The Politicos, 1865-1896Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 - 760 pages A 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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Page 363
... according to rumors at the time , yielding up $ 50,000 to a last - minute appeal . Andrew Carnegie , Stephen Elkins , and William Walter Phelps were among the financiers of heavy in- dustry who were directly concerned in the protective ...
... according to rumors at the time , yielding up $ 50,000 to a last - minute appeal . Andrew Carnegie , Stephen Elkins , and William Walter Phelps were among the financiers of heavy in- dustry who were directly concerned in the protective ...
Page 372
... According to further accounts , other great capitalists who had long been faithful Republicans felt inclination and confidence to " switch . " " The representatives of four large firms in New York , approached by the Republicans in the ...
... According to further accounts , other great capitalists who had long been faithful Republicans felt inclination and confidence to " switch . " " The representatives of four large firms in New York , approached by the Republicans in the ...
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... According to persistent and sensational reports in the press , secret conferences on March 6 and March 9 , 1894 ... according to E. J. Edwards , the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press , who , under the pseudonym of ...
... According to persistent and sensational reports in the press , secret conferences on March 6 and March 9 , 1894 ... according to E. J. Edwards , the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press , who , under the pseudonym of ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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