1. Gilded Age Politics Hayes to Cleveland Issues and Debates Alliance and Peoples Party

2. Party Politics in the Gilded Age High turn out, loyalty, enthusiasm, mostly High turn out, loyalty, enthusiasm, mostly –white men voted GOP: national growth, high tariff, gold, civil rights, bloody Shirt, public morality, internal improvements GOP: national growth, high tariff, gold, civil rights, bloody Shirt, public morality, internal improvements Dems: South, West & urban, free trade, silver, states rights, less government Dems: South, West & urban, free trade, silver, states rights, less government Convention system: party professionals chose safe candidates they could trust. Convention system: party professionals chose safe candidates they could trust.

3. Hayes to McKinley: modernization of the presidency Hayes: Compromise of 1877, some civil service reform, Presumptive act, gold Hayes: Compromise of 1877, some civil service reform, Presumptive act, gold Garfield: stalwarts v half breeds, dark horse, a lot of promise, assassination Garfield: stalwarts v half breeds, dark horse, a lot of promise, assassination Arthur: fights Conkling of NY, Pendelton Act, new steel navy, vetoed Exclusion Arthur: fights Conkling of NY, Pendelton Act, new steel navy, vetoed Exclusion

4. Rutherford B. Hayes: 1876-1880

5. James A. Garfield: 1880

6. Garfields Assassination

7. Chester A. Arthur: 1880-1884

8. Issue Debate: Tariff The tariff, a tax on imports, was one of the major issues of the Gilded Age The tariff, a tax on imports, was one of the major issues of the Gilded Age Republicans argued: It protects infant industry and jobs, promotes growth, adds revenue for internal improvements Republicans argued: It protects infant industry and jobs, promotes growth, adds revenue for internal improvements Democrats argued: It hurts farmers, raises prices, favors northern industry, sparks a trade war, and increases corruption. Democrats argued: It hurts farmers, raises prices, favors northern industry, sparks a trade war, and increases corruption.

9. Cleveland 84, 92: Harrison 88 Cleveland: first Democrat since Civil War, 1884 election, Interstate Commerce Act, cuts pension, vetoes 2/3 of bills, tries to lower tariff, pro gold, won the popular vote three times. Cleveland: first Democrat since Civil War, 1884 election, Interstate Commerce Act, cuts pension, vetoes 2/3 of bills, tries to lower tariff, pro gold, won the popular vote three times. Harrison: Billion Dollar Congress, McKinley Tariff, Sherman Antitrust, Sherman Silver Purchase. Harrison: Billion Dollar Congress, McKinley Tariff, Sherman Antitrust, Sherman Silver Purchase.

10. Grover Cleveland:1884-1888 1892-1896

11. Benjamin Harrison: 1888-1892

12. Issue Debate: Silver v. Gold The monetary debate was the other major issue of the Gilded Age The monetary debate was the other major issue of the Gilded Age Gold Bugs: GOP argued it creates more confidence in the $, increases the value of the $, more stable, and same as Europe. Low inflation helped banks. Gold Bugs: GOP argued it creates more confidence in the $, increases the value of the $, more stable, and same as Europe. Low inflation helped banks. Silver Bugs: Dems argued inflation helps indebted farmers, raises prices of crops, and raises wages. It helped western mine owners. Silver Bugs: Dems argued inflation helps indebted farmers, raises prices of crops, and raises wages. It helped western mine owners.

13. Major Gilded Age Legislature Pendelton Act (83): created civil service Pendelton Act (83): created civil service Interstate Commerce Act (87): Congress Interstate Commerce Act (87): Congress –Created Int Com Comm to regulate the railroads. –Outlawed pools and rebates. New role for gov. McKinley Tariff Act (90): raised tariffs 50% McKinley Tariff Act (90): raised tariffs 50% Sherman Silver Purchase (90): Treasury bought Sherman Silver Purchase (90): Treasury bought –$4.5 million silver a month, treasury notes pay –in silver Sherman Antitrust Act (90) : 1 st federal Sherman Antitrust Act (90) : 1 st federal –Attempt to regulate monopolies.

14. The Farmers Alliance, Peoples Party 1890: GOP loses House and Senate Farmers Problems: 30 years of dropping prices, debt, railroad rates, some do well Alliance: Grange, National & South, Macune, sub treasury, Tom Watson, help farmers Peoples Party: The Omaha Platform: sub treasury, unions, silver, gov own railroads banks & telephone, income tax, 1892: Peoples best year, Cleveland returns