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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On a few rare occasions since the Jacksonian Era , forty years before , men had risen in Congress to advocate ideas of civil - service reform . Schurz in March , 1869 , made a notable speech proposing a system of appointment to the ...
On a few rare occasions since the Jacksonian Era , forty years before , men had risen in Congress to advocate ideas of civil - service reform . Schurz in March , 1869 , made a notable speech proposing a system of appointment to the ...
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The platform of the Democrats , written by the journalist Manton Marble of the New York World , was a magnificent literary invocation to civil - service reform ; whereas the Republican promises , though having a forthright sound ...
The platform of the Democrats , written by the journalist Manton Marble of the New York World , was a magnificent literary invocation to civil - service reform ; whereas the Republican promises , though having a forthright sound ...
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The very prospect of widespread bureaucratic reform , eliminating the most accessible and venal public officials , held no real terrors and even provided certain gains . For reform of all kinds was in the air of the ...
The very prospect of widespread bureaucratic reform , eliminating the most accessible and venal public officials , held no real terrors and even provided certain gains . For reform of all kinds was in the air of the ...
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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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