War time triumph and expansion policy voiced by Republicans
The piece discusses the 1890s war victory in Cuba and the Philippines, praising McKinley and the Republican Party for expanding American influence. It defends imperial policy, calls for maintaining a strong navy and Monroe Doctrine, and contrasts Republican resolve with Democratic retreat. It highlights economic growth, tariff stability, and planned projects like the canal and East Asian trade expansion. It also notes party rules and convention dynamics with speeches by Lodge and Fairbanks.
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Cuba
Republican Congress
Spain
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Isthmian
Golden Gate
Munroe
Philippines
China
Manila
John Hay
Democratic Party
Dewey
Question for the People to Decide in Philippine Policy
The speech argues choosing a party to sustain the Army and suppress brigands, pledges completing peace and civil government in the Philippines, and denying retreat. It links prosperity to policy, recalls Cleveland and McKinley eras, and seeks broad support for administration actions. The text then describes convention rules, floor behavior, and adjournment after a heated session.
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Republiican
Party of Action
William MacKinley
Ritories
Alaska
Arizona
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Lvith Congress
House
Philippines
Cleveland
McKinley
Brooklyn Democrat at Convention Urges Support for McKinley Ticket
In a playful skit from Fillydelly on June 1, a Brooklyn Democrat narrator recounts meeting Hanna Depew and others. The letter mentions planning to attend McKinley blowout events and backing Tim Woodruff for Vice President, with Chancey Depew warning against con games while praising statesmen.
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Alaska
District of Columbia
Republican National Committee
Territory
United States
National Committee
Committee On
Committee On Permanent Organisation
Committee
Fighth
Territories
Committee On Credentials
Committee On Resolutions
Flaherty
McKinley
Mike Dady
Timmy” Woodruff
Confydinshul
Chancy Depew
Chancey
Danny
Mark Hanna
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Alexander
Porto Rico
William McKinley
Party OF Progress
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Republic
Kentucky
North Carolina
Missouri
Lincoln
Sion
Hawaii
Repub
Span On
Otis
Lawton
Poland
Wahlte House
Mr. Lodge
Tropics
Lodge
Colonel Childs
Rhode Island
Providence
Columbia
John W. Langley
Garfields
Middle Creek
Roosevelt
L. E. Olsen
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Louis
General Bingham
Pennsylvania
Committee On Rules
Congress
Congress District
Senator Quay
Quay
Senator Fairbanks
Indiana
Tribune
Bryan
Florida
Senator Foraker
Mr. Quay
Fairbanks
Hanna
Chuck
Mark
Jim Jeffries
Chaney
Tom Platt
Platt
Mr. McCheck
Chaney’s
Klondike
Daniel M’chuck
P. S
United States Mint
Mike
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Colorado
WG Robinson
Vas
McCall
Tennessee
John Lynch
Mississippi
Depew
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Sewell
New Jersey
Chairman Lodge
Ohio
Marley
Samuel Parker Rose
Tanna
Foraker
Cullom
Vermont
J. D. McCullough
Edward Wells
Stock
W. N. Platt
Bates
E. M. Brown
Mwchuck
Brooklyn Democrat
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