De Alexander: “He set the custom of dictating bills in chancery to an amanuensis, doing it with such accuracy that a word had seldom to…”

Human, dramatic, interesting, absorbing, there is philosophy of national and political life back of it--a philosophy which not only furnished interpretation of past events, but offers guidance for the future....

An exceedingly readable volume, especially valuable in its analyses of conditions, causes, situations and results; and against his main conclusions no sane person can contend."--Boston Transcript.

In accepting the Democratic nomination Cleveland had the great advantage of not being obliged to refer to anything of which he was ashamed.

In his text he explains the controversy so that the plain man may understand it, while in the notes he adduces the evidence that the specialist requires....