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Aug. 29th, 2015 10:01 pmThings that are fun: Reading New York Times reports on old national party conventions and seeing just how much the Times hated free silver.
An excerpt: their 8 July 1896 article begins "With cheers and shouts of joy -- a tumult of applause with throat and feet and hands -- the majority of the National Democratic Convention has taken the first step that must end in disaster, as it has been begun with disgrace."
An excerpt: their 8 July 1896 article begins "With cheers and shouts of joy -- a tumult of applause with throat and feet and hands -- the majority of the National Democratic Convention has taken the first step that must end in disaster, as it has been begun with disgrace."
