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 173
... seemed to be replaced by the ma- chine , while the political government seemed to regulate itself largely in committee rooms and secret conferences rather than in halls of eloquence and logic such as Clay or Webster had graced . Men of ...
... seemed to be replaced by the ma- chine , while the political government seemed to regulate itself largely in committee rooms and secret conferences rather than in halls of eloquence and logic such as Clay or Webster had graced . Men of ...
Page 199
... seemed successive blows aimed at himself , his Ad- ministration , and the Republican Organization . Throughout the country the element of Independents who had supported Greeley in 1872 appeared delighted with Bristow's probing ; indeed ...
... seemed successive blows aimed at himself , his Ad- ministration , and the Republican Organization . Throughout the country the element of Independents who had supported Greeley in 1872 appeared delighted with Bristow's probing ; indeed ...
Page 277
... seemed to have fled . Their leadership , moreover , seemed unequal now to meeting the demands for privilege which were being made by the strongest class in the community , the industrial capitalists . This failure in itself spoke of ...
... seemed to have fled . Their leadership , moreover , seemed unequal now to meeting the demands for privilege which were being made by the strongest class in the community , the industrial capitalists . This failure in itself spoke of ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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