MCKINLEY WILLIAM Autograph Letter Signed WmMcKinley as Presi

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"THE LIFE OF THE NEWSPAPER MAN…I KNOW YOU WILL MAKE IT…ELEVATING" MCKINLEY, WILLIAM. Autograph Letter Signed, "WmMcKinley," as President Elect, to "Gentlemen of the Press" including David G. Baillie, declining their invitation to attend a farewell dinner and praising the character of the "newspaper man." 1 page, 4to, personal stationery; moderate offsetting overall, minor smudging to text at side edges affecting a few words, folds. With the original envelope. Canton, OH, 24 February 1897

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". . . Whatever have been your embarrassments of the year, during the campaign or after, since first our acquaintance and association began, I cheerfully bear witness to your uniform courtesy and consideration, and especially to your great industry, in the work devolving upon you. The life of the newspaper man is always busy, and I know you will make it useful and elevating . . . ."
With--Champ Clark. Typed Letter Signed, as Speaker of the House of Representatives, to David G. Baillie, answering his question, "What is Americanism?," by writing that "it is love of country, . . . coupled with a firm and unyielding belief in our free institutions." 1 page, 4to, "Speaker's Room" stationery. Washington, 8 April 1912.