The American Presidential Election of 1888
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The 26th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. In 1888, Cleveland tries to get re-elected, but tariffs remain popular in his home state of New York.
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The 26th Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 1888. My birthday, again. Is that why I love this stuff? Grover Cleveland had a solid first term. The country was at peace and the economy...fantastic. He even got married, to Frances Folsom, who, at 21 years old, became the youngest First Lady in American history. Cleveland was a fairly popular dude with lots of integrity. If Cleveland was alive today, he’d be called a libertarian. He vetoed a lot of bills, tried to reduce government spending, had a non interventionist foreign policy, and wanted free trade.
Cleveland was unanimously re-nominated by the Democratic Party, which was special because this was the first time a Democratic President had been renominated since Martin Van Buren in 1840. Since his former Vice President, Thomas Hendricks, had died while in office, he needed a new one, so the Democrats nominated Allen Thurman, a former Senator from Ohio, to run with him this time.
You know how I mentioned free trade? Well many people were upset with Cleveland’s free trade leanings, and they wanted a higher tariff to protect American industries. Many Americans in industrial states wanted to vote against Cleveland because they feared losing their jobs, and they looked again to the Republicans.
James Blaine decided not to run for President this time because he feared he might just further divide the Republican Party. He backed both Benjamin Harrison, a Senator from Indiana and grandson of former President William Henry Harrison, and John Sherman, who again was a Senator from Ohio and running a second time.
The Republicans went with Harrison, because he was a Civil War veteran who was popular with other veterans and could give a darn good speech. Oh yeah, and he lived in a swing state. Thanks electoral college! Levi Morton, a New York City banker and former Representative and Minister to France, was his running mate.
It’s time for third parties! I will only mention two of them as the others were, um, pretty irrelevant. No offense, United Labor Party!
The Prohibition Party kept gaining momentum. They nominated Clinton Fisk, a general from New York, with John Brooks as running mate. As I tried to research Brooks on the internet, I couldn’t find much at all. I do know he was a human being. I think.
A new political party, the Union Labor Party, were a ragtag bunch with wide ranging views, but they were all united to fight for worker rights. They nominated Alson Streeter, a former Greenbacker and farmer and miner from Illinois. His running mate was lumberman Charles Cunningham, from Arkansas.
The campaigns between the two front runners, Cleveland and Harrison, were intense, as it looked to be a super close election. The main issue, of course, was tariffs. Cleveland wanted less, and Harrison more. While Cleveland still did not actively campaign as most presidential candidates did not before him, Harrison did so, enthusiastically giving many speeches from his front porch of his Indianapolis home to many newspaper reporters. His front porch campaign was similar to James Garfield, and it worked well for him, so why not?
So here is one development that was pretty messed up. Leading up to the election, it was exposed that William Wade Dudley, the Treasurer of the Republican National Committee, was caught buying votes in Indiana for Harrison. Remember, Indiana was a swing state so this was a big deal. The outcry of this scandal is the reason why ballots after this were cast in secret and not out in the open.
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@dereklee796
3 жыл бұрын
Hai
@jenniferdomingo1264
Жыл бұрын
I did report this playlist by mistake: presidential elections in American history.
@ronaldshank7589
5 ай бұрын
I kinda like watching these...but sometimes, you yourself come across like you have a slanted/liberal-leaning kind of a view...which absolutely spoils it for me, when I watch these clips.
before I left the White House, I told Benjamin Harrison in his ear quietly "I'll be back" and he got shivers and goosebumps knowing I will return in 4 years
@petergriffin8745
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Cleveland
@lp_luxp2x229
3 жыл бұрын
@@petergriffin8745 hi Todd Lincoln, even though I love my wife you’re a lot more good looking lol
@david869yearsago5
3 жыл бұрын
The country went into a depression after that.
@lp_luxp2x229
3 жыл бұрын
@@david869yearsago5 but atleast it wasn’t as bad as in the 1930s or the panic of 1873
@zayedelahee2166
2 жыл бұрын
Jon ossoff you’re not grover cleveland?!
The first two preisdents to have their voices recorded.
@gangching8057
3 жыл бұрын
True
@GrapesOfWrath1
3 жыл бұрын
I heard hayes was actually the first president to be voice recorded but the recording didnt survive. Dont know if thats true tho.
@terrortiset6669
3 жыл бұрын
@@GrapesOfWrath1 the first presidential recording was from big abe AND IT SURVIVED so yea
@therealtornadosam
3 жыл бұрын
@@terrortiset6669 Really, where? Is it on KZread?
@terrortiset6669
3 жыл бұрын
@@therealtornadosam yes
Dang! Francis Cleveland talked some serious smack!! Lol
@iammrbeat
7 жыл бұрын
Well, she was probably still upset that her husband actually had more votes than Harrison but lost the election anyway!
