1. Dollars Dominate Democracy: The Politics of the Gilded Age

2. I. The 3rd Party System: Republicans Rout Democrats
Republican Dominance:
President
Party
Home State
Years
Hayes
Rep
Ohio
Garfield
1881
Arthur
New York
Cleveland
Dem
Harrison
Indiana
McKinley

4. Midwest, rural Northeast
Where
Who
Republicans
Midwest, rural Northeast
“native” Americans, Union veterans, African-Americans
Democrats
South, Northeastern cities
Immigrants, white south

6. II. Why Republicans Win
A. Waving the Bloody Shirt: The Grand Army of the Republic and Voting as you Shot

7. B. Rewarding Your Supporters: Patronage and the Spoils System

8. C. Warning of the Immigrant Menace: Ethnicity, Religion, and Nativism

9. III. What Do Republicans Do Once in Office?
Support Higher Tariffs -- Ex. McKinley tariff = ~48%

10. 2. Complain About Corruption – And Contribute to It

11. Complaint #1: Boss Tweed

12. Complaint #2: Garfield’s Assassination and the Pendleton Act

13. Contribution: The Credit Mobilier Scandal

14. 3. But Both Republicans and Democrats Ignore…..
Workers’ Complaints
Ex-Slaves
Native Americans