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
... party often vexed and disappointed the capitalists - as in the impeach- ment action itself , in its " excesses , " or pursuit of its own special ends . Then neither of the great parties in the United States was a " class party . " In ...
... party often vexed and disappointed the capitalists - as in the impeach- ment action itself , in its " excesses , " or pursuit of its own special ends . Then neither of the great parties in the United States was a " class party . " In ...
Page 71
... party is the manipulation of large numbers of masses . of the population . Even in nations where the administrative bu- reaucracy is " frozen " and the majority party does not win official patronage as its prize , as in the case of the ...
... party is the manipulation of large numbers of masses . of the population . Even in nations where the administrative bu- reaucracy is " frozen " and the majority party does not win official patronage as its prize , as in the case of the ...
Page 147
... party was a shock not only to many old Republicans but to the whole country . Sumner's name for nearly a quarter of a century was synonymous with self- denying devotion to the Union , with a revolutionary militancy which recalled ...
... party was a shock not only to many old Republicans but to the whole country . Sumner's name for nearly a quarter of a century was synonymous with self- denying devotion to the Union , with a revolutionary militancy which recalled ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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