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1 Politics in the Gilded Age

2 Immigration Anti-foreign/Nativist Movement Know-Nothing Party Pre 1880
immigrants came from Germany, British Isles high literacy Post 1880: “New Immigration” Mediterranean, Slavic, Eastern European poor literacy, arrive impoverished Reasons for leaving population explosion Persecution exaggerated letters – “streets paved with gold”

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10 City Problems Waste disposal of packaged products, sewage Criminals
Homeless roaming the streets Slums dumbbell tenement – one toilet, poor ventilation disease spreads

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12 Machine Politics/Boss System
“Political Machines” control who gets elected Boss Tweed helped immigrants in exchange for votes government leaders then have to give them kickbacks/money from government projects Provides services/infrastructure for cities above the law – controls judges/politicians

13 Politics Conservative Presidencies
– “Forgettable Presidents” laissez faire policies Presidencies “Rutherfraud” B. Hayes (Election of 1876) ended Reconstruction in exchange for vote Garfield Killed by civil servant – eventually led to civil service reform – who gets what background jobs Pendleton Act Chester Arthur elected due to strong boss system of New York

14 Tariff Controversy $145 million budget surplus per year due to high tariffs Solutions pork-barrel bills lower tariffs

15 Railroad regulation Hesitant to intervene Wabash Case
1886 states can’t regulate interstate railroads Interstate Commerce Act creates Interstate Commerce Commission supposed to regulate commerce, but hard to enforce

16 Trusts competition hurts prices so companies unite to control prices/earnings hurts customer Vertical Integration control all areas of production oil from ground to gas station Horizontal Integration competitive companies from same industry form a trust Monopolize industry Rockefeller’s “One-Two Punch”

17 Agrarian Discontent Land not as productive Land easy to tax Trusts
grasshoppers, overused soil, droughts Land easy to tax Trusts barbed wire, fertilizer, harvester trusts push prices too high Railroads control price of transportation ½ population farmers, but can’t organize – consolidation not part of American independence ethos Rising expenses plus lower prices for goods can’t pay back debts want free silver

18 Crisis of 1890s: The common man fights back
Populism People’s Party (Populists) came from Farmer’s Alliance Big gains in 1892 election

19 Populist Goals Free coinage silver
Graduated income tax based on wealth Government ownership of utilities – railroad, telephone, telegraph Direct election of Senators/ One term presidents Initiatives and Referendums Shorter workday Immigration Restrictions Solicited black vote black participation only increased anti-voting laws in South

20 Election of 1896

21 Election of 1896 free silver William Jennings Bryan
Messiah Democrat Cross of Gold speech Populists have no party since Bryan’s silver views are theirs Republicans create massive war chest from all industrialists/bankers who fear free silver Millions show up to vote William McKinley wins Beginning of modern politics Isolationism to internationalism Shift in politics – next 30 years, people become apathetic politically, Republicans dominate

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