McKinley, Bryan, and the PeopleLippincott, 1964 - 222 pages In 1896 William Jennings Bryan represented free-silver and the farm tradition of the Jeffersonian Democrats; Republican McKinley represented big business and industry. Professor Glad discusses in detail the economic issues, the personalities of the candidates, the rise of the Populist party, regional forces, the rural-urban conflict, campaign strategy, and the voting patterns. He examines the implications of McKinley's triumph, and the emergence of new forces and new voices which became more powerful in the twentieth century. |
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Page 89
... Association , which had been organized eight years earlier by the heads of twenty - four railroads . At the A.R.U. convention in June , Debs urged caution . But members voted to boycott Pullman cars and to close shops at St. Louis and ...
... Association , which had been organized eight years earlier by the heads of twenty - four railroads . At the A.R.U. convention in June , Debs urged caution . But members voted to boycott Pullman cars and to close shops at St. Louis and ...
Page 90
... Association was not to be thwarted by striking workmen . When workers refused to move Pull- man cars , the railroads refused to run trains . This meant that gov- ernment intervention could be justified on grounds that the strike ...
... Association was not to be thwarted by striking workmen . When workers refused to move Pull- man cars , the railroads refused to run trains . This meant that gov- ernment intervention could be justified on grounds that the strike ...
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... Association , explained why he could not help the Major . " To Reed , Allison , and Quay this Association is under heavy obligation , " he wrote . It would be " an ungracious act in us " if the association entered the field against such ...
... Association , explained why he could not help the Major . " To Reed , Allison , and Quay this Association is under heavy obligation , " he wrote . It would be " an ungracious act in us " if the association entered the field against such ...
Contents
Of Myths and Men | 13 |
Myths and Realities | 32 |
Farmers Organize | 51 |
Copyright | |
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