Greatest Among Our Statesmen Monumental Clay Compared With Others
A retrospective survey ranks Henry Clay as the greatest among American statesmen, praising his leadership in the War of 1812 and his shaping of the American system, while contrasting with Stephen A. Douglas, James G. Blaine, and William Jennings Bryan. The piece extols Clay as a towering public figure with unmatched influence, though notes his thrice unsuccessful bids for the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Henry Clay
Stephen A. Douglas
Jomen G. Blaine
William Jen
Uitige Bryna
Washington
Sinegala
Jackson
New England
Webster
South
Calhoun
John C. Breckenbtee
Thaddeus Stevens
Clay
Douglas
Blaine
Brayn
Missouri
Alexander Hamilton
America
Alctbiades
Corlolanus
Douglax
Annala
House of Tudor
House of Plantaganet
House of Stuart
William II
Edward II
Senate
Toombs
Davis
Fessenden
Sumner
Benjamin
Crittenden
Seward
Chase
Tilden
Lincoln
Bionewall Jackson
Mc~Clellan
Bryan rhetoric slammed in 1896 style critique
The speaker cites William Jennings Bryan as a lightning rod in 1896 era debates, condemning government ownership and misused logic. It claims Bryan’s Madison Square Garden speech and tariff positions mislead readers, urging the Democratic party to rethink its platform before 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Magnetista
Samuel J. Tilden
Congress
tarif—Baatiat
Chicago
Burke
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Santera
Grandson in Trade and the Myths of Lineage in History
A fragmented essay questions heredity among notable families and leaders. It cites James G Blaine III as a clerk in New York, contrasts political ambitions with commerce, and surveys illustrious lineages from Henry VI to the Pits, Marlborough, Berwick, and the Stuarts, asserting heredity’s mixed role in shaping power, character, and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Blaine
New York
Ian
Washington
Senate
Blaine
Wall Street
Marcus Brutus
Julius Cacani
Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII
Francis Bacon
Elizabeth
African Pygmy Ota Benga Freed From New York Zoo Cage
Special Correspondence from New York describes Ota Benga, a 23 year old African pygmy, freed from a cage at the Bronx Zoo. The piece notes his rescue after clergy protested his display, his arrival with explorer Samuel Verner, and his adaptations in captivity including liking ice cream and soda, speaking English, and aspirations for a third wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Zoological Park
Ota Benga
Neutro
Xeological Museum
Samuel P. Verner
Verner
Tia
Ota Henga
Canal
Ota
Hig Fe
Vorker
Zoological Society
Ryo
Dohong
Ontang
Prominent Historical Figures and Family Ties Cited in Speech
A speaker surveys lineage from Marshall and Adams families, Jefferson and Randolph, tracing prominent orators and jurists. He argues heredity surpasses others, cites Cornish ancestry, and notes admiration for Matthew’s genealogy. A sick boy cured by Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy follows a consumer testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Maggie Hickox
Midland
Mich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grant
Thomas
Herman
Sherman
Conkling
Carpenter
Morton
Maine
Ben Hill
Middle West
Ohio
Indiana
Danlas
Plantagenet
Polctiers
Crecy
Henry
Kate
France
Bess
England
Hal
Henry VI
Margaret of Anjou
William the Silent
Maurice of Nassau
Orange
Macaulay
Bourbon
Santagenet
Stuart
Tudor
Lorraine
Marlborough
Berwick
Louis XIV
Bayard
Bavoy
Rob Lee
Arabella Churchill
Ann Hyde
James II
Charles Holward
Charley
Song
Duke of
Guise
Calais
William Pitta
Hester Stanhope
Chaham
Pitt
Henry Fox
Charles James
Fox
Amiens
Mur
Sheridan
Europe
United States
Wille
Chaelea II
George II
Marshallband Adams
Mr. Hawes
Thomas F. Marshall
Kentucky
John Marshall
Adams
Lnie
Isaac of
York
House of Plantagenet
Helen Finen
South Second 1 Street
Bessie Ovethuls
Santa Fe
Waar Joy Faey
California Fit Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
Cook
Sidios
A. V. Tegner
Albuquerque, N. M
California
San Francisco
Eee
Las Vegas
N. M
Interstate Livestock AN
ST. Joseph
Kansas City
Supreme Lodge
Knights OF Pythias
New Orleans
Memphis
el Paso
Houston
Marshall
Texas
North West
T. &. Purdy
Albuquerque
Salt Lake City
T. E. Purdy
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