@flynnflake5841
7 жыл бұрын
don't worry about grover he be back :)
This was the last time a winner would get under 270 electoral votes
@j.menapace625
5 ай бұрын
But it wasn't the last time the minimum electoral votes to win an election was below 270 because at least 5 other states (i.e. Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii) had yet to be made.
@getass3290
5 ай бұрын
@@j.menapace625 Ya I know.
You didn't mention this was the only grandfather-grandson duo in the history of the office! :)
@deleted-something
Жыл бұрын
Lol
You didn't mention the Murchison letter incident, when a letter from the British ambassador leaked where he said that Cleveland would be a better President from the British perspective. This led to many Irish Americans switching their support to Harrison, and may have cost Cleveland the swing state of New York, where many Irish Americans lived, and as a result the entire election.
@deleted-something
Жыл бұрын
Damn
Not even American and I ADORE these videos
@NixMaster3k
8 жыл бұрын
why
@NixMaster3k
8 жыл бұрын
sry i read that wrong
@swahgiilitiousyt8483
6 жыл бұрын
ha ha same
@SanGrampsMapping
3 жыл бұрын
ur not the only one
Almost 80% of the country voted? America, what happened to you?
@greatwolf5372
4 жыл бұрын
Only white men could vote. Maybe womens suffrage was a mistake 😂
@asnekboi7232
4 жыл бұрын
Great Wolf it wasn’t also Black man could vote but were often discriminated in the mainly in the south
@ranelgallardo7031
4 жыл бұрын
Great Wolf Nowadays women are more likely to vote than men
@ohyeah6453
3 жыл бұрын
More states were added
@MeesterTweester
3 жыл бұрын
@@greatwolf5372 although they were disenfranchised African Americans could vote
4:21 Now 5
Fun fact. Benjamin Harrison also died to Pneumonia, just not in office
No wonder why this guy won! He had multiple clones of himself campagining everywhere!
@Walter.H.White1
3 жыл бұрын
Good thing johnny was able to stop him
@cb41503
Жыл бұрын
I'm confused, what is this joke
@Official.Prez.Graves
9 ай бұрын
@@cb41503Look at the third party candidates. They’re overweight and had beards. Just like Harrison
@tgirltouhou
6 ай бұрын
@@cb41503 jojo's bizarre adventure part 7 steel ball run is set in 1890 and there is a fictional us president named "funny valentine" who has this type of ability
@cb41503
6 ай бұрын
@@tgirltouhou oh ok, sorry bout that.
Fun fact: Cleveland is the only president to leave office and end up returning
@is34preteristforce
Жыл бұрын
Donald Trump might soon be second.
@CaptainB1994
4 ай бұрын
@@is34preteristforce I hope so.
Cleveland was pretty good
@iammrbeat
5 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah he was :D
@davidcase2847
3 жыл бұрын
Wait... is this the real Theodore Roosevelt?
@ryanmcsharry9405
3 жыл бұрын
@@davidcase2847 Why are you replying to a year old comment?
@tc-up2yw
3 жыл бұрын
@@ryanmcsharry9405 why are u
@zayedelahee2166
3 жыл бұрын
In my honest opinion though you’re cooler
I never knew Uncle Vernon and Ben Kenobi ran against each other!!
@K.C.-Games
6 жыл бұрын
What if Benjamin Harrison ran against obi-Wan Kenobi
@BoraCM
4 жыл бұрын
Do you mean Vernon Dursley?
As a member of the post modern neo new Labour Party, I'm offended.
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
+Political Junkie News How do I join your party? It sounds enticing!
Grover Cleveland sounds like sesame street :)
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
+siamiam Although no one seems to know for sure, it is speculated that Grover from Sesame Street was named after Grover Cleveland.
@tgirltouhou
6 ай бұрын
the popularity of a lot of those names went down after sesame street started fun fact elmo, grover and kermit were pretty common names before sesame street started
BENJAMIN HARRISON SERVED U.S. SENATOR FROM 1881 TO 1887.SO IN 1888,HE WAS THE "FORMER" U.S. SENATOR. BENJAMIN STILL LUCKIER THAN HIS GRANDPA,HE DIDN'T DIED IN OFFICE.
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
+斯冰菊 Oh snap. You are right, sir. I straight up messed that one up. Thanks for being on top of the information.
@hussain6469
3 жыл бұрын
THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING INFORMATION
@miniiore
2 жыл бұрын
VERY INTERESTING INDEED
@mattthesilent777RED
Жыл бұрын
What's with the Caps Lock?
