De Alexander: “Their stock in trade is rancid, canting self-righteousness.”

Shows the historical reasons for the present method, and its effect on the senate and senators, and on state and local government, with a detailed review of the arguments for and against direct election.

More valuable still is his exposition of the Philippine question in its bearings on American life and politics.

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....