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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74025838</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:01:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74025838/animal_heroes_ernest_thompson_seton.mp3" length="181061361" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>22610</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c11135079bcd659dc3cebbd64a318cf0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lectures on Butler's Analogy-Thomas Chalmers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lectures-on-butler-s-analogy-thomas-chalmers--74006193</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9734</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c11135079bcd659dc3cebbd64a318cf0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jim Crow Car; Or, Denouncement of Injustice Meted Out to the Black Race-John Clay Coleman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jim-crow-car-or-denouncement-of-injustice-meted-out-to-the-black-race-john-clay-coleman--73983511</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12708</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c11135079bcd659dc3cebbd64a318cf0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Reign of George VI, 1900-1925 A Forecast Written in the Year 1763-Samuel Madden, Charles William Chadwick Oman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/reign-of-george-vi-1900-1925-a-forecast-written-in-the-year-1763-samuel-madden-charles-william-chadwick-oman--73963854</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12678</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c11135079bcd659dc3cebbd64a318cf0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>David Hume and his Influence on Philosophy and Theology-James Orr</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-hume-and-his-influence-on-philosophy-and-theology-james-orr--73943380</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>25698</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c11135079bcd659dc3cebbd64a318cf0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Milton's Minor Poems-John Milton</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/milton-s-minor-poems-john-milton--73921039</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73921039</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:01:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73921039/milton_s_minor_poems_john_milton.mp3" length="113621840" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Harry Thurston Peck</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. Note: Footnotes will not be read but will be indicated along with page numbers which can be found at <a href="https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/20yrstherepublic00peckrich/page/n8/mode/2up</a> - Summary by Celine Major]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14188</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c11135079bcd659dc3cebbd64a318cf0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Custer Battlefield A History And Guide To The Battle Of The Little Bighorn-Robert Marshall Utley</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/custer-battlefield-a-history-and-guide-to-the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn-robert-marshall-utley--73898126</link><description><![CDATA[Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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A whole generation had been born and had grown to manhood and to womanhood without ever having lived under any but Republican rule. This long continuance in power of a single party had led many citizens to identify the interest of that party with the interests of the nation. The democrats had been so invariably beaten at the polls as to make Republicans believe that the defeated party had no decent reason for existence, and that is was composed only of wilful obstructionists or of persons destitute of patriotism. 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