The Politicos, 1865-1896Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 - 760 pages A lively history of the parties and the great party oeaders who dominated American politics during the turbulent eyrs of the "Robber Barons." |
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Page 57
... election upheaval in the off - year elections of 1867. " What bad news , sad news to - night , " mused the pious banker Jay Cooke as he watched the election returns . " Pennsylvania and Ohio gone Democratic and the sad lessons of the ...
... election upheaval in the off - year elections of 1867. " What bad news , sad news to - night , " mused the pious banker Jay Cooke as he watched the election returns . " Pennsylvania and Ohio gone Democratic and the sad lessons of the ...
Page 224
... Election Day , some thirty - three com- panies , nearly the whole defense force for the Atlantic seaboard , were rushed into South Carolina . The United States Marshals and soldiers who thereupon oversaw the election returns acted , of ...
... Election Day , some thirty - three com- panies , nearly the whole defense force for the Atlantic seaboard , were rushed into South Carolina . The United States Marshals and soldiers who thereupon oversaw the election returns acted , of ...
Page 227
... election , for whose sake both parties abandoned mere scruples , was indeed a travesty upon representative , constitutional government . It is true also , as was often said , that Mr. Tilden should have been declared President according ...
... election , for whose sake both parties abandoned mere scruples , was indeed a travesty upon representative , constitutional government . It is true also , as was often said , that Mr. Tilden should have been declared President according ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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