1. CORRUPT GOVERNMENT
-many people saw gov’t job as means of wealth
-graft
kickbacks
Fraud

2. CORRUPT GOVERNMENT
-many people saw gov’t job as means of wealth
-graft
kickbacks
Fraud

3. CORRUPT GOVERNMENT
-many people saw gov’t job as means of wealth
-graft
kickbacks
Fraud

4. POLITICAL MACHINES
-when a party comes to dominate an area
-patronage, loyalty, graft
-why did the public allow this system???
-boss controlled many jobs, services

5. WHY CORRUPTION IS ALLOWED?
-most cities lacked services
-political machines helped those on bottom to gain their voting loyalty

6. TWEED RING
-controlled NYC
-Tammany Hall ring
lots of graft and corruption
-exposed by political cartoonist Thomas Nast

7. OTHER SCANDALS
-Credit Mobilier
RR scandal
-lobbyists held great influence over Congress for the large trusts

8. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
-patronage system puts unqualified people in positions
-Rutherford Hayes campaigns for political reform
-urges the elimination of patronage system and establishment of merit system

9. PRESIDENTS AND POLITICS
-Hayes leads reform efforts
-James Garfield continues reforms
-Garfield assassinated by job seeker
Chester Arthur becomes President
-Pendelton Act passes

10. TARIFFS DOMINATES POLITICS
-Grover Cleveland(1884), Benjamin Harrison(1888), Cleveland again(1892)
-Tariff and reform are major issues
-Tariff reforms fail as McKinley Tariff passes– highest yet