Grover Cleveland : a study in courage
"Published October, 1932 ... Fifth printing May, 1933." Bibliography: p. 767-772
Biographies
xiii pages 1 leaf, 832 pages : frontispiece, plates, portraits ; 24 cm
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1. Beginnings: the presbyterian manse
cleveland's emergence a turning-point in democratic party history
elements of his character
his birth and ancestry
family life
experiences in caldwell, fayetteville, clinton, and holland patent
his father's death
2. The arrival in buffalo
work with the blind in new york city
study in holland patent
reaches buffalo
character of uncle, lewis f. allen
buffalo and its history
begins study of law
3. The buffalo bar and the civil war
high quality of legal profession in buffalo
standing of cleveland's fim
influence of dennis bowen
cleveland admitted to bar
becomes assistant county attourney
attitude toward civil war
hires a substitute
defeated for district attourney
4. A vacation from the law
cleveland's habits and recreations
his dual character
election as sheriff
the two hangings
obtains a competence
5. The last years at the buffalo bar
partnerships with bass and bissell
characteristics as a lawyer
high place at the bar
social pursuits
becomes head of firm
6. The mayor and the buffalo ring
machine politics in buffalo
cleveland elected on reform ticket
the street-cleaning contract
the sewage problem
triumph over the ring
the flanagan case
7. The path to the governorship
the rivalry of slocum and flower
the county democracy holds the balance of power
e. k. apgar enlists behind cleveland
the syracuse convention
nominated
8. The first year as governor
cleveland's attitude toward office
corruption at albany
tammany's threats
courageous treatment of appointments
veto of the five-cent fare bill
cleveland defies boss kelly
his record impresses the state
9. The breach with tammany completed
work and social life in albany
vacations and friendships
attack on senator grady
kelly's return attack
roosevelt and the new york city bills
"it's fun to be governor!"
10. The nomination for presidency
tilden's withdrawal
cleveland with the new york delegates
the unit rule
the chicago convention opens
attacks by grady and kelly
"we love him for the enemies he has made!"
nomination on second ballot
11. The campaign of 1884
the mugwump revolt against blaine
managers for the two parties
the new mulligan letters
the maria halpin scandal
rôle played by butler and kelly
the prohibitionist campaign
republican blunders in last week
cleveland elected
12. The new hand at the helm
meaning of the election
cleveland's feelings
formation of his cabinet
statements of policy on civil service and silver
implied decisions on the tariff and foreign relations
his inaugural address
diplomatic and other appointments
13. A summer of practical reform
routine of white house life
ambition to reform the executive departments
grave inefficiency of navy department
whitney cleans house
importance of public lands
scandals permitted by interior department
lamar institutes reforms
customs abuses and manning's remedy for them
other achievements
14. The onslaught of the spoilsmen
pressure of office-seekers
cleveland's hostility to spoils system
dissatisfaction of political leaders
threatened party revolt
cleveland yields to a working compromise
his general record
15. The tenure of office battle
hostility of republican senate
chooses ground for attack on cleveland
edmunds and his errors of general ship
cleveland found in impregnable position
the attack repulsed
16. The "silver blizzard" of 1886
silver a continuous issue of the time
policy of cleveland and manning angers the west
bland's free-coinage bill defeated
morrison's surplus resolution
senate comes to cleveland's rescue
deadlock on currency issue and dark outlook for the future
17. Cleveland turns to the tariff
reasons why he approached it with caution
activity of reformers
randall's opposition
the morrison bill
its mismanagement and defeat
cleveland's efforts in its behalf
the tariff in the congressional campaign of 1886
the garland scandal
results of the campaign
18. Marriage: the president and the public
social life in the white house
cleveland's engagement to miss folsom
his marriage
intrusive reporters and the honeymoon
cleveland's outburst at harvard
changed character of white house life
favorable impressions of the president and his bride
washington society
trip to the west and south in 1887
new public view of cleveland
19. The ugly heritage of civil war
sectional antagonisms in the eighties
cleveland's blunt disdain of them
his pension vetoes
the dependent pension bill killed
the battleflags order and foraker's attack
cleveland declines to attend the st. louis encampment
lamar's confirmation and ingall's bloody-shirt speech
subsidence of sectionalism
20. Varied problems of national growth, 1886-87
problems of the future
difficulties of legislating in congress
the labor problem and the haymarket riot
cleveland's arbitration proposals
the pacific railroad problem
failure of a solution
the interstate commerce commission and cleveland's appointments
the dawes severalty act
cleveland's letter on guilford miller's farm
agrarian discontent
failure to study the rural credits problem
tilden's death leaves cleveland alone in national leadership 21. The great tariff message of 1887
prospects for democratic success in 1888
the treasury surplus and its dangers
pressure for tariff reduction
the oak view conferences on the tariff
randall thrust aside
december message devoted entirely to tariff
true nature of cleveland's courage in the matter
reception of the message
why it was belated
22. The tariff battle of 1888 opens
divisions to both democratic and republican ranks on tariff question
mill's tariff bill
speeches by tom reed, w. l. wilson, and others
passage of bill in the democratic house
humiliation of the helpless randall
blaine declines to be republican nominee
harrison nominated on high tariff platform
cleveland renominated
struggle over tariff plank
issue squarely drawn
23. The senate and the canadian treaty
troubles over the newfoundland fisheries
new england senators insist on a sectional form of retaliation
cleveland takes steps to draft treaty
visit of joseph chamberlain
treaty rejected by senate without reference to its merits
cleveland's indignation
his proposal for a really national fom of retaliation
discomfiture of the senate and its retreat
24. The republican revival: cleveland's defeat
bad management of the democratic campaign
chairman bryce's lukewarmness; lack of funds; slowness in starting
