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Title: History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Andrews, Elisha Benjamin, 1844-1917 James, James Alton, 1864-1962
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Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
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the white

32 EXPANSION [1890

man enjoys. The new constitution omits
that section. Under its suffrage provisions
the white man will rule for all time in Ala-
bama. The North, once ablaze with zeal for the
civil and political rights of the southern
negro, heard the march of this exultant
southern crusade with equanimity, with in-
difference, almost with sympathy. Perfunc-
tory efforts were made in Congress to se-
cure investigation of negro disfranchisement,
but they evoked feeble response.

CHAPTER II. THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1888

In looking forward to the presidential
campaign of 1888 the Democracy had no
difficulty in select-
ing its leader or its
slogan. The custom,
almost like law, of
renominating a pres-
idential incumbent
at the end of his first
term, pointed to Mr.
Cleveland's candi-
dacy, as did the con-
siderable success of
his administration in
quelling factions and in silencing enemies.
At the same time reform for a lower
tariff, with which cause he had boldly
identified himself, was marked anew as

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Grover Cleveland.
Photograph copyrighted by C. M. Bell.)

34 EXPANSION [1888

a main article of the Democratic creed.
The nomination of Allen G. Thurman for
Vice-President brought to the ticket what its
head seemed to lack—popularity among the
people of the West—and did much to hearten
all such Democrats as insisted upon voting
a ticket free from all
taint of mugwump-
ery.
The attitude of
the Democraticparty being favor-
able to tariff reduc-
tion, the Republi-
cans must perforc
eraise the banner of

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high protection;
but public opinion did not forestall the con-
vention in naming the Republican stand-
ard-bearer. The convention met in Chi-
cago. At first John Sherman of Ohio
received 229 votes; Walter Q. Gresham of
Indiana, 111 ; Chauncey M. Depew of New
York, 99; and Russell A. Alger of Michigan,
84. Harrison began with 80; Blaine had

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