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 85
... political fortune , dependent upon him for their own , but supported at the public charge . " The party managers en ... political action was far less simple than military operations ; that to win victory in this new field he must lean ...
... political fortune , dependent upon him for their own , but supported at the public charge . " The party managers en ... political action was far less simple than military operations ; that to win victory in this new field he must lean ...
Page 350
... political power.13 It was no longer a matter of political leaders who used the power of patronage over an army of followers , and of rich capitalists who casually acted as Maecenases for famous statesmen for the sake of extending their ...
... political power.13 It was no longer a matter of political leaders who used the power of patronage over an army of followers , and of rich capitalists who casually acted as Maecenases for famous statesmen for the sake of extending their ...
Page 641
... political associations and parades . Being persistent , and learning much from various reverses and harsh experiences , Hanna steadily extended his political influence , held the confidence of his business friends , and as an unrivaled ...
... political associations and parades . Being persistent , and learning much from various reverses and harsh experiences , Hanna steadily extended his political influence , held the confidence of his business friends , and as an unrivaled ...
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