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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... passed over vetoes . A Freedmen's Bureau Bill , carrying with it appropriations of millions of dollars to be disbursed by faithful agents of the party , a Civil Rights Bill , nullifying the so - called Black Codes lately enacted by ...
... passed over vetoes . A Freedmen's Bureau Bill , carrying with it appropriations of millions of dollars to be disbursed by faithful agents of the party , a Civil Rights Bill , nullifying the so - called Black Codes lately enacted by ...
Page 389
... passed . On the floor of the Senate , Aldrich had declared that the bill was tantamount to a " revolution " ; that it would cripple both internal and external commerce . Finally , in a more candid vein , Aldrich protested at the ...
... passed . On the floor of the Senate , Aldrich had declared that the bill was tantamount to a " revolution " ; that it would cripple both internal and external commerce . Finally , in a more candid vein , Aldrich protested at the ...
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... passed at the same time . As one disingenuous Senator remarked , such a measure would serve as a " good preface to an argument upon the protective tariff . " Amid painful excitement over duties upon tin plate and glassware and the ...
... passed at the same time . As one disingenuous Senator remarked , such a measure would serve as a " good preface to an argument upon the protective tariff . " Amid painful excitement over duties upon tin plate and glassware and the ...
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