. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . sed more suffering in its train, than any thathad preceded it. Business was not to be had, labor was notsought, and failures were of everyday occurrence. People beganto ask why this state of affairs existed. The advocates of silveranswered that it was because that metal was legislated against,while the protective tariff people asserted that the troubles weredue to the fact that the tariff was faulty—it neither providedmoney for governmental uses, nor work for the toilers
. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . sed more suffering in its train, than any thathad preceded it. Business was not to be had, labor was notsought, and failures were of everyday occurrence. People beganto ask why this state of affairs existed. The advocates of silveranswered that it was because that metal was legislated against,while the protective tariff people asserted that the troubles weredue to the fact that the tariff was faulty—it neither providedmoney for governmental uses, nor work for the toilers. At once a fierce contest of words and arguments silver men formed clubs, papers presenting their argumentswere scattered all over the land, able speakers were employed,and nothing was heard but the all-absorbing currency Democrats held a convention at Chicago in July withthe silver men in the majority. William J. Bryan of Nebraskaproved so convincing a speaker in the debates, that he held theattention of vast and enthusiastic audiences. In return for his 355 356 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OE PRESIDENT WILLIAM MKINLEY. efforts he was nominated for President, and Arthur Sewall of Maine forVice, as William McKinley of Ohio,had been named in the Republicanbody that met at St. Louis, in June,with Garrett A. Hobart of New Jerseyas Vice-President. The platformsanctioned by the party was the freecoinage of silver at the ratio of six-teen to one, and that the tariff wasto remain unchanged. The watch-word of the party became sixteento one. When the Populists held their convention they chose Mr. Bryan for the Presidential chair, and Thomas Watson of Georgia for the position of Vice-President. The Silver party indorsed the choice of Bryan, and the whole country became engaged in the conflict. The excitement was intense, and party spirit ran high. The States seemed equally divided, the Eastern and Central coming out for gold, while the Western and Southern espou
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