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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The bill , which had Administration support , was full of sectional favoritism , and the caustic Thomas Reed was led to remark that it plainly wanted in all Democratic idealism . " This bill , far from being philosophical , is political ...
The bill , which had Administration support , was full of sectional favoritism , and the caustic Thomas Reed was led to remark that it plainly wanted in all Democratic idealism . " This bill , far from being philosophical , is political ...
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The iron and textile men informed the Republican Senators that they must at all costs block action by Congress upon the Mills Bill . True , the Democrats in Congress were ready to make astonishing concessions .
The iron and textile men informed the Republican Senators that they must at all costs block action by Congress upon the Mills Bill . True , the Democrats in Congress were ready to make astonishing concessions .
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Yet it appeared now that no Democratic tariff bill of any kind , no matter how adulterated , would be enacted . The President had known upon what hard terms a tariff bill must be passed . There is a further hint of this in the ...
Yet it appeared now that no Democratic tariff bill of any kind , no matter how adulterated , would be enacted . The President had known upon what hard terms a tariff bill must be passed . There is a further hint of this in the ...
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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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