The Election Of 1892: Grover Cleveland vs. Benjamin Harrison vs. James B. Weaver
Intro: Hello and welcome to another edition to the presidential election series as I'll be discussing the election of 1892, it's a three way race for the presidency as incumbent Benjamin Harrison takes on his old rival, Grover Cleveland and the Populist Party's own James B. Weaver...let's get into it. Harrison's Presidential Woes The presidency of Benjamin Harrison in the previous four years were marked with issues both at home and abroad that made the incumbent president question if he should run for re-election. In terms of problems occurring in the U.S., Harrison's administration saw a large amount of federal spending due to the economy being in such great shape under his predecessor; This spending coupled with the passing of a tariff that saw the prices of imported goods go up and the enactment of the Sherman Sliver Purchase Act which focused on the increase of money supported by Sliver led to America's economy being in a very shaky situation come elec