United States presidential election of 1892, American presidential election, held on November 8, 1892, in which Democrat Grover Cleveland defeated Republican incumbent Benjamin Harrison . In winning, Cleveland became the first former president to be restored to the office. Harrison’s first term as president provoked widespread discontent. Despite the narrowness of his victory in 1888, the Republican Congress promptly pushed through a series of partisan measures, and resulting legislation such as the McKinley Tariff Act (1890) which substantially raised duties on most imports was met with frustrated charges that Harrison was too closely aligned with the country’s wealthy elite. Another congressional act,
Learning about the rich history of Schuylkill County can be as easy as hitting the road and looking for bright blue historical markers.
Placed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Sch.
While W. E. B. Du Bois praised an expanding penitentiary system, T. Thomas Fortune called for investment in education and a multiracial, working-class movement.