Greg Myer for Plano

The small farmers and slaveholders acted as a restraint upon any tendency toward oligarchy which the gentry might have entertained. The small farmers were in the majority and they had the right to vote. The percentage of white males who voted in the 18th Century elections was quite high. True, the colonial voters elected only [...]

The Americans boast of the bigness of their country. How to “bound” the United States. “Manifest Destiny” of the “Anglo-Saxon Race.” The term “Anglo-Saxon” slovenly and misleading. Statements relating to the “English Race” have a common interest for Americans and for Englishmen. Work of the English race in the world. The prime feature of civilization [...]

The Republicans of the United States, in national convention assembled, renew their allegiance to the principles upon which they have triumphed in six successive presidential elections, and congratulate the American people on the attainment of so many results in legislation and administration, by which the Republican party has, after saving the Union, done so much [...]