The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations, 1897-1909Macmillan, 1922 - 418 pages |
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... course , which were of daily occur- rence among business men in Cleveland , his dissenting voice was generally approved , but Hanna vigorously opposed his position and endorsed that of the other mem- bers , especially of the ...
... course , which were of daily occur- rence among business men in Cleveland , his dissenting voice was generally approved , but Hanna vigorously opposed his position and endorsed that of the other mem- bers , especially of the ...
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... course of an ex- cited political campaign . " Coin's Financial School " is illustrated with rude but effective wood - cuts and , when Cleveland or Sherman is lampooned , such illustrations can be considered only proper game ; but the ...
... course of an ex- cited political campaign . " Coin's Financial School " is illustrated with rude but effective wood - cuts and , when Cleveland or Sherman is lampooned , such illustrations can be considered only proper game ; but the ...
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... course , " wrote Croly , " cartoons , posters , inscriptions and buttons were manufactured by the car- load - the most popular poster being the five - colored , single - sheet lithograph , bearing a portrait of McKinley with the ...
... course , " wrote Croly , " cartoons , posters , inscriptions and buttons were manufactured by the car- load - the most popular poster being the five - colored , single - sheet lithograph , bearing a portrait of McKinley with the ...
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... course of events gave efficient support to those who wished to attack McKinley and Hanna , as it demonstrated that the appointment was utterly unfit owing to mental failure on the part of the Secretary of State . The critics averred ...
... course of events gave efficient support to those who wished to attack McKinley and Hanna , as it demonstrated that the appointment was utterly unfit owing to mental failure on the part of the Secretary of State . The critics averred ...
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... course of approving emphatically a treaty negotiated by a preceding administration , which was that of a partisan opponent . " We want no wars of conquest , " McKinley said in his inaugural address ; " we must avoid the temptation of ...
... course of approving emphatically a treaty negotiated by a preceding administration , which was that of a partisan opponent . " We want no wars of conquest , " McKinley said in his inaugural address ; " we must avoid the temptation of ...
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Page 66 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 174 - A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities is manifestly essential to the continued and healthful growth of our export trade. We must "not repose in fancied security that we can forever sell everything and buy little or nothing.
Page 107 - I walked the floor of the White House night after night until midnight ; and I am not ashamed to tell you, gentlemen, that I went down on my knees and prayed Almighty God for light and guidance more than one night.
Page 199 - ... for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the people of the Philippine Islands, and the measures adopted should be made to conform to their customs, their habits, and even their prejudices, to the fullest extent consistent with the accomplishment of the indispensible requisites of just and effective government.
Page 98 - The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines.
Page 195 - Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question.
Page 180 - United •States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
Page 65 - Maine, by whatever exterior cause, is a patent and impressive proof of a state of things in Cuba that is intolerable. That condition is thus shown to be such that the Spanish Government...
Page 15 - ... the existing gold standard must be preserved. All our silver and paper currency must be maintained at parity with gold, and we favor all measures designed to maintain inviolably the obligations of the United States and all our money, whether coin or paper, at the present standard, the standard of the most enlightened nations of the earth.
Page 200 - Government of the United States to give protection for property and life, civil and religious freedom, and wise, firm, and unselfish guidance in the paths of peace and prosperity to all the people of the Philippine Islands. I charge this commission to labor for the full performance of this obligation, which concerns the honor and conscience of their country, in the firm hope that through their...