The Politicos, 1865-1896Harcourt, Brace, 1938 - 760 pages A lively history of the parties and the great party leaders who dominated American politics during the turbulent years of the "Robber Barons." |
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Page 129
... Department of the Interior . Cox pro- tested vehemently , saying that he had labored faithfully to keep his department " free from fraud and corruption , " and that if his efforts in that direction were not sustained , he would desire ...
... Department of the Interior . Cox pro- tested vehemently , saying that he had labored faithfully to keep his department " free from fraud and corruption , " and that if his efforts in that direction were not sustained , he would desire ...
Page 130
... department at times to press certain spurious land claims in his own right with no little success , " although that was to make for a subsequent cabinet crisis . But what Delano excelled in was in devoting the resources of his department ...
... department at times to press certain spurious land claims in his own right with no little success , " although that was to make for a subsequent cabinet crisis . But what Delano excelled in was in devoting the resources of his department ...
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... Department affairs , which stretched throughout the summer months of the presidential campaign . Department by department , virtually the whole Federal Govern- ment came under the fire of " resolutions of inquiry " by a Demo- cratic ...
... Department affairs , which stretched throughout the summer months of the presidential campaign . Department by department , virtually the whole Federal Govern- ment came under the fire of " resolutions of inquiry " by a Demo- cratic ...
Contents
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 capitalists Carl Schurz Chandler Chicago civil-service reform Cleveland coinage committee Congress Conkling Conkling's convention delegates Demo Democratic Party election electoral favor Federal followed former Free Silver friends Garfield gold Governor Grant Harrison Hayes Henry Indiana industrial interests issue Jay Cooke John John Sherman labor Lamont leaders legislation letter Levi Morton machine Mark Hanna masses McKinley ment Morton nomination Ohio Oliver Morton Olney once Pacific party Organization party's patronage Platt political politicians Populist President presidential professional protective Radical railroad railway Republican National Committee Republican Party Roscoe Conkling Samuel Tilden Schurz secret Secretary Senator Sherman silver Sound Money South spoilsmen Stalwart Sumner tariff Tilden tion Treasury Union victory vote Washington West Western White House Whitelaw Reid Whitney William workers wrote York