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Walkman Texas Ranger

Author
Tim Turner
Published
Tue 13 Jul 2021
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Czolgosz believed there was a great injustice in American society, an inequality which allowed the wealthy to enrich themselves by exploiting the poor. He concluded that the reason for this was the structure of government. About this time, he learned of the assassination of a leader in Europe; King Umberto I of Italy, who had been shot dead by anarchist Gaetano Bresci on July 29, 1900. Bresci told the press that he had decided to take matters into his own hands for the sake of the common man.

    "I’m not looking back. You’ve got to be present. In order to be vital I think you’ve got to be focused and have your eye on what you’re doing in the moment. That’s where the vitality comes from because if you’re living in the past then sometimes there a lethargy that can set in."

In the 1884 election, Cleveland won 48.9% of the nationwide popular vote and 219 electoral votes, carrying the Solid South and several key swing states. Blaine won 48.3% of the popular vote and 182 electoral votes. Cleveland won his home state by just 1,149 votes; had he lost New York, he would have lost the election.

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