p2 Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
California was “not a country of farms but a country of plantations and estates”
A
Henry George:
2
Q
“The bankers followed us out west; And did in mortgages invest; They looked ahead and shrewdly planned, And soon they’ll have our Kansas land.”
A
Farm protest song ‘The Kansas Fool”
3
Q
“No strike has ever been lost” and “The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity”
A
Eugene Debs
4
Q
“The hopelessly ignorant and savagely covetous waifs and strays of American civilization voted for Bryand, but the bulk of the solid sense, business integrity, and social stability sided with McKinley. The nation is to be heartily congratulated.”
A
London Standard commenting on McKinley’s victory
