Mexican War, The: Events leading
to, 95-97; Results of, 98-104; Demo-
cratic expressions concerning, 108,
134.

Mexico: Republican declaration of
1864 regarding foreign aggression
in, 206; Recent platform expres-
sions, 358, 427, 436-437, 463, 471-
472, 496.

Middle-of-the-Road Populists, The,
328, 330.

Middlemen, Excessive charges by, 468,
491.

Migratory Voters, 506.
Miles, Nelson A., 338.

Militarism, 323-324, 343, 489, 496, 511.
Militia and National Guard, 324, 339.
Mills Bill, The, 271.

Mines and Mining, 359, 388, 401, 430.
Minimum Wage, 408.

Minneapolis: Republican convention
held in, 278.

Minnesota

Organization as a Terri-

tory, 146, 147.
Mississippi River, Improvement of,
262, 288, 303, 343, 387, 398-99, 413,
432-433, 462.

Missouri: and the settlement of Kan-
sas, 154-156.

Missouri Compromise, The: Histori-

cal account, 61-68; Proposal to ex-
tend line to the Pacific, 103; Effect
of Compromise measures of 1850,
124-125; Repealed by the Kansas-
Nebraska Act, 148-151; 162; 179.
Monetary Standard, The, 252, 273,
279, 286, 291, 293, 299, 303-304, 307,
310-311, 316-317, 324-325, 334-335,
347-348.

Money Trust, The, 397.

Monopolies: Representative expres-

sions concerning, 248, 324, 342, 354,
362, 368, 376, 382-383, 393, 409, 481.
Monroe, James: 39; 40; Elected and
reëlected President, 48-49.
Monroe Doctrine, The: Expressions

by Democrats, 175, 302, 323, 345,
396-397, 427; by Republicans, 206,
207 (Radical Republicans), 274, 275,
308, 335, 337, 437.
Moore, Edmond H., 446.
Morality, 274, 282, 310, 492.

Morehead, John M.: Presides over

(Gold Democrats), 311, 313.
National Guard and Militia, 324, 339.
National Party, The (Bolting Prohi-
bitionists), 312, 313.
National Republican

Party, The
Early: Predecessor of Whig party,
18; Campaign of 1828, 53-54; Clay's
leadership, and fundamental prin-
ciples, 58-60; Campaign of 1832,
70-72, 73; Succeeded by Whig
party, 76.

National Silver Party, The, 311.
National Union Conventions (Repub-
lican Party), 203, 211.

Natural Resources, Conservation of:
See "Conservation of National Re-
sources."

Naturalized Citizens: Constitutional
amendment proposed by Hartford
convention, 47; Early affiliation
with Democratic party, 58; Early
Democratic platform expressions,
83, 107, 132, 171-172, 192, 194; The
Free Soil party and, 142; The
Know-Nothings and, 163-164, 165-
166; Republican platform of 1860
on, 200.-Representative platform
expressions since the Civil War, 213,
216, 232, 261, 482-483.-See also
"Aliens," "Expatriation," and "Im-
migration."

Navy, The, 254, 257, 266, 274, 280,
287, 309, 317-318, 333, 335, 357-358,
372, 387, 396, 417, 425, 438, 484.
Nebraska: See "Kansas-Nebraska."
Negroes: Republican expressions, 205,
211-212, 221, 270, 280, 318, 336, 357;
Democratic, 215, 216, 258, 283, 346;
Socialists, 505.-See also "Amend-
ments to the Constitution," "Elec-
tions, Federal control of," and
"Slavery."

New England Emigrant Aid Society,
The, 154.

New Mexico: Acquisition of, 100;
Made a Territory, 102; Status un-
der Compromise measures of 1850,
123-124, 145, 147.

New Nations: Sympathy for, 464.
New York City: Conventions held in,

168, 214, 312, 329, 348, 377, 501, 512.
Newlands Irrigation Act, The, 343.
Nicaragua, 275, 281, 288, 308, 327.-
See "Isthmian Canal" and "Panama
Canal."

Nicholson, Samuel T., 329.
Nineteenth Amendment, The: See
"Woman Suffrage."

Northeastern Boundary, The, 72.
Northwest Territory, The, 63, 86, 115.
Northwestern Boundary, The, 93-94,
98.

Nullification, 33, 74.

for President by Straight-out Demo-
crats, 227; Vote, 228.
Oil, 464, 475, 483, 496.
Olney, Richard, 338.

Omaha: Convention held in, 290.
Omnibus Bill, The, 123.

Open door in China, The, 319, 340.
Ordinance of 1787, The, 63, 86, 115.
Oregon: 63; Dispute with England
concerning, 93-94, 98; Establish-
ment as a Territory, 102-103; 147.
Ostend Manifesto, The, 158-159, 181.
Outlaw Railroad Strike, The, 474.
Overman Act, The, 477.

Owen, Robert L., 445, 447.

Owens, William C.: Presides over
Democratic convention of 1892, 282.

