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by Robert W. Merry


  army mustered by, 340, 347

  and Bacon’s resolution on Philippines government, 348

  in battle with MacArthur, 368

  capture of, 468–70

  counterattack on U.S. launched by, 365–66

  desperation of, 389

  Otis’s disdainful attitude toward, 345–46

  Otis’s unleashing of forces against, 388

  proclamation declaring new government issued by, 331–32

  in standoff with U.S., 333

  U.S. forces in Philippines attacked by, 349–50, 362

  and U.S. orders to remove troops from Manila, 346

  U.S. promises of Philippines independence claimed by, 402

  U.S. relationship with, 330–31

  Akron, Ohio, 53

  Alabama, 107, 128, 344

  Albany Law School, 35–36

  Aldrich, Nelson, 77, 78, 99, 191, 410–11

  Alfonso XII, King of Spain, 220

  Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 220

  Alger, Russell, 64, 107, 271, 283, 285, 298–99, 362–63

  Camp Wikoff visited by, 321–22

  and capture of Santiago, 303

  Cortelyou’s criticism of, 297

  declining popularity of, 356

  Dodge Commission’s interviewing of, 351

  and Eagan’s court-martial, 355, 356

  as elderly, 284

  Gage criticized by, 356–57

  ineffectiveness of, 187

  invasion of Cuba planned by, 293, 294, 295, 296

  and Miles’s accusation against Eagan, 353

  Miles’s antipathy to, 353–54

  offered War Department, 153–54, 157

  in preparation for war with Spain, 263

  press criticism of, 357

  resignation of, 357–58

  and Shafter’s illness, 305

  and Shafter’s inability to move troops, 315–16

  on Tagalog strategy, 381

  troop movement in Cuba ordered by, 313

  U.S. protocol signed by, 317

  Allegheny College, 17–18

  Allen, Charles, 299, 317

  Allen, John B., 82

  Allen, William, 216, 261, 348

  Alliance Record, 45

  Allison, William, 64, 78, 104, 108, 151, 439, 440

  Altgeld, John, 143, 158

  Anthony, Carl Sferrazza, 452

  Antietam, Battle of, 25–26, 27

  anti-imperialists, 361–62, 365, 382, 388, 401–2, 431

  antitrust abuses, 106

  Arguelese, Manuel, 369

  Armour, Philip, 93

  Army, U.S., 282–83, 285

  Army and Navy Journal, 294

  Arrel, George, 36

  Arthur, Chester A., 231, 484

  Associated Press, 67, 354, 441

  Augusti (Spanish army officer), 331

  Australia, 144, 167

  Austria-Hungary, 421

  Azcárraga Palermo, Marcelo, 221

  Bacon, Augustus, 348

  Bailey, Joseph W., 190, 269

  Baldwin, Michael, 12

  Balfour, Arthur, 323

  Baltimore American, 468

  Baltimore Sun, 270

  Bank of England, 202, 203

  banks, 94, 106, 117–18, 137, 167, 189, 445

  Barber, Mary, 472, 478

  Bawsel, Charles, 88, 97, 195

  Bayonet Constitution, 174

  Bayonet Revolution, 250

  Beach, Michael Hicks, 203, 234

  Beardslee, Lester, 206, 207, 208, 209

  Beijing, 423–24

  Beisner, Robert L., 361

  Belden, George, 36–37, 38

  Beresford, Charles, 416–17

  Bernal, José, 369

  Bierce, Ambrose, 361

  bimetallism, see free silver coinage

  Bingham, Theodore, 245–46

  Bishop, Joseph. N., 199, 247, 453, 472

  Blaine, James G., 99, 153

  in election of 1892, 89

  in election of 1894, 59, 60, 61, 63, 66, 67

  protectionism opposed by, 80–81

  Blakelee, E. M., 16

  Blanco y Erenas, Ramón, 224, 242, 265

  spending by, 264

  Bland, Richard Parks, 130–31, 134

  Blandin, John, 258

  Bliss, Cornelius, 310

  cabinet post rejected by, 17, 149–50

  and election of 1900, 437, 439, 440

  Interior position accepted by, 157

  Blount, James, 175

  Boer War, 477

