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 132
... party's demimonde - in honor of his practical efforts in the late campaign , Garfield puzzled over the meaning of this “ curi- ous " affair which aroused ugly gossip in the press ; but Blaine , with his wonderful knowledge of the whole ...
... party's demimonde - in honor of his practical efforts in the late campaign , Garfield puzzled over the meaning of this “ curi- ous " affair which aroused ugly gossip in the press ; but Blaine , with his wonderful knowledge of the whole ...
Page 376
... party power ; to remove this beyond the hands of the Democratic Party managers was to weaken the party's very capacity for successful action . From the beginning a fairly frightful struggle over the award of offices raged behind the ...
... party power ; to remove this beyond the hands of the Democratic Party managers was to weaken the party's very capacity for successful action . From the beginning a fairly frightful struggle over the award of offices raged behind the ...
Page 686
... party's candidate nor its platform . He and the other men of capital who had been patrons of the Democratic Party had discovered that they were " men of principle " first , and Democrats afterward . It was a " fight for the preservation ...
... party's candidate nor its platform . He and the other men of capital who had been patrons of the Democratic Party had discovered that they were " men of principle " first , and Democrats afterward . It was a " fight for the preservation ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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