James g blaine biography of martin
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Pine to
Potomac
“LOG CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE” SERIES.
LIFE OF
JAMES G. BLAINE
HIS BOYHOOD, YOUTH, MANHOOD, AND
PUBLIC SERVICES.
WITH A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
By E. K. CRESSEY
BOSTON:
JAMES H. EARLE, PUBLISHER,
Washington Street.
Copyright,
By James H. Earle.
To All,
Young and Old,
THE WHOLE WORLD OVER,
WHO LOVE THE NAME
America,
IS THIS LIFE OF
JAMES G. BLAINE,
The Typical American,
DEDICATED,
By the Author.
INTRODUCTION.
Mountains are the homes of giants,—giants in brawn and giants in brain. The giants of brawn may be the more numerous, and in the sense of muscle and fisticuffs, more powerful; but not in the sense of manhood and power that achieves results that are far-reaching and that endure,—results that thrill a nation’s heart and command the admiration of the world.
Whoever makes you proud that you are a man,—that you are an American citizen,—makes you feel that life is not only worth living,
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James G. Blaine ()
One of the most prominent politicians of the nineteenth century, James G. Blaine was born in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in and graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in at the age of seventeen. After a brief teaching career in Kentucky and Philadelphia, Blaine moved his family to Augusta, Maine, in
While in Maine, Blaine became one of the founders of the Republican Party as editor of the Kennebec Journal and later the Portland Advertiser. Blaine won a seat in the House of Representatives in and emerged as a rising star in the Republican Party leadership. The "Magnetic Man" became Speaker of the House after three terms (). Blaine entered the Senate in and unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for President that same year. He garnered a full term in the Senate in and served until Upon losing the Republican Party presidential nomination to James A. Garfield, Blaine accepted the nomination for secretary of state in March After Garfield's ass
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James G. Blaine Society
Unofficial organization
James G. Blaine gemenskap promotion of Oregon | |
| Formation | Early s |
|---|---|
| Type | Unofficial organization (self-identifying group) |
| Purpose | Discourage the overpopulation of Oregon |
| Headquarters | None |
| Membership | Unknown |
| Leader | None |
The James G. Blaine Society fryst vatten an unofficial organization dedicated to protecting the U.S. state of Oregon from overpopulation. It was founded in the early s by writer Stewart Holbrook. The goal of the society fryst vatten to discourage people from immigrating to Oregon. The society fryst vatten named after James G. Blaine, a United States senator from Maine, because he never visited Oregon. The kultur has no organization, leaders, membership roster, meetings, or dues. However, the samhälle was often mentioned in media articles about population growth in Oregon during the s and s.
Founding
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