for the success of Santiago and which was continued in charges that the latter had made serious mistakes in the conduct of his share of the operations. Subsequently a Court of Inquiry investigated the accusations and made a decision which did not completely satisfy either side. Despite these minor mistakes, however, the war increased the strength of the administration. The most lasting effects of the conflict on constitutional and political history demand detailed discussion at a later point, but the immediate results can be briefly stated.[6] The successful prosecution of a popular war, combined with widespread prosperity and the demoralization of the opposition party greatly heightened the prestige of the Republicans. McKinley appeared to have been in truth, the "advance agent of prosperity"; and his party obtained a dominating control of public policy. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE H. Croly, _Marcus A. Hanna_ (1912), and C.S. Olcott, _William McKinley_ (2 vols., 1916), discuss the politics of the period, subject to the limitations already mentioned. W.D. Foulke, _Fighting the Spoilsman_ (1919), describes the relation of the administration to the civil service; for the Dingley tariff, Stanwood, Tarbell and Taussig. The literature on the Spanish war is extensive. Most detailed and reliable is F.E. Chadwick, _Relations of the United States and Spain_; I, _Diplomacy_, II, III, _The Spanish War_ (1909, 1911). J.H. Latane, _America as a World Power_ (1907), has several good chapters; H.E. Flack, _Spanish-American Diplomatic Relations Preceding the War of 1898_ (1906), and E.J. Benton, _International Law and Diplomacy of the Spanish-American War_ (1908), take up the diplomatic side. On naval preparations, J.D. Long, _New American Navy_ (2 vols., 1903), is by McKinley's Secretary of the Navy; see also E.S. Maclay, _History of the United States Navy_ (rev. ed., 3 vols., 1901-1902). Good autobiographical accounts are: C.E. Clark, _My Fifty Years in the Navy_ (1917); George Dewey, _Autobiography_ (1913); Theodore Roosevelt, _Autobiography_; and W.S. Schley, _Forty-five Years under the Flag_ (1914). See also A.T. Mahan, _Lessons of the War with Spain_ (1899). * * * * * [1] Cf. Peck, 518. [2] Other members of the cabinet were: Lyman J. Gage, Ill., Secretary of the Treasury; Joseph McKenna, Calif., Attorney-General; J.A. Gary, Md., Postmaster-General; J.D. Long, Mass., Secretary of the Navy, C.N. Bliss, Secretary of the Interior; James Wilson, Ia., Secretary of Agriculture. [3] The National Civil Service Reform League estimated the changes at 10,000. [4] In 1911 the wreck of the _Maine_ was raised and examined. The evidence found was such as to substantiate the findings of the American court of inquiry. _Scientific American_, January 27, 1912.