The Politicos, 1865-1896A lively history of the parties and the great party oeaders who dominated American politics during the turbulent eyrs of the "Robber Barons." |
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Here the brilliant Whitney even apes the clumsy locutions of Cleveland's style of correspondence . 48 Tirelessly he forces Cleveland to compromise with his foes within the party , if he would avoid the loss of whole States .
Here the brilliant Whitney even apes the clumsy locutions of Cleveland's style of correspondence . 48 Tirelessly he forces Cleveland to compromise with his foes within the party , if he would avoid the loss of whole States .
Page 515
Whitney , in 1892 , made history in raising the " sinews of war . ... Cleveland , frightened at times by Whitney's " excesses " and his " deals " with treacherous spoilsmen , exclaimed privately : " I have not been consulted at all - or ...
Whitney , in 1892 , made history in raising the " sinews of war . ... Cleveland , frightened at times by Whitney's " excesses " and his " deals " with treacherous spoilsmen , exclaimed privately : " I have not been consulted at all - or ...
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During the Republican interregnum , Whitney had found the bald - headed , closemouthed little man with the walrus mustaches most useful as a confidential aide in his stock - market forays . Whitney , with his increasingly sinister Wall ...
During the Republican interregnum , Whitney had found the bald - headed , closemouthed little man with the walrus mustaches most useful as a confidential aide in his stock - market forays . Whitney , with his increasingly sinister Wall ...
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Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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| Title | The Politicos, 1865-1896 Harvest book |
| Author | Matthew Josephson |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 760 pages |
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