The Parties And The Men Or Political Issues Of 1896 PDF Download

Excerpt from The Parties and the Men or Political Issues of 1896: A History of Our Great Parties From the Beginning of the Government to the Present Day, a Record of Bygone Conventions and the Various Platforms, Including the National Conventions of the Present Year; The Biographies and Portraits of Eminent Political Le Peace has its conflicts as well as war, and the history of a great nation, even in her prosperity, is a realistic drama of constant strife against foes without and foes within. It does not need the lurid scenery that surrounds an actual battlefield to picture the action of our great political parties meeting on neutral grounds to decide the momentous questions of the day. But the contest is none the less fierce, and its recital none the less interesting, although the only weapon used is the peaceful ballot-box. Peace has its heroes as well as war, and the lives of American statesmen is a resplendent record of repeated sacrifice and devotion to our country's needs and of unflinching bravery in defense of her glorious principles. A great political struggle has begun. Under which leader shall we stand? Under which banner shall we array ourselves? Let every true citizen read this great work, if he would also "road the signs of the times." The present work is a graphic history of the origin and development of our great parties from the dawn of the Republic to the present day. It embodies a summary of the most striking events during our political growth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.