  Boies, Horace, 131

  Bonifacio, Andrés, 329–30

  Boston, USS, 174, 175

  Boston Daily Globe, 409

  Boxer Rebellion, 418–27, 456, 475–76

  Boyle, James, 377–78, 390

  Bradford, R. B., 327

  Bradley, William, 104, 129

  Bresci, Gaetano, 451

  British Guiana, 188

  Brodrick, William St. John, 414

  Brooke, John R., 374–75

  Brooke Hall Female Seminary, 40–41

  Brooklyn, USS, 262, 281, 304

  Brooklyn Citizen, 380

  Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 241

  Brooklyn Eagle, 187

  Brooks, Sidney, 419, 420

  Brown, John, 201

  Brown, William, 29

  Bruce, James, 423–24

  Bryan, William Jennings, 118, 130, 131, 456

  as anti-imperialist, 361

  background of, 132

  in campaign of 1900, 444, 445, 446

  campaign budget of, 137–38

  campaign travel by, 138

  class-driven politics of, 141–42, 146

  “cross of gold” speech of, 133

  free silver pushed by, 132, 134–35, 141, 248, 444

  New York Journal’s endorsement of, 148

  oratorical flair of, 131–32, 133, 139

  peace treaty with Spain endorsed by, 350

  Theodore Roosevelt’s criticism of, 143–44, 158

  Buchanan, James, 132

  Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 142

  Burton, Theodore, 74

  Bushnell, Asa, 105, 384, 385, 386

  and Hanna’s desire for second senatorial term, 234–35, 239–40, 241

  in reelection campaign, 234, 236, 237

  and Sherman’s possible Senate vacancy, 151, 152, 153

  Butler, Marion, 464

  Butterworth, Benjamin, 67, 181

  Caldwell, John, 385

  Calhoun, William J., 215–16, 217, 218

  California, 135, 441

  Calumpit, 368

  Cambon, Jules, 309–10, 312, 316–17, 320, 333

  Campbell, James E.:

  in run for Ohio governor, 84–86, 87

  silver coinage pushed by, 85–86

  Camp Wikoff, 320–22

  Canada, 79

  canals, 87, 106

  see also Central American canal

  Cannon, Frank, 125, 126

  Cannon, Joe, 263, 318, 373

  Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio, 171, 220, 221

  Canton, Ohio, 36, 38–40, 42, 49–50, 61–62, 82, 96, 449–50, 483–84

  Carlisle, John, 131

  Carnegie, Andrew, 361, 396

  Carnes, Allan, 49

  Carpenter, J. L., 238–39

  Carter, Thomas, 125

  Cavite, Philippines, 332

  Cebu, Philippines, 328, 380

  Cedar Creek, 31–32

  Cedar Mountain, Battle of, 24

  Central American canal, 8, 178, 208, 214, 231, 251–52, 372, 408–11, 412, 456, 458, 461, 476–77

  Cervera, Pascual, 286, 294–95, 296

  in escape from Santiago, 303–4

  Chadwick, French, 300

  Chamberlain, Joseph, 323

  Chandler, William, 154, 264–65, 272, 278, 324, 375, 464

  Chaplin, Clarence, 163

  Chicago, Ill., 159–60

  Chicago Times-Herald, 115, 380, 407

  Chicago Tribune, 40, 144, 227,
231, 432, 484

  Chi-Li province, China, 416

  China, 2, 167, 402, 453, 456, 475–76

  open door policy in, 413–14, 416–17, 429–30, 454, 455, 484

  power struggle for, 428–30

  rebellions in, 414–15

  see also Boxer Rebellion

  Chipman, John L., 106

  Choate, Joseph, 196, 324, 462, 463, 477

  Cho-Ta, 427

  Cincinnati, Ohio, 52

  Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, 62, 67, 68

  Cincinnati Enquirer, 56, 95, 131, 386

  Civil Service, 375–76

  Civil War, U.S., 13, 19, 20–34, 96, 105, 119, 146, 166, 212

  debt engendered by, 77

  start of, 18–19

  Cixi, Empress Dowager, 415, 419, 420–21, 424, 426, 428

  Clara (maid), 472

  Clarkson, James S., 99, 104, 109, 114

  Clay, Henry, 12, 54, 75

  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, 252, 372, 373, 408, 409, 461, 462, 477

