President Donald Trump has brought a historical figure to the forefront in recent months: William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States. McKinley, who was president between 1897 and ...

President William Mckinley, left, sits with his cabinet during a meeting in the White House in this photo dated 1898. (AP Photo) Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for the presidency in 1904. (AP Photo) ...

And it is perhaps appropriate that, in pursuing his heady aims, he should single out for praise and guidance William McKinley of Ohio — a Civil War hero, congressman, and governor twice elected ...

Trump has dubbed McKinley the “tariff king.” McKinley referred to himself as “a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.” In 1890, six years before McKinley’s election as president ...

Campaigning from his front porch in 1896, McKinley emphasized his stance on protectionist tariffs. His opponent, William Jennings Bryan, won the Democratic nomination in large part for his speech ...