PACIFIC, The: Proposed extension
of Missouri Compromise line to,
103, 125; Overland route to, 175,
181, 192, 194, 200, 205, 220.
Palmer, A. Mitchell: Contest for
Presidential nomination in Demo-
cratic convention of 1920, 445-447.
Palmer, Henry L.: Presides over
Democratic convention of 1868, 214.
Palmer, John M.: 228; Nomination
for President by Gold Democrats,
311, and vote, 313.
Pan-American Relations, 259, 358,
375-376, 414, 426-427, 437.

Panama, and Panama Canal, 333, 337,
344, 346, 359, 373, 388, 402. 414, 482.
-See "Isthmian Canal" and "Nic-
aragua."

Paper and Pulp, 368, 475.

Parcels Post, 386, 404, 418, 422, 498.
Parker, Alton B.: Nomination for
President by Democrats, 338, 347-
348, and vote, 349; 363; Presides
over Democratic convention of 1912,
390.

Parker, Joel, 227.
Parker, John M.:

Nominated for

Vice-President by Progressives, 443.

Passports, 344, 372.

Patents, 376, 416.

Pattison, Robert E., 282, 297, 338.
Payne, Henry B., 246.
Payne-Aldrich Bill, The, 411.
Pendleton, George H.:

Nomination

for Vice-President by Democrats,
208, and vote, 210; Contest for
Presidential nomination in Demo-
cratic convention of 1868, 214.
Pennoyer, Sylvester, 297.
Pensions, 204-205, 209, 213, 218, 222,
232, 254, 257, 266, 274, 276, 282, 287-
288, 294, 302, 307-308, 318, 335, 345,
359, 373, 388, 404, 418, 432, 484, 498.
People's Party, The (Populists): Or-
ganization and first platform
(1892), 290-295; Vote in 1892, 296;
Subsequent campaigns, 311, 313, 328,
329, 348, 349, 377, 378, 419.
Permissive Warehouse Bill, The, 428.
Pershing, John J., 450.
Petroleum, 464, 475, 483.

Philadelphia, Conventions held in:
Whigs, 110; Republicans, 177, 220,
314.
Philippine Islands, The, 320, 322-323,

333, 341, 353-354, 359, 375, 388, 403,
431, 437-438, 464, 496.
Physical Valuation of Railways, 362-
363, 369, 397.

Pierce, Franklin: Nomination for
President by Democrats, 131, and
election, 144; Signs Kansas-Ne-
braska bill, 150; on the Kansas
struggle, 159-160; Defeated for re-
nomination, 168; Administration
commended by Democrats, 176;
Condemned by Republicans, 181;
191.

Pinckney, Charles C., 22, 35, 39.
Pinckney, Thomas, 21.
Pinkerton System, The, 295.
Pittsburgh: Conventions held in, 139,

164, 177, 263, 312.

Platte, The Proposed Territory of,

148.

Plumer, William, 49.
Poindexter, Miles, 468.

Polk, James K.: 84; Nomination for
President by Democrats, 92, and
election, 97; Administration, 98;
Eulogized, 109, 110.

Polygamy, 180, 232, 244, 254, 273, 344-
345.

Pomeroy, Samuel M., 264.

Pomeroy, Theodore M.: Presides over

Republican convention of 1876, 229.
Popular Sovereignty, 103, 151, 160,

199.

Popular Vote for President: First re-

corded in 1824, 51.

Populists, The: See "People's Party."
Porto Rico, 321, 327, 333, 359, 375,
388, 464-465, 496.

Postal Service, The, 117, 273, 281, 294,

318, 354, 356, 370, 386, 388, 404,
418, 422, 440, 455, 461, 465-466, 485.
President, The: Original manner of
electing, 19; Changed by Twelfth
amendment, 38; Choice by House of
Representatives, 19, 52; Veto power,
Democratic expressions concerning,
93, 107-108, 133, 171; Choice by
direct popular vote favored by Radi-
cal Republicans, 207, by Populists,

295, by Socialists, 505; Misuse of
patronage, 247-248, 366, 418;
Charges of usurpation, 179-180, 212,
248, 478; Moral qualifications in-
sisted on by Prohibitionists, 491;
Single term favored, 47, 90, 207,
225, 295, 395-396; Third term op-
posed, 302.
Presidential

Electors: Original

method of voting for President and
Vice-President, 19; Method changed
by Twelfth amendment, 38; Choice
of by Legislatures and change to
popular system, 56.

Preston, Martin R., 377.

Prigg vs. Pennsylvania, 87, 89.
Primaries, 395, 406-407.

Prison Reform, 432.-See also "Con-
tract and Convict Labor."
Pritchard, Peter C., 468.
"Privilege-hunting and profit-seeking
class," 391.

Profiteers, 453, 480, 491, 498, 503.
Progressive Party, The: Organiza-
tion, first nominations, and plat-
form (1912), 405-419; Vote in 1912,
420; Action in 1916, 435, 443, and
vote, 444.

Prohibition, 467, 488-489.

