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1 Gilded-Age Politics and Agrarian Revolt

2 Mark Twain

3  Political Statement  Local nature of politics

4  City machines  Republican party members characteristics  Democratic party members characteristics

5  Most regulations overturned by courts  Favors  Struggle for clean government

6  Uprightness

7 Rutherford B. Hayes

8  Uprightness  “Lemonade Lucy”

9 Lemonade Lucy

10  Uprightness  “Lemonade Lucy”  Stalwarts and Conkling

11 Roscoe Conkling

12  Uprightness  “Lemonade Lucy”  Stalwarts and Conkling  Half-breeds and Blaine

13 James G. Blaine

14  Uprightness  “Lemonade Lucy”  Stalwarts and Conkling  Half-breeds and Blaine  Merit System  Federal customs houses  New Replacements  Vision of Government

15  Campaign of 1880

16 Conkling Stalwarts Garfield Republicans Hancock Democrats WINNER!

17  Campaign of 1880  July 2, 1881

18 Charles Guiteau

19  Campaign of 1880  July 2, 1881  President Arthur

20 Chester A. Arthur

21  Campaign of 1880  July 2, 1881  President Arthur  Arthur’s Administration

22  Campaign of 1880  July 2, 1881  President Arthur  Arthur’s Administration  1884 Presidential Campaign

23 Election of 1884

24 James G. Blaine Republican Stephen Cleveland Democrat WINNER!

25  Mixed Record on civil service  Railroad regulation  ICC

26  Cleveland’s opinions and actions  Election of 1888

27 Election 1888

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29  Unrest, struggles, problems  Unification problems

30  Money  Railroads  Debt  Tariffs

31  Origins of purpose for the Grange

32 The Grange.

33  Origins of purpose for the Grange  Political third parties  Munn v. Illinois  Decline of Granger movement  Greenback Party

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36 Mary Elizabeth Lease (1853-1933)

37 “sockless” Jerry Simpson

38  Platforms

39 Grover Cleveland Democrat Benjamin Harrison Republican

40  Platforms  Election of 1892

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42  Deflation

43  Reading Railroad  Problems for farmers

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45 William McKinley Republican William Jennings Bryan Democrat

46 Election of 1896

47  Dingley Tariff  Global Concerns  Progressive reforms

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49  Dingley Tariff  Global Concerns  Progressive reforms


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