An American Commoner; The Life and Times of Richard Parks Bland: A Study of the Last Quarter of the Nineteenth Century (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An American Commoner; The Life and Times of Richard Parks Bland: A Study of the Last Quarter of the Nineteenth CenturyMr. Bland was with his party on every public question and was prominent in the fight within the party which resulted in the adoption of the Chicago platform. If the nomination had been given merely as a reward for public service he would have had no competitor for the honor. Whether his nomination would have brought victory to the party in 1896 is a question which can not now be determined, but certain it is that no aspirant for a public Office ever manifested less disappointment over the result or gave to his successful rival more earnest and sincere support.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.