I been reading Karl Rove's book," The Triumph of Will McKinley" and come across a situation that shows how difference between Trump and McKinley,who unlike Trump was man of honor. Trump has declared bankruptcy 4 times hurting many people. McKinley when was Governor of Ohio co-sign a friends loan.The friend Robert Walker use the signature to get many loans from banks, he declare bankruptcy,henceforth, McKinley was on hook for $100,000 quite sum in 1880's. McKinley promise to pay all the creditors off, he said he would leave politics go back to law to earn the money. It would bankrupted him. McKinley friends started a trust fund to pay off the bad loans and it was paid off, many donations were small maybe five dollars from somebody served with him in Antietam.
And when McKinley conformed Walker according to Rove's book on page 98" When the Major (McKinley) saw, walker,bedridden and crying in anguish, McKinley comforted him, saying " Have courage, Robert have courage! Everything will come out all right."
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