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 337
... questions like the " rebel " or the exclusion of Chinese immigrants . For tariff schedules were a question of financial and taxation policy , which only a small part of the public and few enough stump politicians could grasp . The nice ...
... questions like the " rebel " or the exclusion of Chinese immigrants . For tariff schedules were a question of financial and taxation policy , which only a small part of the public and few enough stump politicians could grasp . The nice ...
Page 402
... question of whence govern- ment taxes must be raised does not arouse decided or enthusiastic convictions among laborers , as does the question of the eight - hour day or that of the right to collective bargaining , matters upon which Mr ...
... question of whence govern- ment taxes must be raised does not arouse decided or enthusiastic convictions among laborers , as does the question of the eight - hour day or that of the right to collective bargaining , matters upon which Mr ...
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... question , the Republicans hesitating to speak openly , the new Democratic leaders , on the other hand , waiting for their oppo- nents to commit themselves , as expected , to a single gold standard . The growing Populist Party , with ...
... question , the Republicans hesitating to speak openly , the new Democratic leaders , on the other hand , waiting for their oppo- nents to commit themselves , as expected , to a single gold standard . The growing Populist Party , with ...
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18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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action Administration Altgeld American bankers banks Ben Butler bill Blaine Blaine's bosses Bryan Cabinet campaign candidate capital capitalists Carl Schurz Carlisle Chandler Chicago civil-service reform Cleveland Committee Congress Conkling convention currency delegates Democratic Party Eastern election electoral farmers favor Federal Free Silver friends Garfield gold Governor Grant Harrison Hayes Henry House Ibid Indiana industrial interests issue Jay Cooke John John Sherman labor Lamont land leaders legislation letter Levi Morton machine managers Mark Hanna masses McKinley ment Morton movement nomination Ohio Oliver Morton Olney orator Pacific party Organization party's patronage Platt political politicians Populist President presidential professional protective Radical railroad railway reported Republican National Committee Republican Party Roscoe Conkling Schurz Secretary Senator Sherman silver South spoilsmen Stalwart Sumner tariff Tilden tion Treasury Union vote West Western Whitelaw Reid Whitney William wrote York Tribune York World