TY - JOUR
AU - Thayer, William Roscoe
AB - 6 Reviews of Books tests with which the country has had to do since 1856. Here may be found, in large measure, the political history of the last fifty years. Special interest attaches to the conventions and campaigns of 1860, 1864, 1880, and 1884. Light notice is taken, very naturally, of the short­ comings of the party, either of the last generation or of this. But in the record of the party conventions many interesting nominating speeches and party discussions are given, and the proceedings and decisions are set forth by which the evolution of the unwritten party law· is revealed. Some readers will be disappointed and surprised that more attention is not given to the development of party machinery and to the importance of party organization, practice, and usage in popular government; for on this line we find one of the most striking characteristics of our party life during the lifetime of the Republican party. The most recent events and issues in our party history are discussed from the Republican point of view, and the volumes may be regarded as a good and useful summary of Republican principles and policies, with the party defenses well and ably guarded. 
TI - The History of Twenty-five Years. By Sir Spencer Walpole, K.C.B. Volume I, 1856–1865; Volume II, 1865–1870. (London and New York: Longmans, Green, and ...
JO - The American Historical Review
DO - 10.1086/ahr/10.1.196
DA - 1904-10-01
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SP - 196
EP - 200
VL - 10
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -