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| Patronage (Spoils system) |
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Under this system gov jobs went to supporters of the winning party.
alot of americans believed it was cause of curruption in gov.
pres hayes attacked the practice of patronage |
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| republicans that opposed civil service reform (liked patronage) |
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it allowed the pres to decide which jobs would be filled according to the rules set up by bipartisan civil service commission
other jobs the pres didnt pick they had to take exams. once appointed to a job they couldnt be removed easily |
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| New York Candidate democratic candidate. He was a bachlor with a love child. Cleveland won HE WAS THE PRES OF 1884 |
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| Rep. candidate in election of 1884. He was involved in the credit moblier scandal and former SOH. Mugwumps disliked him so they supported cleveland |
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| Rep. candidate in election of 1884. He was involved in the credit moblier scandal and former SOH. Mugwumps disliked him so they supported cleveland |
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| Disliked blaine- swapped parties and supported cleveland |
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| The Sherman Anti Trust Act |
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| Made trusts illegal, courts did little to enforce about |
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Supreme court case; said states couldnt regulate RR rates! only federal gov. could regulate interstate commerence.
Interstate commerence act was passed |
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| Interstate Commerce Act/Interstate Commerce Commission |
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| Created after Wallbash vs Illinois; created to regulate interstate commerence |
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Cut tariff rates on some goods but increased it on others
left budget dificit |
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| Republican- beat cleveland bc he supported high tariffs! big business backed him |
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| Paper currency that couldnt be exchanged for gold coins. |
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| Reform movement in south and western states. it emerged to increase the political powers of farmers and to work for legislation for farmers interest (Farmers looked to gover for help) |
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| 1st organization formed by farmers known as Grange international. wanted SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC REFORM. wanted greenbacks printed |
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| Helped regulate RR rates but didnt last long. Eventually died bc farmers couldnt pay back loans |
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| 2nd org. North and West. 2 purposes: store crops and to make loans to farmers at low interest rates. |
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| Populist Platform (Or the people's party) |
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| 3rd and final farmers org. Southern Democrats opposed it. |
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1. subtreasury plan- set up warehouses
2. Free coinage of silver
3. End to protective tariffs and ntl banks
4. Tighter regulation of RR
5. Direct election of senators by voters
LATER ADDED:
-Grad. income tax
-8hr workday
-restriction of immigration
-denounced use of strikebreakers |
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| Presidential candidate for the People's party in 1892 |
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| set up warehouses so that prices would increase |
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| Another platform. Taxed higher earnings more heavily. |
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| Unlimited coinage of silver; wanted to go to gold standards |
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| William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Mckinley. mckinley won |
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| Silverite, Supported populists, delivers speech "CROSS OF GOLD!!!!!!" he lost election of 1896 |
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| former gov. of ohio. For gold std. He won because he was backed by big business!! won election of 1896. |
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| Enforced segregation in the south. |
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| Supreme court case that enforced separate but equal facilities |
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| executions without proper court proceedings |
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| Gave famous speech known as "ATLANTA COMPROMISE" he encouraged AA to educate themselver |
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| Graduated from Harvard. Saw lynching victim and after that he openly disagreed with Washington and said AA needed to demand their rights, especially when it comes to race relations and voting rights |
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