The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations, 1897-1909Macmillan, 1922 - 418 pages |
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... passed through Hanna's mind when , without concealment , he continually preached the use of money to save the party . His outspoken scorn of bookish men and respect for those who had money to contribute lent color to The Na- tion's ...
... passed through Hanna's mind when , without concealment , he continually preached the use of money to save the party . His outspoken scorn of bookish men and respect for those who had money to contribute lent color to The Na- tion's ...
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... passed on March 31. The Senate offered many amendments and did not pass their bill until July 7 , when it went to a Committee of conference whose re- port was adopted by the House on July 19 by yeas 187 , nays 116 , and by the Senate on ...
... passed on March 31. The Senate offered many amendments and did not pass their bill until July 7 , when it went to a Committee of conference whose re- port was adopted by the House on July 19 by yeas 187 , nays 116 , and by the Senate on ...
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... passed , April 6 , 1896 , declared that the United States should be strictly neutral granting belligerent rights to both parties and that the president should offer the friendly offices of the United States to Spain for the recognition ...
... passed , April 6 , 1896 , declared that the United States should be strictly neutral granting belligerent rights to both parties and that the president should offer the friendly offices of the United States to Spain for the recognition ...
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James Ford Rhodes. Senate at the special session called in March , 1897 , passed a resolution in favor of recognizing the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents , but it was never acted upon by the House , as Speaker Reed had not appointed ...
James Ford Rhodes. Senate at the special session called in March , 1897 , passed a resolution in favor of recognizing the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents , but it was never acted upon by the House , as Speaker Reed had not appointed ...
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... passing to and from the island of Cuba . " While the President feared that the scheme of autonomy had come to nothing , he nevertheless exhibited his continued friendship to Spain . At the diplomatic dinner of January 27 , 1898 , he ...
... passing to and from the island of Cuba . " While the President feared that the scheme of autonomy had come to nothing , he nevertheless exhibited his continued friendship to Spain . At the diplomatic dinner of January 27 , 1898 , he ...
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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...