The First Battle: A Story of the Campaign of 1896W.B. Conkey Company, 1898 - 629 pages |
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... desire to state that this book will appear under no other title than “ The First Battle , " copyrighted by William J. Bryan and bearing the imprint of W. B. Conkey Company . THE PUBLISHERS . PREFACE . The campaign of 1896 was a ...
... desire to state that this book will appear under no other title than “ The First Battle , " copyrighted by William J. Bryan and bearing the imprint of W. B. Conkey Company . THE PUBLISHERS . PREFACE . The campaign of 1896 was a ...
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... desire , filt by myselle and expressed by others , to have the more inv partant incidunts of the campaign put into permanent form for the convenience of those who have taken part in the contest and for the use of thare who shall ...
... desire , filt by myselle and expressed by others , to have the more inv partant incidunts of the campaign put into permanent form for the convenience of those who have taken part in the contest and for the use of thare who shall ...
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... desire to record my appreciation of the work which they have done , my esteem for them as public men and my gratitude to them for their many acts of kindness to me , both before and since my nomination . In giving an account of my ...
... desire to record my appreciation of the work which they have done , my esteem for them as public men and my gratitude to them for their many acts of kindness to me , both before and since my nomination . In giving an account of my ...
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... desire to seem , rather than to be , is one of the faults which our age , as well as other ages , must deplore . Appearance too often takes the place of reality - the stamp of the coin is there , and the glitter of the gold , but ...
... desire to seem , rather than to be , is one of the faults which our age , as well as other ages , must deplore . Appearance too often takes the place of reality - the stamp of the coin is there , and the glitter of the gold , but ...
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... desire to present to you in remembrance of these pleasant meetings this little volume , because it contains " Gray's Elegy , " in perusing which I trust you will find as much pleasure and profit as I have found . It is one of the most ...
... desire to present to you in remembrance of these pleasant meetings this little volume , because it contains " Gray's Elegy , " in perusing which I trust you will find as much pleasure and profit as I have found . It is one of the most ...
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adopted advocates American Arthur Sewall ballot bank believe bill bimetal bimetallism Bryan bullion campaign candidate cent Chairman Chicago convention citizens coin coinage of silver Committee Congress contract currency debts declared delegates demand Democratic party demonetization desire duty election farmers favor financial policy free and unlimited free coinage friends gold and silver gold bonds gold dollar gold standard Government honest honor Illinois increase interest issue labor legal tender legislation meeting metals money question monometallism National Convention Nebraska nomination North Carolina opponents ounce patriotism People's party plank platform plutocracy political Populist present President principles prosperity ratio of 16 Republican party restoration secure Senator Sewall Sherman law silver bullion Silver Convention silver Democrats silver dollar Silver party sound money South Dakota speech stand tell ticket tion Treasury notes unconditional repeal United unlimited coinage vote wealth
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Page 338 - him the title of the wisest of men—Solomon. He said: Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me, lest I be full, and deny Thee and say, who is the Lord? Or lest I be poor, and steal and take the name of my God in vain. Solomon
Page 442 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the State, and especially the right of each State, to order and control Its own domestic Institutions according to its own judgment exclusively. Is essential to that balance of power upon which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depends;
Page 336 - these words: Against the insidious wiles of foreign Influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow citizens), the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign Influence Is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Page 439 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellowcitizens), the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Page 443 - if the policy of the Government on vital questions affecting the whole people Is to be Irrevocably fixed by the decisions of the Supreme Court, the Instant they are made In ordinary litigation between parties in personal action the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their government into the hands of
Page 475 - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and the blood of our heroes have been devoted to the attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith—the text of civil Instruction—the touch-stone by which to try the services of those
Page 405 - Reversing the divine rule, and calling not the sinners, but the righteous to repentance, such as invocations to Washington, imploring men to unsay what Washington said, and undo what Washington did. • » • Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us. Let
Page 442 - which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depends; and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.
Page 338 - Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor I» the superior of capital and deserves much the
Page 440 - There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.