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 97
... managers , or " desk politicians . " Conkling throughout his public career held a national reputation as an orator ... manager . Under Grant , as under Lincoln , no government patronage within his purview escaped his hand ; the lowliest ...
... managers , or " desk politicians . " Conkling throughout his public career held a national reputation as an orator ... manager . Under Grant , as under Lincoln , no government patronage within his purview escaped his hand ; the lowliest ...
Page 368
... managers , on the other hand , probably intrigued with St. John , candidate of the small Pro- hibition Party which , offended at Republican rebuffs , proposed to divert some of rural New York State's votes from the Blaine column.50 ...
... managers , on the other hand , probably intrigued with St. John , candidate of the small Pro- hibition Party which , offended at Republican rebuffs , proposed to divert some of rural New York State's votes from the Blaine column.50 ...
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... managers . ' 53 More than a century later , in the great republic of the West , the form of events showed the justice of Burke's remarks concerning the behavior of parties and the fictitious passions they engender , when once more the ...
... managers . ' 53 More than a century later , in the great republic of the West , the form of events showed the justice of Burke's remarks concerning the behavior of parties and the fictitious passions they engender , when once more the ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
Copyright | |
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