1. Gilded-Age Politics and Agrarian Revolt

2. Mark Twain

3.  Political Statement  Local nature of politics

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

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

6.  Uprightness

7. Rutherford B. Hayes

8.  Uprightness  “Lemonade Lucy”

9. Lemonade Lucy

10.  Uprightness  “Lemonade Lucy”  Stalwarts and Conkling

11. Roscoe Conkling

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

13. James G. Blaine

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

15.  Campaign of 1880

16. Conkling Stalwarts Garfield Republicans Hancock Democrats WINNER!

17.  Campaign of 1880  July 2, 1881

18. Charles Guiteau

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

20. Chester A. Arthur

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

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

23. Election of 1884

24. James G. Blaine Republican Stephen Cleveland Democrat WINNER!

25.  Mixed Record on civil service  Railroad regulation  ICC

26.  Cleveland’s opinions and actions  Election of 1888

27. Election 1888

29.  Unrest, struggles, problems  Unification problems

30.  Money  Railroads  Debt  Tariffs

31.  Origins of purpose for the Grange

32. The Grange.

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

36. Mary Elizabeth Lease (1853-1933)

37. “sockless” Jerry Simpson

38.  Platforms

39. Grover Cleveland Democrat Benjamin Harrison Republican

40.  Platforms  Election of 1892

42.  Deflation

43.  Reading Railroad  Problems for farmers

45. William McKinley Republican William Jennings Bryan Democrat

46. Election of 1896

47.  Dingley Tariff  Global Concerns  Progressive reforms

49.  Dingley Tariff  Global Concerns  Progressive reforms