The American Anti-Imperialist League was an organization established on June 15, 1898, to battle the American annexation of the Philippines as an insular area. The anti-imperialists opposed forced exp
George S. Boutwell, first President of the Anti-Imperialist League
President McKinley fires a cannon into an imperialism effigy in this cartoon by W.A. Rogers in Harper's Weekly of September 22, 1900.
Mark Twain, 1907
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Republican President William McKinley defeated his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan.
American Anti-Imperialist League
…independence. When the reforms promised by the treaty proved illusory, the insurrectionists and their American supporters prepared for a new round. The 1900 presidential election caused internal squabbles in the League. Particularly controversial was the League's endorsement of William Jennings Bryan, a renowned anti-imperialist…
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Gaylord Wilshire, Los Angeles publisher, during his 1900 congressional campaign on the Social Democratic ticket
McKinley campaigns on gold coin (gold standard) with support from soldiers, businessmen, farmers and professionals, claiming to restore prosperity at home and victory abroad