The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-02
A DOUBLE DECADE REVIEWED.

Twenty Years OF the Republic 1855 1905.
BY Harry Thurson reck. With Fronts
piece Engraving OF the Nov White House.
Published by Dodd, Mend G. Company, New
York.
This Is brilliant work. Tt is almost
pvowedly Democratic in bias. but IL Is not
in the least the worse for that. because that
attitude gives greater freedom In criticism ;
and certainly, though tho author is evident
ly great admirer OF Grover Cleveland his
caustic comment or Cleveande Hawaiian
maneuvers have never been eNcelled In salts
factory blistcring. While TINS history ost"n-
sbly begins with the incoming OF Cleveland
IN 1855. II nrst takes sweeping view OF
the political movements as tar back AK ls'2
and II benrs high testimony 10 the personal
and Official eXcelcncles OF President Arthur.
There some fallnclcs and sophisms In the
consideration OF the election OF 1850, which
are apparent on the surface. us when the
vote OF Douglas and Breckenridge is added
together TO find the strength which each
might have polled. when nothing Is more
certain than that Douglas could not possibly
have poled tho Democratic vote Of the South.
nor Breckenridge that OF the North
The first chapter ' The Return of G,os the
for his nrst Presidency; and there is a, can
did discussion OF his character and qualities.
Chapter II. is devoted largely TO the Disagree
meuts between the Senate and tho President.
and 10 the war on silver. in both of which
president Cleveland won by stubborn and
aggressive lighting. Chapter III, Memo
ries of the Past" hinges on the passing
away early in President Clevelands admin
istration of many Of the great generals and
statesmen Of the war time. Chapter w.
1.-THE Republican Rally details the strikes
and other labor disturbances OF 1856, and the
social discomfort that spread throughout the
country. which was aggravated by the Rebel
Flag order" under which tho captured nags
of the Confoderacy were proposed TO be re-
turned TO tho States OF the South, but IL
WINS found that there was no authority save
That OF Congress competent to return those
flags. and President Cleveland was
igcd 20 take The humiiating step Of pub
fishing an executive order admitting MS
mistake" The combination OF circum-
stances told heavily against President ClcNe-
land and he defeated by Harrison in
1sss. The Presidency OF Harrison" Is the
subject of chapter FIVE. and on the whole 1t
is fair and candid review, and Is the long
est chapter In The book, The Election OF
1892" brings Cleveland back into fhe Prcs~
dental chair, and the neNt chapter gives
the history OF his disastrous attempt 10 re-
store LIlluokalaui 10 the throne of Hawaii.
and OF his successful fight 10 stop the COM
pulsory coinage OF silver dollars: Then
comes tho Storm and Stress" which is the
title of chapter eight that rectes tho tariff
strife the industrial war, and the Coxoy
armies, the Pullman lockout, and the CHI
strike. The Bond Sales and Venezuela"
form the subjects dealt with In chapter nine
81 the bond matter the contest between the
President and Congress is we'll drawn, with
the victory with Congress, and Clevelandism
defeated in the country. The
Venezuelan dispatch from President Cleve-
land was thundercap which reused tho
world. and but for the forbenranoe Of Lord
would certainly have involved this
country In foolish and wosteful war.
Chapter X. describes the consolidation Of
the opposition to President Cleveland, and
especially The Rising IN the West" This
IS showing OF the bitter anlmosty that
Mr.. Cleveland had aroused against himself
personally as well as against his party. The
Election Of 1896 Is vividly described. the
author seeing that the real issue OF that
campaign was not silver. as appeared on
the surface. but that IL a revolt against !
the economic conditions that had been Gre
ated by the abuses OF corporate wealth. !
President Mckinley and the Neo-RepUoh- |
cansm" Is the subject oil chapter twelve. n |
thoughtful treatise on international economic |
onoitious.
the work is the thirteenth. which deals with |
''Tbe War With Spain" II is brilliant es
say of foryent patriotic tone, and IL admira |
bly, sums up the whole case. The Last |
Years OF President Mckinley" occupies chap |
ter fourteenth and 1t candldly considers his |
career. President Roosevelt is the ttle |
Of chapter hfteen. u rccitcs his accession 10 |
10 clear and concise form. The final chapter. |
the sixteenth. sets forth The Transformed |
Republic" giving the authors idea OF the /
results of the high optimism. the dash. the |
energy. and the go of the American peo- |
Pile resulting from THAR economic industrial
military, and financial lrlumphs.
The work Is brilliant panorama OF Amer
lean National life and progress. 1t is GER
ainly 10 be warmly welcomed by the pub
lie. Its usefulness is greatly enhanced by
full and admirably made index Professor
Peck deserves the thank OF the country for
his extraordinarily vigorous and keen pre-
5entstion OF the progress OF the Republic.