1896 THE GREAT CAMPAIGN OR Political Struggles OF PARTIES, LEADERS AND ISSUES COVERING EVERY PHASE OF THE VITAL QUESTIONS OF THE DAY; PROTECTION; THE INCLUDING Platforms of all Parties and Biographies TOGETHER WITH A PORTRAIT GALLERY OF NATIONAL CELEBRITIES-COM THE WHOLE FORMING A Complete Handbook of Political Information BY LAWRENCE F. PRESCOTT LOYAL PUBLISHING CO. PUBLISHERS. 10865 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1896, by G. W. BERTRON, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at. Washington, D. C. All Rights Reserved. PREFACE. THIS comprehensive volume treats fully every great issue, every party and every question, that enter into the political campaign of 1896. It attacks no man's creed and upholds the banner of no party; but placing every party and its principles, with its leaders, upon its own platform, and bringing the several parties, platforms and champions in their true light before the mind of the reader, the intelligent citizen will, in this book, be enabled to view and compare them side by side and judge of their respective claims upon his vote as an American citizen. A vast storehouse of truth, plain, simple and unvarnished, makes this book an unequalled source of information upon the great issues of this campaign, suited to the wants of every voter irrespective of party and without partisan bias. It tells the story of former Presidents, political parties and statesmen, and shows the causes of their successes and failures. In the light of the past and the revelations of truth as here set forth, the voter is enabled to gain a clearer view of the situation and to cast his vote intelligently and wisely upon the great issues of "High Protection " versus "Tariff for Revenue Only," "A Gold Standard of Currency" versus "Bimetallism and the Free and Unlimited L FI |