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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... gold or silver . The issue is made and now only the voters can decide . They must decide whether they want to con- tinue the prosperity which has smiled upon them during this adminis- tration or go back to the uncertainty of a ...
... gold or silver . The issue is made and now only the voters can decide . They must decide whether they want to con- tinue the prosperity which has smiled upon them during this adminis- tration or go back to the uncertainty of a ...
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... gold and equal to the best money in the world . In fact American money is at a premium now in nearly every country in the world . It has , through wise and liberal homestead laws , changed the great plains of the West from the herding ...
... gold and equal to the best money in the world . In fact American money is at a premium now in nearly every country in the world . It has , through wise and liberal homestead laws , changed the great plains of the West from the herding ...
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... gold sold at par in New York . It was first sold at a premium January 13 , 1862 , and it reached its highest rate , $ 2.85 , on July 11 , 1864 . The campaign of 1880 for the Republican nomination was the great- est political battle ever ...
... gold sold at par in New York . It was first sold at a premium January 13 , 1862 , and it reached its highest rate , $ 2.85 , on July 11 , 1864 . The campaign of 1880 for the Republican nomination was the great- est political battle ever ...
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... gold and silver coinage ; and demanded the restoration of the money to its old - time strength and efficiency . Blaine was defeated and Grover Cleveland became President . In 1888 Benjamin Harrison was nominated for President and Levi P ...
... gold and silver coinage ; and demanded the restoration of the money to its old - time strength and efficiency . Blaine was defeated and Grover Cleveland became President . In 1888 Benjamin Harrison was nominated for President and Levi P ...
Page 34
... gold standard . " President McKinley was elected by the largest pop- ular vote ever given to a candidate . His administration has redeemed all Republican pledges made in his platform . He called an extra session of Congress within ten ...
... gold standard . " President McKinley was elected by the largest pop- ular vote ever given to a candidate . His administration has redeemed all Republican pledges made in his platform . He called an extra session of Congress within ten ...
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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.