@plumjet09
Жыл бұрын
WHY ARE WE SCREAMING
I just had an ad with Danny davito endorsing Bernie sanders for 2020. Wow
The song at the end is the perfect "To be continued" song for when Cleavland returns in 1892.
1888 was the last presidential election won by someone with a beard.
@alex_mcburney
13 күн бұрын
Truly the darkest timeline
I was these on my breaks at work. A fantastic lesson in US history!
I'm binging through these again for the millionth time. I love how Mr. Beats disdain for the electoral college keeps getting more intense as they go along.
I did a report on Benjamin Harrison when I was in 5th grade since I live in Indianapolis where Harrison is buried
3:57 He was born in NJ not NY so technically he won his home state.
@s4gr_n0s3y
3 жыл бұрын
NJ was his birth state, but he lived in NY which makes it his home state
4:01 Fun fact he was actually Born in New Jersey But due to the close proximity to New York people thought and still believe today that he was from New York.
@vicepresidentmikepence889
4 жыл бұрын
He was from New York..He moved from New Jersey when he was four..George W. Bush was born in Connecticut, but he's from Texas
Wow this is the one time in this series that "havent heard of him, he's gonna lose" didn't apply
Finally I have Ben waiting for this
@dugroz
6 жыл бұрын
Ben . . . Harrison?
@nickhueper2906
4 жыл бұрын
dugroz Yes
Meanwhile in an alternative universe Funny Valentine to Harrison:
You are right what goes around comes around and that exactly what happened in 1892 election.😄😄😄
I can’t wait to see comments about Funny Valentine or D4C
@speedshoes29
Жыл бұрын
Wow, someone actually noticed my JoJo reference in a video about presidential election posted 6 years after the video’s release. I’m so pleased. I do wonder if Funny Valentine would be the youngest U.S. president when including fictional works. He would be president at age 41 if elected.
I'm voting for Funny Valentine
@niknaython1979
4 жыл бұрын
Good to see there is another man of quality in this comment section
@RyanFeatherston
2 жыл бұрын
The "Deez Nuts" of the late 1800s.
Who’s this Benjamin Harrison guy, I thought he was named Funny Valentine
Grover Cleveland: Yay I'm Gonna Get A Second Term! William Dudly: BUYS VOTES Benjamin Harrison: Well Thats, A Free Win
Hoora Mr beat I'm excited to meet you so badly
Cleveland: more tariffs Harrison: less Fisk: u n d r u n k
That John Brooks, let me tell you how good he was at finding the best photographer in the 1880's
I believe the real winner was the greatest president ever, funny valentine
@niknaython1979
4 жыл бұрын
I'd want him to take my napkin ;)
So were not gonna talk about how Grover Clevelands wife predicted the future like that...
What goes around comes around. Ok. Let's see the next episode.
nice to see you again
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
+Jacob Montgomery Likewise!
"Benjamin Harrison will be the next President Harrison Supporters "Yay"🇺🇸🎉🎊 Cleveland supporters "Boo"
Critical analysis: The economy was NOT doing well due to reduction of tariffs - this lead to his eventually defeat and the desire for restoration of tariff rates which helped protect high paying jobs in industry which were being hurt by low paying 'pauper' labor in Europe. Again EC comes through albeit slightly. PV would allow for a South dominated by whites in exclusion of freed black who were being suppressed at the time from voting due to their large margins to win elections. EC vote requires winning a northern State or two.
The Election of 1824 part 2
ngl the John Brooks joke gave me a bit of a chuckle know like a lot about soccer
Grover Cleveland concession speech: I'll be back.
Something I found wild rewatching this was seeing Harrison's campaign pamphlet: "Death to Polygamy" for Utah @ 3:03. Really love imagining what FB arguments would've been like in 1888.
Wow, I almost tried to corrected you saying it was actually five elections where the winner didnt win the popular vote. Then, I looked at the date of the video 😂
This is fake Clearly, the 23rd President was a guy named "Funny" who had a couple scars on his back and liked to play music and do magic tricks
@Walter.H.White1
3 жыл бұрын
True true true didnt he also have napkins?
That cowboy in the beginning looks like Robert Patterson from twilight AKA shovel face.
@lpphillyfan
3 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. He does.
alternate reality where this is talking about grover cleveland vs funny valentine, and in the next video, we talk about valentine's vice president seeking re-election, most likely, against cleveland
I cant believe they added Grover Cleveland
Once again Grover goes crazy
1884, 1892: Cleveland won 1888: Cleveland lose
Levi Morton is basically Harrison but with a different moustache design
Levi Morton has the best mustache out of all the VPs.
wow mr beat i didnt know you were alive in 1888
At least you didn't show the Kingpin!
