The Republican command, 1897-1913 /Horace Samuel Merrill and Marion Galbraith Merrill.
- [Lexington] : University Press of Kentucky, (c)1971.
- 1 online resource (xi, 360 pages :) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: A Republican Era, 1897-1913; I. Republican Return to Power, 1897-1898; II. Special Interests and Warmongers Disrupt the Leadership, 1897-1898; III. Shrewd Gestures on Currency and Trust Problems, 1897-1900; IV. Opportunities and Dangers Emerge, 1900-1901; V. Roosevelt Invigorates the Party, 1901-1902; VI. Roosevelt, Allison, and Spooner Confront the Insurgents, 1902-1903; VII. Cannon, Trusts, and Currency to the Fore, 1903; VIII. The Election of 1904; IX. The Party Leadership Confronts Big Business, 1905-1906. X. An Epidemic of Political Caution, 1906XI. The Roosevelt-Aldrich-Cannon Triumvirate, 1907-1908; XII. The Taft-Aldrich-Cannon Triumvirate, 1909; XIII. Party Regularity Disintegrates, 1910; XIV. Taft, Tariff, and Trusts, 1911-1913; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
This powerful book reminds us of the enormous power the nation accords its political leaders and how in the significant period, 1897--1913, these leaders failed to meet their responsibilities. Their inadequacies, the authors feel, delayed the administration of justice for all citizens, neglected the Negro, and seriously impaired the future effectiveness of their own once viable, successful, and justly proud Republican Party. The authors follow the maneuvers of McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, Senators Aldrich, Platt, Allison, and Spooner, and House Speaker ""Uncle"" Joe Cannon as they juggled pressin.
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