The First Battle: A Story of the Campaign of 1896W.B. Conkey Company, 1897 - 630 pages |
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... Congress he was appointed a member of the com- mission which prepared the " Silver Commission Report . " In the Forty - fifth Congress he introduced and secured the passage through the House of a bill similar to the one advocated in the ...
... Congress he was appointed a member of the com- mission which prepared the " Silver Commission Report . " In the Forty - fifth Congress he introduced and secured the passage through the House of a bill similar to the one advocated in the ...
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... Congress secure that repeal without first restoring , at least , the law which the Sherman law repealed ? Then , too , the denunciation contained in the platform is directed against the whole law , not simply against the pur- chase ...
... Congress secure that repeal without first restoring , at least , the law which the Sherman law repealed ? Then , too , the denunciation contained in the platform is directed against the whole law , not simply against the pur- chase ...
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... Congress by the Demo- crats , Populists and Prohibitionists , and in a single speech took a fore- most place among the advocates of free silver . This speech was very widely circulated , both at the time and during the last campaign ...
... Congress by the Demo- crats , Populists and Prohibitionists , and in a single speech took a fore- most place among the advocates of free silver . This speech was very widely circulated , both at the time and during the last campaign ...
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adopted advocates American Arthur Sewall ballot bank believe bill bimetal bimetallism Bryan bullion campaign candidate cent Chairman circulation citizens coin coinage of silver Committee Congress contract creditor currency debts declared delegates demand Democratic party demonetization desire election farmers favor financial policy foreign free and unlimited free coinage friends give gold and silver gold bonds gold dollar gold standard Government honor Illinois increase interest issue labor legal tender legislation Lincoln McKinley meeting metals money question monometallism National Convention Nebraska nomination North Carolina opponents ounce patriotism plank political Populist present President principles prosperity ratio of 16 Republican party secure Senator Sewall Sherman law silver bullion Silver Convention silver dollar Silver party sound money South Dakota speech stand tell ticket tion Treasury notes unconditional repeal United unlimited coinage vote wealth William York