Gilded Age Politics

Gilded Age Politics By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

The "Politics of Equilibrium"

2. Intense Voter Loyalty to the Two Major Political Parties

3. Well-Defined Voting Blocs Democratic Bloc Republican Bloc ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

4. Very Laissez Faire Federal Govt. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

5. The Presidency as a Symbolic Office ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Senator Roscoe Conkling

1880 Presidential Election: Republicans Half Breeds Stalwarts Sen. James G. Blaine Sen. Roscoe Conkling (Maine) (New York) James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur (VP) compromise

1880 Presidential Election: Democrats

Inspecting the Democratic Curiosity Shop

1881: Garfield Assassinated! Charles Guiteau: I Am a Stalwart, and Arthur is President now!

Chester A. Arthur: The Fox in the Chicken Coup?

Pendleton Act (1883) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Republican “Mugwumps” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Mugwumps Men may come and men may go, but the work of reform shall go on forever. ,[object Object]

1884 Presidential Election Grover Cleveland James Blaine * (DEM) (REP)

A Dirty Campaign Ma, Ma…where’s my pa? He’s going to the White House, ha… ha… ha…!

Little Lost Mugwump Blaine in 1884

Rum, Romanism & Rebellion! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dr. Samuel Burchard

Cleveland’s First Term ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Tariff Issue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Filing the Rough Edges Tariff of 1888

1888 Presidential Election Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison (DEM) * (REP)

Changing Public Opinion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

1892 Presidential Election Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison again! * (DEM) (REP)

Cleveland Loses Support Fast! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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