De Alexander: “We must have the arbitration of reason, or the arbitrament of the sword." Amaziah B.”

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....

Enlightened and persuasive discussion of the negro problem in its present phases and aspects.

He had been an honest lawyer as well as an upright public official, and the people believed that his stubborn independence and sturdy integrity would make him a real governor, the enemy of rings and bosses, and the foe of avarice and…

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