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The 1892 campaign centered mainly on economic issues, especially the concept of a sound currency. Former Democratic President Grover Cleveland was a proponent of the gold standard, while incumbent Republican President Benjamin Harrison supported bimetalism (both gold and silver money are legal tender in unlimited amounts).
Cleveland also ran on a platform of lowering tariffs (the Republicans believed in tariffs on imported goods) and opposed the Republicans' 1890 voting rights proposal.
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What was the main issues when Grover Cleveland was elected?
During the 1884 presidential campaign Republicans called into issue the personal character of Democratic Party candidate Grover Cleveland charging that he had fathered an illegitimate child while he was a lawyer in Buffalo.
What was the people's party platform in 1892?
a collection of political cartoons from the watershed presidential campaign that marked America's transition to the twentieth century
Who won the Presidential election of 1892?
Grover Cleveland came back to win in 1892 after losing in 1888.
What presidential election did populists first appear?
1892 with Weaver
Who were the presidential and vice presidential candidates in the presidential election of 1892?
Grover Cleveland/Adlai E.Stevenson Benjamin Harrison/Whitelaw Reid James B.Weaver/James G.Field
In the presidential of 1892 fear of the populist party's egalitarian proposals such as?
In the presidential race of 1892, fear of the Populist Party's egalitarian proposals (such as __________) caused Southern Democrats to use fraud and intimidation because they feared the effect on white supremacy.
What year did Benjamin Harrison not win?
1892 was the year he lost he presidential election to Grover Cleveland.
In 1892 James b weaver was the presidential candidate for the?
In 1892, James B. Weaver was the presidential candidate for the Populist Party, also known as the People's Party. He was a former Union Army officer and a prominent advocate for agrarian and labor issues. Weaver's campaign focused on issues such as the regulation of railroads, the establishment of a graduated income tax, and the free coinage of silver to increase the money supply. Although he did not win the election, he garnered significant support, reflecting the growing discontent among farmers and laborers at the time.
Why did Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland not campaign prior to the election of 1892?
Harrison's wife was gravely ill.
When was the first issue of South Wales Argus published?
The first issue of South Wales Argus was founded in 1892. It is a daily tabloid newspaper that is published in Newport, South Wales. The first publication of the Argus was May 39, 1892.
Was James weaver ever a president of the united states?
James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 - February 6, 1912) never became President of the United States.He did, however, run for President twice on third-party tickets.1st as the presidential nominee of the Greenback Party in 1880.2nd as the presidential nominee of the People's (Populist) Party - a party he helped create - in 1892.
How much is a us dime from 1892 worth in 2011?
1892 is the first year of issue for the Barber dime, values for coins in average circulated condition are $6.00-$30.00
