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 136
... interests of the Republican candidates.56 For years the Internal Revenue offices at St. Louis became some- thing of a national center for party politics ; at moments the whole Western wing of the Republican Party subsisted upon its ...
... interests of the Republican candidates.56 For years the Internal Revenue offices at St. Louis became some- thing of a national center for party politics ; at moments the whole Western wing of the Republican Party subsisted upon its ...
Page 290
... interests , determined that he would avoid controversial interests and devote his speeches to " a solid South and the business interests of the country . " " We find him now systematically cultivating the support of certain of the ...
... interests , determined that he would avoid controversial interests and devote his speeches to " a solid South and the business interests of the country . " " We find him now systematically cultivating the support of certain of the ...
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... interests ; behind Whitney ... a large part of Wall Street ; and the Straus brothers represented rich mercantile interests . " 11 The later Cleveland , then , was no more the jovial , ruddy - faced giant of Buffalo's taverns , who knew ...
... interests ; behind Whitney ... a large part of Wall Street ; and the Straus brothers represented rich mercantile interests . " 11 The later Cleveland , then , was no more the jovial , ruddy - faced giant of Buffalo's taverns , who knew ...
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