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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For all their doctrinary violence , they had held to their side the great moneyed groups of the North , interests which only recently had opposed unrestricted suffrage for white men in their own section . These groups - men of ...
For all their doctrinary violence , they had held to their side the great moneyed groups of the North , interests which only recently had opposed unrestricted suffrage for white men in their own section . These groups - men of ...
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In response to the grosser tactics of bribery which showed themselves during the 1860's , the impulse of the professional politicians was to give regard to their own vested interests and allow the competing groups to bid against each ...
In response to the grosser tactics of bribery which showed themselves during the 1860's , the impulse of the professional politicians was to give regard to their own vested interests and allow the competing groups to bid against each ...
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Yet careful reading of his speeches shows that he himself had no coherent class program - wished for no naked " class struggle " -but shifted his emphasis , in turn , to attract highly diverse groups , ranging from the religious , rural ...
Yet careful reading of his speeches shows that he himself had no coherent class program - wished for no naked " class struggle " -but shifted his emphasis , in turn , to attract highly diverse groups , ranging from the religious , rural ...
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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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