'Lots of integrity.' Guy married his gaughter 😂
Anyone know what the background song is called?
Mr beat how are the story time with Mr beat presidents going also when will the election of 1892 come out and I still need a date
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
+jb14998 and friends Give me lots of time....I am swamped right now! I wish I could do these videos and nothing else, but I am also a full-time teacher, in graduate school, and raising a family! I'm shooting for some time over the next couple weeks for the 1892 election, which is a similar election to how the one this year will probably turn out, by the way.
Benjamin Harrison is the grandson of William Henry Harrison, and was seven years old when his grandfather was elected.
I feel like everyone in this election was form Ohio, except Cleveland.
This is wrong, the real 23rd president of the United States is Funny Valentine
@jonaboktr5269
4 жыл бұрын
Nik Naython *NO*
Benjamin Harrison aka Frasiers dad
'Lots of intevgrity' yeah he married a 21 year old who had been his legal ward simce she was a little girl. That smacks of integrity
@iammrbeat
4 жыл бұрын
It's spelled "integrity."
@scottaznavourian5791
4 жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeat so it took u a year to respond and all u have is typos to complain about
@MrBreastGiveMeMoney
4 жыл бұрын
Scott Aznavourian XD
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy4465
3 жыл бұрын
@@scottaznavourian5791 why are you attacking a 4 year old video. Which for you would be 3. Seems rather weird.
@burningphoenix6679
3 жыл бұрын
She was 21 years old. An adult.
Live in a town called Folsom
Okay I found the one where you have them Boo and say hey wait a minute I had to I had the time. Correct so I didn't have to look that long I thought it might have been one of them oh my God now I can't think of his name Cross of gold speech guy oh my God what was is William Jennings Bryan
John Brooks was a pastor from Missouri
What song was was used in this video
Now the third of 5
Whats the name of the song in background
@RyanFeatherston
2 жыл бұрын
It's listed at the end of the video.
New York who gives you the right to not vote for me.
You didn't mention Frederick Douglas :(
Grover Cleveland spanked me on two non consecutive occasions.
Cool video but damn this song goes hard
Is that background music necessary?
@thezombiecreeper
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it slaps
Spoiler alert: There are three presidents descended from a previous president. The previous presidents only ever served one term, and the descendants got into office through the electoral college while losing the popular vote
What was the ending song?
@Alex-yy5wo
6 ай бұрын
Drill Ye Tarriers Drill
Your never going to get rid of the electoral college ever
I’m November 6 too :)
What is the song of the video?
@Pixley7
3 жыл бұрын
Drill, ye tarriers
Harrison, the 19th centuries grand pa's grand pa
Cleveland should have been re-elected, probably wouldn’t have had the panic of 1893.
Journal 25: I bet Grover Cleveland won’t make a comeback and be the as of making this comment only president to have two non consecutive terms
I actually know every election
music used in the video?
@RyanFeatherston
2 жыл бұрын
It's Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill. Even says so at the end of the video.
What’s the song? I like it
@RyanFeatherston
2 жыл бұрын
It's listed at the end of the video.
What’s the song in the background
@RyanFeatherston
Жыл бұрын
Watch the video all the way to the end.
@californiaandwashington1377
Жыл бұрын
@@RyanFeatherston did bingo
@RyanFeatherston
Жыл бұрын
@@californiaandwashington1377 Whatever
So Cleveland was technically reelected for a second term based on plurality voting, but the electoral collge made it so Harrison won. LOL
@siononalundula1699
4 жыл бұрын
We need to abolish this archaic system.
What's the song?
@iammrbeat
6 жыл бұрын
I put all the songs I use at the end of the video.
@AveryFB
6 жыл бұрын
Mr. Beat I didn't even realize and I've watched all of the election videos. Thanks! I've been enjoying these videos a lot so great job!
3rd of 5 now.
If there are multiple third parties, why are they all called third parties? Shouldn't another one be called a fourth party? And the next fifth party? etc. Just wondering lol
@iammrbeat
6 жыл бұрын
Just because we have a two-party system :)
@hangukhiphop
Жыл бұрын
We should have a Periodic Table of the Parties!
You should leave a comment, "now 3rd of 5 popular vote" stuff
Oh a sidenote the details surrounding how Grover Cleveland met his wife are…icky to say the least.
@GorillaFan_32
Жыл бұрын
oh god
Third of four elections where the winner of the popular vote didn't win the electoral vote? Oh, yeah May 2016. #AgedlikeMilk
@player2-lightwater914
3 жыл бұрын
Nov 2000
I truly like Benjamin Harrison... He seemed like a very kind person who sought God before making decisions...
You're not going to believe this
Fransis Cleveland kind fine
* I'm the 90.000 viewer*