The Battle of 1900: An Official Hand-book for Every American Citizen. Republican Issues by L. White Busbey, Prohibition Issues by Oliver W. Stewart, Democratic Issues by Willis J. Abbot, Populist Issues by Dr. Howard S. Taylor. Endorsed by the PartiesMonarch, 1900 - 544 pages Issues and platforms of all parties, with portraits and biographies of the leaders, including the lives of the presidential candidates. |
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Page 42
... demand for William McKinley , then Governor of Ohio , to speak in all parts of the country , and everywhere he went he was hailed as the next President of the United States . Major McKinley had several times had the tempting offer of ...
... demand for William McKinley , then Governor of Ohio , to speak in all parts of the country , and everywhere he went he was hailed as the next President of the United States . Major McKinley had several times had the tempting offer of ...
Page 43
... demand that no delegate who would not cast a re- flection upon me , shall cast a ballot for me . " Major McKinley remained steadfast in his position , and when Blaine's letter came reiterating his refusal to be a candidate , the ...
... demand that no delegate who would not cast a re- flection upon me , shall cast a ballot for me . " Major McKinley remained steadfast in his position , and when Blaine's letter came reiterating his refusal to be a candidate , the ...
Page 108
... demand of the party . Governor Roosevelt lives at Oyster Bay , Long Island , where he has an unassuming house near the sea , filled with books and hunting tro- phies typical of the man . In 1886 he married Miss Edith Kermir Carow and ...
... demand of the party . Governor Roosevelt lives at Oyster Bay , Long Island , where he has an unassuming house near the sea , filled with books and hunting tro- phies typical of the man . In 1886 he married Miss Edith Kermir Carow and ...
Page 111
... demands upon them , and they right- fully expect that not only a system of revenue shall be established that will secure the largest income with the least burden but that every means will be taken to decrease , rather than increase ...
... demands upon them , and they right- fully expect that not only a system of revenue shall be established that will secure the largest income with the least burden but that every means will be taken to decrease , rather than increase ...
Page 113
... demands of the United States that peace should be restored in the island , and also indif- ferent to the demand that American citizens in Cuban prisons should be released . It was a question that could not be ignored , and President ...
... demands of the United States that peace should be restored in the island , and also indif- ferent to the demand that American citizens in Cuban prisons should be released . It was a question that could not be ignored , and President ...
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Page 211 - The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
Page 346 - The Inhabitants of the Territories which His Catholic Majesty cedes to the United States by this Treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the Federal Constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights and immunities of the Citizens of the United States.
Page 244 - It is evident that if the opportunity for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 had still existed, there would have been another sudden change in the actual monetary standard.
Page 177 - ... regulations in force, and with only such intermission as may result from the necessities of the service. Prizes shall be in all respects subject to the same rules as vessels of war of the belligerents.
Page 28 - ... encourage the development of the industrial interests of the whole country ; and we commend that policy of national exchanges which secures to the workingmen liberal wages, to agriculture remunerating prices, to mechanics and manufacturers an adequate reward for their skill, labor and enterprise, and to the nation commercial prosperity and independence.
Page 502 - The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind, and the possessors of these in turn despise the Republic and endanger liberty.
Page 319 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 334 - I hate it because of the monstrous injustice of slavery itself. I hate it because it deprives our republican example of its just influence in the world; enables the enemies of free institutions, with plausibility, to taunt us as hypocrites...
Page 212 - That the new dogma, that the constitution, of its own force, carries slavery into any or all of the territories of the United States...
Page 345 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal Constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.