IN THE UNITED STATES

BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES SINCE THE FOUND-
ATION OF THE GOVERNMENT; TOGETHER WITH A CONSIDER-
ATION OF THE CONDITIONS ATTENDING THEIR
FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT; AND

WITH A REPRINT OF THE SEVERAL

PARTY PLATFORMS

BY

JAMES H. HOPKINS

FORMERLY REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM PENNSYLVANIA

G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS

NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1900

LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS

COPYRIGHT, 1900

BY

JAMES H. HOPKINS

The knickerbocker Press, New York