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    "Gilded age" - Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner - Corruption of Grant's presidency. - Mistrust of organized power - Harmony of Laissez-Faire - Government Passivity. "One might search the whole list of Congress, Judiciary, and Executive during the twenty-five years 1870-95 and find little but damaged reputation"

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    Gilded Age Politics

    All that Glitters, is not Gold

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    Nickname
    Gilded Age
    Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner Corruption of Grants presidency

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    Politics, Parties, Patronage, and Presidents


    American beliefs:
    Mistrust organized power Harmony of Laissez-Faire Government Passivity Governments job is to clear the way of impediments and dangers, and leave every class and every individual free and safe in the exertions and pursuits of life. --Roscoe Free Powerpoint Templates Page 3 Conkling

    One might search the whole list of Congress, Judiciary, and Executive during the twenty-five years 1870-95 and find little but damaged reputation.
    Henry Adams (grandson of John Quincy Adams)

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    Corruption

    Congress=dominant branch of govt


    PATRONAGE

    Little party difference

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    Well-Defined Voting Blocs


    Democratic Bloc
    White southerners (preservation of white supremacy) Catholics Recent immigrants (esp. Jews)

    Republican Bloc
    Northern whites (pro-business)

    African Americans
    Northern Protestants Old WASPs (support for anti-immigrant laws)

    Urban working poor (pro-labor)


    Most farmers

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    The Presidents
    3/5 Presidential Elections, difference of 1%!! No strong identification with a particular issue One Democratic Prez, little difference from Republicans
    Americans expect patronage
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    So what DID matter?


    The Tariff Currency Civil Service Regulation of RRs

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    Tariff
    Regional attitudes Party lines

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    Currency
    Paper money (greenbacks) for gold or silver (specie) The gold standard Pressure to coin silver
    Hard money, Soft money

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    Civil Service
    a subject almost as dangerous in political conversation in Washington as slavery itself in the old days before the war. --Henry Adams Spoils system
    How funded

    Movement for competitive exams The Pendleton Act of 1883


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    Increasing Political Participation

    78.5% average voter turnout in the 1880s


    Approx 63.8% in 2008

    Election hoopla Emotional local issues

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    Role of immigrants

    Increasing political participation Bosses deliver votes


    Mutual self interest

    Tammany Hall

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    1884, a Dirty Election Year

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    1884, A Dirty Election Year

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    Speaking of dirty

    Rapid urban growth demands for services


    Fertile ground for graft and bossism Power vacuum Patronage for votes and contributions Improvements for kickbacks
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    Boss Tweed

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