.

So greatly were his friends pleased by his work that when it came time to elect a governor again, they placed him in nomination by acclamation. Again there was a spirited canvass, but now everybody knew the governor and knew what he was doing for them, and when the balloting came to an end it was found that he was reëlected by over eighty thousand majority, one of