Shock and awe as you read this 1896 work by Ingersoll Lockwood.

On election eve -- November 3, 1896 -- the nation is juxtaposed with expectation and dread over a corrupt election.

"Mobs of vast size are organizing under the lead of Anarchists and Socialists, and threaten to plunder and despoil the houses of the rich who have wronged and oppressed them for so many years."

You won't believe your eyes or ears as you ponder how something over 100 years old can be so shockingly similar to today.

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