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Rh Dement, R. S., IV., 426, 431, 432, 434

Democracy, I., discussed by Schurz, 138

Democratic House, VI., greatly desired in case of McKinley's reëlection, 263

Democratic National Convention, II., 366; III., 164, 165, 263, 264, 265; V., of 1892 and the nomination of Grover Cleveland, 344

Democratic papers, I., begin bitter warfare on Schurz, 40, 41, 161; III., 103, 104, 284, 310, 316

Democratic party, III., 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 107, 108, 152, 157, 164, 167, 170, 174, 182, 262, 263, 264, 273, 277, 278, 281, 300, 316, 319, 351, 423; IV., 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 26, 27, 31, 34, 37, 38, 39, 41, 87, 205, 207, 221, 298, 433, 438; important point gained by, under Cleveland 463; as a party, has not grown in strength, 464; lacking in courage and decision, 492; V., summarized by Schurz, 101; in New York, 241, 242, 243

Democratic platform, I., 157; III., 104, 108, 165, 168, 174; politicians, 166; trick, 284; vote, 138

Democrats, I., victorious in 1856, but discouraged, 24; support Douglas, 142; left in majority by Republicans going to war, 212; Lincoln supported by prominent, 215; high military positions given to, 216; II., 353, 374, 375, 378, 441, 446, 447; III., 13, 87, 96, 104, 106, 157, 163, 167, 177, 178, 182, 183, 184, 257, 280, 315, 347, 348, 396, 400, 451; IV., 23, 24, 26, 27, 183; defeat of, in 1884, would mean extinction of party, 214; V., joined by many negroes, 73; denounce Dudley's circular, 98; good and bad elements in, 101; suggestions for a platform, 231; VI., will try to shake off incubus of Bryan, 276

Denby, Colonel, VI., Philippine commissioner, 181

De Trobriand, General, III., 118, 119

Devens (Attorney-General), Charles, IV., 153, 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178, 187, 188, 189, 191, 193

Dewey, George, VI., opinion of the Filipinos, 81, 185, 222, 246; invites coöperation of Aguinaldo, 82, 92, 93; honored by the nation, 118; war with Spain, 157, 159; condemned for attitude toward Aguinaldo, 190; knowledge of the Philippines desired by President, 221

Diaz, Porfirio, V., as ruler of Mexico, 199, 481; VI., 34, 106

Dickinson, Daniel S., I., 232

Dillon, M. W., VI., to, 276

Divver, Paddy, V., 240

Dix (Major-General), John Adams, I., 180, 181, 182

Dixon, I., defeats Sloan in Wisconsin, 111, 112, 114, 115

Dodge, Abigail, III., 421; IV., 154

Doherty, David J., VI., importance of report on the Philippines, 308

Donelson, II., 220

Dönhof, Count, IV., to, 507

Doolittle, James R., I., 77, 79 n., 113; letter to, 114, 167, 168, 399, 437, 439

Dorsey, IV., 83; VI., 262

Dorsheimer, William, IV., 209

Douglas, Stephen A., I., and the Illinois elections of 1858, 37; “popular sovereignty,” humbug, 39; chances against his being nominated by the Charleston Convention, 41, 111, 113; Lincoln's debates with, 121; opposed to associations hostile to slavery, 128, 134; Constitution as interpreted by, 137, 138, opponents of, 140; “great principle of non-intervention,” 141, 142, 148; widespread influence of Carl Schurz's speech against, 161 n.

Douglas and popular sovereignty, I., 79; compromise a failure, 80; Nebraska bill proves fallacy of Douglas's theory, 81; his definition of a slave, 82; Constitutional and local law discussed, 88; popular sovereignty, a “double-faced sophistry,” 89; Douglas's ambiguous position, 90; birth of the Declaration of Independence, 92; as explained by Douglas, 94; its real meaning, 98; Douglas cites “Jeffersonian plan,” 99; slavery excluded from first territory, 101; the true Jeffersonian plan, 102; Douglas without