De Alexander: “The excitement over these revelations recalled the indignation following the Tweed disclosures.”

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

A keen, exhaustive and merciless criticism of the whole Philippine experiment....

Referring to the fraudulent practices, he said: "No one claims, no one believes, that I had lot or part therein, or previous hint or suspicion thereof.

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....