A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . nois; Simon BoliverBuekner, of Kentucky. As usual, the real contest wasbetween the Democrats and Eepubli-cans. The platform of the formerdemanded the free coinage of silver,which was opposed by the Republi-cans, who insisted upon preservingthe existing gold standard. Thisquestion caused a split in each of theleading parties. AVhen the Repub-lican nominating convention insertedthe gold and silver plank i
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . nois; Simon BoliverBuekner, of Kentucky. As usual, the real contest wasbetween the Democrats and Eepubli-cans. The platform of the formerdemanded the free coinage of silver,which was opposed by the Republi-cans, who insisted upon preservingthe existing gold standard. Thisquestion caused a split in each of theleading parties. AVhen the Repub-lican nominating convention insertedthe gold and silver plank in its platform, Senator Teller, of Colorado, ledthirty-two delegates in their formal withdrawal from the convention. A lai-gemajority of those to the National Democratic Convention favored the freecoinage of silver in the face of an urgent appeal against it by PresidentCleveland. They would accept no compromise, and, after jamming throughtheir platform and nominating Mr. Bi-yan, they made Arthur Sewall theircandidate for Vice-President, though lie was president of a national bank and abeliever in the gold standard. lu consequence of this action, the Populists or Peoples Party refused to. WM. JENNINGS BRYAN. Democratic candidate for President, l^y(; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1896. 509 accept the candidature of Mr. Bewail, and put in his place the name of ThomaaE. Watson, who was an uncompromising Populist. There was also a revolt among the Sound Money Democrats, as theywere termed. Although they knew they had no earthly chance of winning,they were determined to place themselves on record, and, after all the othertickets were in the field, they put Palmer and Buckner in nomination. In theirplatform they condemned the platform adopted by the silver men and the tariffpolicy of the Republicans. They favored tariff for revenue only, the singlegold standard, a bank currency under govermental supervision, internationalarbitration, and the maintenance of the independence and authority of
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