vigor republican campaign under quay
high-tariff propaganda by manufacturer's associations
the handicap of hill's candidacy in new york
bribery and block-of-five in indiana
cleveland loses the electoral college
indecisive nature of result on tariff issue
25. The return to private life
cleveland's pleasure in escape from office
the new home in new york
nature of law practice
birth of first daughter
purchase of summer home on buzzard's bay
cleveland's delight in fishing
friendships with gilder, jefferson, and benedict
26. The silver letter and the hill menace
blunders of harrison's administration
cleveland's efforts to keep out of politics
growth of silver movement in the party
election of crisp as speaker
cleveland's letter against silver coinage and its effect
hill's manuevres for the nomination
cleveland takes the field against him
27. The democratic return to power
hill's campaign overreaches itself
the snap convention and its results
bourke cockran's speech in chicago
cleveland nominated on the first ballot
whitney manages the campaign
hill and tammany sulking
whitney uges cleveland to placate the machine
the victoria hotel conference and its results
the homestead riots and other labor troubles
quiet nature of campaign
cleveland's sweeping victory
28. Organizing the second administration
cleveland's formation of a cabinet
character of gresham, olney, and carlisle
his inaugural address
pressure of officeseekers and rules to control it
weakness of the diplomatic appointments
cleveland's renewed labors for civil service reform
29. A first victory: repeal of the silver-purchase act
the panic of 1893
discussion of a special session
cleveland attacked by cancer of jaw
operation on yacht oneida
opening of special session
repeal of silver-purchase clauses passed by house-protracted struggle in the senate
last-minute attempt at compromise and cleveland's courageous rejection of it
his complete victory
bitterness of the silver democrats
30. Hawaii and american imperialism
cleveland's conservative foreign policy
the revolution in hawaii and the role of the american minister
cleveland withdraws the treaty of annexation
blount sent on mission of inquiry
proof of improper interference by americans
gresham's proposal that queen be restored to throne
tactical failure of cleveland's policy
its moral success
31. Defeated: the wilson tariff
"what were we elected for?"
w.l. wilson introduces tariff bill
admirable management in house and passage there
cleveland's weakness in the senate
gorman's coalition of high-tariff senators
the house bill completely rewritten
cleveland consents to passage in hope of changes in conference committee
senators adamant against compromise
cleveland's letter of denunciation
passage of an unsatisfactory bill
his refusal to sign it
errors of his course
32. The western revolt and the first bond issue
impoverishment of the west and south
growing bitterness toward east
strength of the populist crusade in both sections
the first bond issue of 1894 and agrarian indignation
the silver seigniorage bill
pressure on cleveland to approve it
his veto and precautions to hold the house in line
coxey's army and the other commonwealers
accentuation of unrest throughout the nation
33. The pullman strike
suffering of pullman workers in 1893-94
their strike
american railway union under debs involved
general managers' association resolves to crush debs
olney's prejudice against railway unions
his program for dealing with obstructions to interstate commerce
issuance of drastic anti-strike injunction
olney's maneuvres to secure call for federal troops
cleveland sends troops into chicago
popularity of the act
errors of the administration
34. Venezuela and british imperialism
nature of the dragging venezuelan boundary dispute
cleveland grows impatient in 1895
don m. dickinson's visit to white house
his subsequent speech
olney suceeds gresham in the state department
his "twenty-inch gun" note
salisbury's delay in replying
olney and cleveland draft a message to congress
its strength and weaknesses
anguish of ambassador bayard
real reason why england yielded to arbitration
results of the affair
35. The storm at its worst: the morgan bonds
disastrous democratic defeats in election of 1894
second and third bond issues become unescapable
conditions make it impossible to float third publicly
morgan's two visits to washington
last-minute agreement with syndicate averts disaster
increased anger of west and south
supreme court annuls income tax
court also strikes a blow at trust prosecutions
the armor-plate scandal
grave increase in class and sectional antagonisms
36. The triumph of bryanism
cleveland's attempt to check silver movement in the south
his failure
irresistible strength of movement beyond the mississippi
fighting ground in nearer farming states
the fourth bond issue and pulitzer's attacks
success of a public flotation
state conventions give silverites a majority of delegates
still hope they may fall of two-thirds
whitney takes charge of fight
the sound-money leaders reach chicago
hopelessness of their effort
nomination of bryan
37. The election of 1896
cleveland's dilemma
formation of gold democratic party
he endorses the indianapolis nominations
attitude toward silverite officeholders
forced resignation of hoke smith
cleveland's interest in mckinley's success
his relief after election
bryan's weakness in south
38. The last months in the white house
cuban affairs and cleveland's opposition to intervention
his readiness to rebuke the jingoes
efforts to induce spain to show reason
the cameron resolution and olney's statement
general arbitration treaty drafted
cleveland's indignation over its defeat
harmon wins a first victory against the trusts
veto of the literacy test bill
inauguration of mckinley
39. In princeton
cleveland's social life in princeton
his lectures and trusteeship there
birth of two sons
literary activities and their reward
the spanish war and imperialism
disgust with mckinley's policies
the defeat of bryanism in 1900
the great anthracite strike
cleveland's indignation toward roosevelt
his return to popular favor
the defeat of parker in 1904
40. Last years: his place in history
the reorganization of the equitable
other labors in the insurance field
hearst, bryan, and the democratic party
removal from gray gables
declining health and death
public tributes
nature of his specific achievements
tariff, currency, administrative efficiency, foreign affairs
his greatest service: the example of his courage
his place in american history