Political Quotes

De Alexander: “It was plain to him that the Republican party, divided on the question of emancipation and weakened by arbitrary…”

On the record
It was plain to him that the Republican party, divided on the question of emancipation and weakened by arbitrary arrests, a policy that many people bitterly resented, could be beaten by a candidate who added exceptional popularity to a promised support of the war and a vigorous protest against government methods.
Said by
De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Alexander analyzes the political strategy of appealing to popular support amid party divisions.

Share

More from De Alexander

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

gutenberg.org

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.

gutenberg.org

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

gutenberg.org

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....

gutenberg.org

Other voices in this conversation