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 62
... capitalists . But though capitalists in those days , as in other times , knew how to exert a decisive voice in public emergencies , the ruling party often vexed and disappointed the capitalists - as in the impeach- ment action itself ...
... capitalists . But though capitalists in those days , as in other times , knew how to exert a decisive voice in public emergencies , the ruling party often vexed and disappointed the capitalists - as in the impeach- ment action itself ...
Page 101
... capitalists held a controlling interest in the concern , they were not always able to exer- cise genuine control over their partners , the professional politicians , Nor had the capitalists in their own minds arrived as yet at any con ...
... capitalists held a controlling interest in the concern , they were not always able to exer- cise genuine control over their partners , the professional politicians , Nor had the capitalists in their own minds arrived as yet at any con ...
Page 218
... capitalists predominantly , divisions arise among powerful rival groups , divisions determined by their special material interests . Thus in America finance capitalists , with notable exceptions , such as the lately fallen Jay Cooke ...
... capitalists predominantly , divisions arise among powerful rival groups , divisions determined by their special material interests . Thus in America finance capitalists , with notable exceptions , such as the lately fallen Jay Cooke ...
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