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"The foremost champion of protection" is William McKinley reported the press in 1894. The congenial Republican replaced fellow Ohioan James Garfield on Ways and Means in 1880. Nine years later, losing a race for the Speaker's job, he took over Ways and Means and authored a new tariff bill. The McKinley Tariff of 1890 inaugurated the highest protectionist rates in history to that time. It also included America's first tariff reciprocity provision. Voters upset over the high tariff turned McKinley out of Congress. After serving as governor of Ohio, McKinley was brought back to national office in 1897 as the 25th President. |
