1878-1899: Government and Politics
1878-1899: Chapter Six: Government and Politics
by RODNEY P. CARLISLE AND JANE GERHARD
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY 178
OVERVIEW 185
TOPICS IN THE NEWS
American Government in the Gilded Age 188
Boodle 189
American Party Politics 190
Stalwarts, Half Breeds, and Mugwumps: A Glossary 192
American Politics: Reforming the Spoils System 193
American Politics Southern Style 193
Domestic Concerns: Monetary Reform 195
Bryan’s Cross of Gold 196
Domestic Concerns: Regulating Commerce 197
Financing the Federal Government 198
The Amorous President 199
Indian Policy 201
International Affairs: Hawaii and the Spanish American War 202
The Dreadful White House 205
Movements for Change: Nationalists and Single Taxers 205
Movements for Change: Populism and Progressivism 206
Movements for Change: Temperance and Prohibition 207
HEADLINE MAKERS
Chester A. Arthur 212
Grover Cleveland 214
George Dewey 215
James A. Garfield 216
Mark Hanna 216
Benjamin Harrison 218
Rutherford B. Hayes 218
William McKinley 219
PUBLICATIONS 220
Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.