[5][6] Its dedication ceremony attracted about 50,000 people, some of whom were injured when the crowd attempted to grab pieces of ribbon and bunting as souvenirs.

[2][7] The 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) bronze statue depicts McKinley standing in a long Prince Albert coat, waistcoat, and trousers, holding papers in his left hand, as if delivering a speech.

"[8] Wings extending to either side of the pedestal bear further inscriptions, quoting a speech delivered by McKinley in at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on September 5, 1901, the day before he was assassinated: "Let us ever remember that our / interest is in concord, not con/flict; and that our real emin/ence rests in the victories of / peace, not those of war."

(left) and "Our earnest prayer is that God / will graciously vouch safe pros/perity, happiness and peace to all / our neighbors, and like blessings to all peoples and the powers of earth."

"[8] Lower wings continue to form a curved exedra with a 100 ft (30 m) long bench, terminating with sculptural groups representing Peace (woman and girl, left) and Prosperity (man and boy, right).