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 92
... machine ; a church is a machine ; an army is a machine . . . the com- mon - school system of the State of New York is a machine ; a political party is a machine.3 36 Horace Greeley testified amusingly that in his travels throughout New ...
... machine ; a church is a machine ; an army is a machine . . . the com- mon - school system of the State of New York is a machine ; a political party is a machine.3 36 Horace Greeley testified amusingly that in his travels throughout New ...
Page 307
... machine in New York . " What we now look to is a broadening of the machine , with our fellows in and a united party , minus Conkling , who won't last forever ! " During this wearisome , unresting struggle , which Garfield had hoped to ...
... machine in New York . " What we now look to is a broadening of the machine , with our fellows in and a united party , minus Conkling , who won't last forever ! " During this wearisome , unresting struggle , which Garfield had hoped to ...
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... machine men . Manning was alarmed at all the " mischief abroad . " Thompson , a leader of the old Tilden " reform machine , ” who in despair was taking heavily to drink , wrote letters of wild and intoxi- cated protest to Manning , in ...
... machine men . Manning was alarmed at all the " mischief abroad . " Thompson , a leader of the old Tilden " reform machine , ” who in despair was taking heavily to drink , wrote letters of wild and intoxi- cated protest to Manning , in ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
Copyright | |
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