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GildedPolitics

Politics in the Gilded Age

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Republicans who favored tariff reform and social reform but stayed with the Republican party Half-Breeds
Party that tried to ally farmers and labor; advocated free coinage of silver; eventually absorbed by Democrats Populist
Party founded in 1878 that fought for increased monetary circulation through issuing more paper currency; they also wanted benefits for labor such as shorter working hours. Greenback - Labor Party
Administered exams to determine a merit basis for appointees to federal offices Civil Service Commission
Advocated free silver and ran as both a Populist and a Democrat; gave popular speech at the Democratic convention in 1896; youngest man to run for president William Jennings Bryan
Insult that claimed that Democrats were the party of Irish Catholic immigrants Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion
Law that said officeholders would be assessed on a merit basis and established a Civil Service Commission to regulate hiring for the executive branch Pendleton Act
Leader of the Stalwarts Roscoe Conkling
Conservative branch of the Republican party who were opposed to civil service reform Stalwarts
Republicans who changed their vote during the 1884 election to vote for Cleveland because they preferred Cleveland's position on reforms Mugwumps
Republican leader who masterminded McKinley's 1896 Mark Hanna
Political boss and head of Tammany Hall; he believed in "honest graft." William Tweed
Political machine that controlled New Tammany Hall
Elected in 1880 James Garfield
Became president upon Garfield's assassination Chester Arthur
Elected in 1884 Grover Cleveland
Elected in 1888 Benjamin Harrison
Elected in 1892 Grover Cleveland
Elected in 1896 William McKinley
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