1. Early years -- 2. New directions, 1872-1874 -- 3. Liberals and the Alliance -- 4. The elusive victory, 1880-1887 -- 5. Conservatives and compensation, 1888-1890 -- 6. The first veto bill -- 7. The second veto bill and after -- 8. The Alliance machine -- 9. Campaigning -- 10. Conclusions.