Prohibition Party, The, 227, 228, 240,
249, 263-264, 276, 277, 295, 296, 312,
313, 329, 330, 348, 349, 377, 378, 419,
420, 443, 444, 488-492, 514.
Propagandists, Foreign, 424.
Property, The Rights of, 260, 293, 319,
325, 381.

Protection, Tariff: Favored by Na-
tional Republicans and Whigs, 59,
71, 90, 91, 137; Expressions by Re-
publicans, 199, 222, 271, 278-279,
306, 315, 317, 334, 353, 383-384, 439,
481; by Liberal Republicans, 226;
by Democrats, 216, 258-259, 267-268,
284, 289-290, 341, 368, 392; by Pro-
gressives, 410.

Protection to Citizens Abroad: Ex-
pressions by Republicans, 213, 221,
222, 232, 319, 335, 358, 386-387, 436,
438; by Democrats, 216, 237, 261,
266, 340, 372, 404, 431; by Progres-
sives, 417.

Public Health, The, 359, 373, 402, 407,
416, 431, 486, 509.

Revenue Only, Tariff for, 82, 106, 132,
142, 170, 236, 247, 284, 300, 341, 368,
392, 422-423, 454.

Rhodes, James F.: on the Missouri
Compromise, 150; on the proposed
annexation of Cuba, 158.
Richardson, James D.: Presides over
Democratic convention of 1900, 321.
Richmond, (Va.): Democratic con-
vention held in, 195.

Rivers and Harbors, 117, 137, 142, 181-
182, 200, 244, 262, 288, 303, 347, 387,
398-399, 413, 432-433, 462.-See also
"Flood Control" and "Waterways."
Rives, William C., 76, 201.

Roads, 318, 356, 374, 399, 417, 429,
460, 483.
Robins, Raymond: Presides over Pro-
gressive convention of 1916, 443.
Robinson, Joseph T.: Presides over
Democratic convention of 1920, 445.
Rochester (N. Y.): Convention held
in, 329.

Rodney, Daniel, 49.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: Nomination
for Vice-President by Democrats,
447; Vote, 514.
Roosevelt, Theodore:

Nominated for
Vice-President by Republicans, 314,
and elected, 329-330; President, re-
nominated, 331, and elected, 344;
Contest for Republican nomination
in 1912, 379-380; Nomination by
Progressives in 1912, 405, and vote,
420; 434; 435; Again nominated by
Progressives (1916) and declines,
443; References to in platforms, 336-
338, 346-347, 350-351, 366, 374, 389.
Root, Elihu: Presides over Republi-
can convention of 1904, 331, and
1912, 379; 434.
Ross, James, 49.

Rural Credits, 398, 428, 440, 455.-

See also "Farm Loan Banks."

Rush, Richard, 49, 54.

Rusk, Jeremiah M., 269.

Russell, John, 227.

Russell, William E., 282, 297.

Russia, 280, 287, 396, 404, 438, 496,
506.

Ryan, Thomas F., 391.

SAFETY of Employes, 355-356, 407,
430. See Employers' Liability" and
"Workmen's Compensation."

Samoa, 319, 496.
San Francisco:

Democratic conven-

tion held in, 445.
Sanford, Nathan, 52.

Schools, 231, 237, 243-244, 247, 253,
273-274, 280-281, 288-289, 408, 500.
Schurz, Carl: on Jefferson's election,
55; on Clay's championship of the
Bank, 60; on the party conventions
of 1848, 112; Presides over Republi-
can convention of 1868, 211, and
Liberal Republican convention of
1872, 224.

Scott, Winfield: 81; 110; Nomination
for President by Whigs, 135-136, and
defeat, 144.

Seamen, 388, 402, 499.

Secret Societies, 69-70, 163, 172, 240.
Sectarianism, 237, 244.
Seidel, Emil, 419.
Self-Determination of Peoples, 425.
Senate, The: Election of Vice-Presi-
dent by, 78; Composition in 1854,
146-147; Rules of, 431, 454; and the
Versailles treaty, 466, 473-475.
Senators, Popular Election of, 295,
326, 344, 362-363, 373, 394, 404-405,
407.

Sergeant, John: Nominated for Vice-
President by Whigs, 70, 72; Vote,
74.

Service Men, The, 458-459, 468, 484,
498.

Settle, Thomas: Presides over Repub-
lican convention of 1872, 220.
Seventeenth Amendment, The: See
"Senators, Popular Election of."
Sewall, Arthur: Nominated for Vice-
President by Democrats, 298; En-
dorsed by National Silver party,
311; Vote, 313.

Seward, William H.: 130; 178; Con-
test for Presidential nomination in
Republican convention of 1860, 196.
Sex Hygiene, 490.
Seymour, Horatio:

over

Presides
Democratic convention of 1864, 208,
and 1868, 214; Nominated for Presi-
dent, 214, and defeated, 219; 247.
Seymour, Thomas H., 208.
Sharkey, William L., 201.
Sharps Rifle, The, 161.

Shepard, Edward M.: on Democratic
convention of 1835, 75-76.