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...priest, first in Antwerp and afterwards in England, and was at one time a reader in the Vatican. Soon after coming to the United States, in 1872, he left the priesthood and married. While he was employed by the Ayer Company his principal work was that of translating their almanac and other publications into foreign languages...
Best general references: Richardson, Presidential Messages, Vol. X ('98-'99); Review of Reviews, XX: 65 (July '99); Harper's Monthly, XCVII; 609 (Aug. '98) Yale Review VIII, 716 (Aug. '99) Tribune Almanac 1899; 154, Treaties with Spain; 591, Boston Transcript, March and April; C. F. Adams, "Imperialism...
...voted for Governor Hill [Democratic] in return for Democratic votes for Harrison. (B) Biennial elections will make executive less effective. (1) Re-election of governor less probable: Example, almost all the governors in the annual states in recent years have served three terms; but few in biennial states. Tribune Almanac, 1884-1896. (2) Executives will appoint weak commissions. (a) Appointments will be on party lines. (x) The governors have been elected purely on party issues: Example, Capable railroad commissioners in Mass., and poor ones in N. Y. (c) Biennial elections will make the State legislature less effective. (1) It will...
...Principles of Populist Party are unsound on currency: Platform in World's Almanac, 1893, p. 83.- (a) They demand free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1.- (b) Demand immediate increase of circulating medium to $50 per capita.- (c) Abolition of national banks.- (d) Adoption of the Sub-Treasury scheme and the Land Loan scheme of the Farmer's Alliance; World's Almanac...
...party has shown itself untrustworthy by its tendency to rush into radical and subversive legislation.- (a) Desire to amend the Constitution.- (1) To provide for the election of President, Vice-President and Senators by popular vote: Party Platform, World's Almanac, 1892, p. 88.- (2) Election of United States Judges for a limited time by popular vote: Pol. Sci. 2, VI, 302.- (3) Abolition oi all appointive offices and filling them by popular vote. ibid: Alliance Advocate, 6 Nov., 1890.- (4) All offices, including Presidency, to be held for but one term; ibid.- (b) Desire governmental ownership of means...