Gilded-Age Politics and Agrarian Revolt

Mark Twain

 Political Statement  Local nature of politics

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

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

 Uprightness

Rutherford B. Hayes

 Uprightness  “Lemonade Lucy”

Lemonade Lucy

 Uprightness  “Lemonade Lucy”  Stalwarts and Conkling

Roscoe Conkling

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

James G. Blaine

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

 Campaign of 1880

Conkling Stalwarts Garfield Republicans Hancock Democrats WINNER!

 Campaign of 1880  July 2, 1881

Charles Guiteau

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

Chester A. Arthur

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

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

Election of 1884

James G. Blaine Republican Stephen Cleveland Democrat WINNER!

 Mixed Record on civil service  Railroad regulation  ICC

 Cleveland’s opinions and actions  Election of 1888

Election 1888

 Unrest, struggles, problems  Unification problems

 Money  Railroads  Debt  Tariffs

 Origins of purpose for the Grange

The Grange.

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

Mary Elizabeth Lease ( )

“sockless” Jerry Simpson

 Platforms

Grover Cleveland Democrat Benjamin Harrison Republican

 Platforms  Election of 1892

 Deflation

 Reading Railroad  Problems for farmers

William McKinley Republican William Jennings Bryan Democrat

Election of 1896

 Dingley Tariff  Global Concerns  Progressive reforms

 Dingley Tariff  Global Concerns  Progressive reforms