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 112
... tariff duties on imports . Ever among the most prominent and persistent friends of the war party were the industrialists and their agents , who , with their appetites whetted by the historic gains won in wartime , besieged Washington ...
... tariff duties on imports . Ever among the most prominent and persistent friends of the war party were the industrialists and their agents , who , with their appetites whetted by the historic gains won in wartime , besieged Washington ...
Page 326
... tariff became widespread toward 1880-82 . In the Mississippi Valley spokesmen for Free Trade now vied with the most rabid champions of Greenbacks or silver - money inflation in denouncing the iniquities of monopolists " subsidized " by ...
... tariff became widespread toward 1880-82 . In the Mississippi Valley spokesmen for Free Trade now vied with the most rabid champions of Greenbacks or silver - money inflation in denouncing the iniquities of monopolists " subsidized " by ...
Page 543
... Tariff , and indeed , by the timidity of its measures , provided a shock for all true tariff - reformers . Even Carnegie had expressed his relief that there was to be no " revolution " and declared himself highly satisfied with the bill ...
... Tariff , and indeed , by the timidity of its measures , provided a shock for all true tariff - reformers . Even Carnegie had expressed his relief that there was to be no " revolution " and declared himself highly satisfied with the bill ...
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18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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