ASSASSINATION OF GARFIELD 260 ARTHUR, PRESIDENT 261 BOSS RULE 261 READJUSTERS 263 MORMONISM—SUPPRESSION OF 264 „ TEXT OF THE BILL 265 SOUTH AMERICAN QUESTION 269 STAR ROUTE SCANDAL 277 THE COMING STATES 278 CHINESE QUESTION 281 „ „ —SPEECH OF SENATOR MILLER ON 281 „ „ —REPLY OF SENATOR HOAR 285 MERCHANT MARINE 296 CURRENT POLITICS 298 POLITICAL CHANGES IN 1882, 1883, 1884 304–318 CLEVELAND’S ADMINISTRATION 321 CONTESTS OF 1885, 1886, 1887 321 THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888 318–335 THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS OF 1888 336 THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1888 337 PRESIDENT HARRISON’S MESSAGE ON THE CHILEAN TROUBLES 339 THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS OF 1892 347 BOOK II.—POLITICAL PLATFORMS. VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS, 1798 2003 VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS, 1798—ANSWERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURES 2006 RESOLUTIONS OF 1798 AND 1799 2010 WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL ADDRESS 2014 ALL NATIONAL PLATFORMS FROM 1800 TO 1892 2021–2079 COMPARISON OF PLATFORM PLANKS ON GREAT QUESTIONS 2079–2104 BOOK III.—GREAT SPEECHES ON GREAT ISSUES. JAMES WILSON’S VINDICATION OF THE COLONIES 3003 PATRICK HENRY BEFORE VIRGINIA DELEGATES 3007 JOHN ADAMS ON THE DECLARATION 3008 PATRICK HENRY ON THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION 3010 JOHN RANDOLPH AGAINST TARIFF 3013 EDWARD EVERETT ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE NORTHERN TO THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICS OF AMERICA 3018 DANIEL WEBSTER ON THE GREEK QUESTION 3019 JOHN RANDOLPH’S REPLY TO WEBSTER 3020 ROBERT Y. HAYNE AGAINST TARIFF 3021 HENRY CLAY ON HIS LAND BILL 3023