  Cleveland, Grover, 7, 106, 125, 132, 135, 376, 395, 484

  as anti-imperialist, 361

  congressional relations of, 182

  and Cuban rebellion, 171, 172, 214

  deficit financing of, 189

  Fitzhugh Lee disdained by, 219

  as free-trader, 77, 84

  as Gold Democrat, 131, 141

  and Hawaiian annexation, 175, 176, 486

  press’s relationship with, 182–83

  Ruiz’s death and, 215

  and WM’s transition into presidency, 161, 164, 165

  Cleveland, Mrs., 160

  Cleveland, Ohio, 52, 53, 384–85

  Cleveland Electric Railroad, 101–2

  Cleveland Herald, 57

  Cleveland Leader, 57–58, 101

  Cleveland Plain Dealer, 62, 382–83

  Cleveland Press, 101, 102

  Cloyd Mountain, Battle of, 28

  coal, 52, 57, 95, 166, 190, 396

  coke, 168, 396

  Collier’s Weekly, 227

  Colombia, 461

  Colorado, 126, 135, 441

  Columbus, Ohio, 52

  Columbus Dispatch, 186–87

  Comley, James, 25–26

  Committee on Public Comfort, 465

  Concho, 315, 316

  Conger, Edwin, 419–22, 425, 426, 427, 430, 475

  Congress, U.S.:

  and Cuban rebellion, 171

  Spanish disdain of, 213

  WM’s relationship with, 182

  see also House of Representatives, U.S.; Senate, U.S.

  Conservative Party, Spain, 221, 225

  Constitution, Hawaiian, 250

  Corbin, Henry C., 283, 305, 317, 334, 388, 389

  attacked in press, 353, 354

  and Eagan’s court-martial, 355

  Otis instructed by, 346–47

  in plan to capture Cuba, 298, 299

  corn, Ohio production of, 12

  Cortelyou, George, 6, 8, 9, 183, 185–86, 251, 264, 271, 274, 283–84, 297, 317, 344, 349, 358, 390, 408, 435, 444, 452, 453, 459, 472, 477, 478

  Alger disparaged by, 357

  Alger’s resignation approved by, 357–58

  on alleged assassination plot against WM, 451

  and choice for vice president in 1900, 441

  and Hawaiian annexation, 318, 319–20

  Long and Alger criticized by, 297

  and Shafter’s inability to move troops, 316

  and Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination for vice presidency, 442

  on U.S. peace terms, 311

  at WM’s assassination, 479–80

  on WM’s leadership style, 307

  and WM’s renomination, 377–79

  on WM’s temper, 298

  Cortes, Spanish, 220–21, 269, 316, 330

  cotton, 76, 77

  Cowles, Anna, 466

  Cowles, Edwin, 57–58, 101, 102

  Cox, George B., 385

  Cox, Jacob, 220

  Cramp, Charles H., 396

  Cristobal Colon, 304

  Cromwell, William Nelson, 373

  Crook, George, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

  Crook, William, 453

  Crowninshield, Arent S., 262, 263

  Cuba, 2, 168, 324, 350, 363, 371, 392, 411, 456, 458, 475, 484, 485

  debt of, 337–38

  fears of Spanish elite in, 225

  food and medicine provided in, 374–75

  independence of, 378

  Maine sent to, 254

  military governor installed in, 374

  reconcentrados policy in, 170, 218, 230, 265, 267, 269

  Ruiz’s death in, 215–16

  Shafter’s landing on, 300

  Spain’s relinquishing of, 310, 311, 316–17, 335, 340

  Turpie’s desire to recognize government of, 275

  U.S. filibustering in, 215, 224, 243

  U.S. plans for invasion in, 285–86, 293–97, 298–99

  U.S. renunciation of annexation of, 375

  U.S. trade with, 471–72

  U.S. troops removed from, 320

  Cuban rebellion, 169–72, 189, 213–27, 242–44

  Liberal manifesto of, 223–24

  in WM’s Annual Message, 230

  WM’s desire to end, 263, 265–67

  WM’s statement to Spain on, 221–23

  Cullom, Shelby, 105, 110–11, 112, 123, 182, 265

  WM’s dispute with, 179–80

  currency, 106, 107, 110, 113, 115, 117, 119–21, 122, 123, 124, 125, 131, 134, 135, 141, 189, 229, 357

  Curtis, W. E., 393

  Cutler, Manesseh, 11, 12

  Czolgosz, Leon, 9, 478–80, 481

  Dagu, China, 414, 421, 422, 423–24, 425

  Daly, William, 354

  Dalzell, John, 406

  Daugherty, Charles, 384–85

  Daugherty (bodyguard), 162

  Davenport, Homer, 148

  Davis, Cushman K., 104–5, 109, 248, 251, 272, 319, 324, 348, 410

  Davis, Jefferson, 17

  Davis, Richard Harding, 282, 301

  Dawes, Caro, 188, 478

  Dawes, Charles G., 109–10, 111–12, 130, 131–32, 134, 285, 362, 390, 394, 434, 435, 478, 487

  and election of 1900, 440

  on free trade with Puerto Rico, 404

  made comptroller of currency, 188

  made head of WM’s Chicago campaign, 135–36

  and Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination for vice presidency, 442–43

