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 111
... committee away from him , but I think it has been done . " ( Pacific Railway Commission Report , Huntington to Colton , Mar. 4 , 1876. ) He remarks elsewhere that although the committee favors Scott , it is " commercial , " and he ...
... committee away from him , but I think it has been done . " ( Pacific Railway Commission Report , Huntington to Colton , Mar. 4 , 1876. ) He remarks elsewhere that although the committee favors Scott , it is " commercial , " and he ...
Page 333
... committee , and no effective public debate would be possible . It was , according to a happy comment of the time , like " the Irishman's dream of a gun which should fire so as to hit the object if it was a deer and miss it if it was a ...
... committee , and no effective public debate would be possible . It was , according to a happy comment of the time , like " the Irishman's dream of a gun which should fire so as to hit the object if it was a deer and miss it if it was a ...
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... committee room . New concepts of taxation governed the lawmakers and the manu- facturers ' associations who appeared at lengthy hearings before McKinley's and Aldrich's committees during the winter of 1890 . There must be " protection ...
... committee room . New concepts of taxation governed the lawmakers and the manu- facturers ' associations who appeared at lengthy hearings before McKinley's and Aldrich's committees during the winter of 1890 . There must be " protection ...
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