PREFACE. The campaign of 1896 was whether a remarkable one we messure it by the magnitude of the by the depth. of interest ieves involved or arousid. I have heer led to undertake the a desire, filt by mysel present work by and expressed by others, to have the more im the campaign put into partant incidunts of рабала permanent four for the convenience of those who have taken part in the Contesh and for the use of thare who shall here after desire to review the shuggle the amount of work done by the advocates of free coinage is bea youd computation and the number of those who took an active part in the contich is too great for exmmeration. These facts, together with th. difficulty of chassing between so many meritorious spuchs, have compelled me to linish quotations to the addurns made. and documents issued, by persons standing or sui officine capacity, and to the principal sperchro delivered by myself. I have addad a ar a brief history of the campaign, including of a discussion the election returers and the significanes thiresh. It has also here thoughts best to now in the silver agitar rate the part Taken by me tion prior to the Chicago Courcition, and, the Publishers, I have in request of at The TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. XXVI. The Bolting Democrats... XXVII. Letters of Acceptance of Republican Candidates. XXVIII. The Democratic Platform........ XXXVI. From Philadelphia to Brooklyn.... XXXVII. In New England.............. XXXVIII. Tammany Hall and Vicinity. XXXIX. Traveling Westward............. XL. Meeting of the Democratic Clubs.. XLI. To Chicago via Tennessee.... XLII. A Trip Through the Northwest.. XLIII. At Minneapolis and Duluth... XLIV. Through the Two Peninsulas... XLV. Among the Buckeyes and Hoosiers.. XLVI. In the Sucker State..... |