  on U.S. peace terms, 311

  and WM’s assassination, 481

  and WM’s renomination, 377–79

  Day, William, 37, 134, 245, 262, 271, 333, 382

  acquisition of Manila desired by, 310–11, 337

  and annexation of Hawaii, 207

  cabinet position proposed for, 152

  on commission to negotiate terms with Spain, 323

  criticism of, 186–87

  on Dupuy de Lôme’s insult to McKinley, 256–57

  Dupuy de Lôme’s diatribe to, 252–53

  and looming Philippines crisis, 338–39

  Maine inquiry read by, 268

  resignation of, 335

  and sending of Maine to Cuba, 254

  and Spain’s offer of peace terms, 309–10, 337

  Spanish proposal to avert war disdained by, 271

  U.S. protocol signed by, 317, 333

  Washington’s position on Spain clarified by, 266–67

  and WM’s debts, 91

  Dayton, Ohio, 53

  debt, 77, 189

  DeCell, Ken, 484–85

  deficit, 167, 189

  deflation, 193

  Democratic National Conventions:

  of 1896, 132–34, 240

  of 1900, 444

  Democratic Party, U.S., 7, 17

  Hawaiian annexation and, 249

  limited government desired by, 12, 75

  in Ohio, 53–54

  in South, 46, 135

  Dempsey, James, 148–49

  Denby, Charles
, 349, 382

  Depew, Chauncey, 64, 204, 474

  Dewey, George, 279–80, 332–33, 334, 338, 349–50, 378, 402

  and election of 1900, 382–84, 387, 434–35

  Manila victory of, 289–90, 294, 324, 341

  message sent to WM by, 326, 327

  sailing to Philippines, 287–90, 331

  sent to Asia, 277–79, 280

  WM’s questioning on Philippines of, 387–88

  Dick, Charles, 105, 108, 180–81, 234–35, 441

  Dingley, Nelson, Jr., 150, 153, 190–91, 192, 263, 405

  Dingley bill, 167, 190–93, 455

  Dockery, Alexander, 274

  Dodge, Grenville M., 322, 345, 352

  Dodge Commission, 322, 345, 351–52, 354

  Dole, Sanford B., 206, 250–51

  Dolliver, Jonathan, 440

  Dover, Elmer, 58, 447

  drought of 1887, 94

  Dubois, Fred, 125

  DuPont family, 342

  Dupuy de Lôme, Enrique, 219, 222, 252–53, 254

  McKinley insulted by, 255–57

  Duval, Isaac, 31

  Eagan, Charles, 352, 353, 354–56

  Early, Jubal, 28–30, 31–32

  Ebbitt House, 47, 71–72, 73, 160, 161

  economic disparity, 146

  Eight-Nation Alliance, 421

  El Caney, Cuba, 301, 302

  elections and campaigns, Ohio:

  of 1832, 395

  of 1876, 45–46

  of 1878, 48

  of 1880, 48

  of 1882, 48–49

  of 1886, 51–52

  of 1890, 83, 89

  of 1891, 84–86

  of 1893, 94

  of 1897, 234–36

  of 1899, 384, 385–87

  elections and campaigns, U.S., 322, 324–25

  of 1840, 118

  of 1860, 18

  of 1876, 46–47

  of 1884, 59–60, 61, 135, 153

  of 1888, 61–67, 139

  of 1890, 83, 84

  of 1892, 135, 137

  of 1894, 95–96

  of 1900, 238, 377–79, 382–84, 387, 394–95, 412, 432, 434–35, 444–48, 449–50

  of 1904, 238

  elections and campaigns, U.S., of 1896, 94, 97

  Republican candidates in, 104–5

  see also Bryan, William Jennings; McKinley, William, 1896 campaign of

  Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, 451

  Elkins, Stephen, 275–76

  Europe, 2, 192

  Everett, Edward, 17

  Everett Literary and Debating Society, 17

  exports, 166, 390, 396

  Fairbanks, Charles, 37, 125, 179, 260, 437

  Farley, John, 384

  farmers, 134–35

  Farragut, David, 124, 279

  Far West, 135, 142, 157

  Federalist Party, U.S., 7, 75

  Fifth Corps, 298

  Fionn laoch (Scottish chieftain), 13

  First Bank of the United States, 117

  First Great Triumph (Zimmerman), 485

  First Infantry Division, 302

  Florida, 107, 166, 320

  Floyd, John, 23–24

  Flying Squadron, 281–82

  Foraker, Joseph Benson “Ben,” 384, 385

  acquisition of Philippines desired by, 348

 

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