American Politics in the Gilded Age, 1868-1900 Book

Foreword V

Acknowledgments IX

INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER ONE: The Domain and Power of Party 5

Parties, Elections, and Patronage 6

Parties, the State, and Public Policy 16

The Major Parties: The Republicans and The Democrats 22

On the Periphery of Party Politics: Mugwumps, Suffragists, Prohibitionists, Grangers, Greenbackers , and Laborites 31

CHAPTER TWO: The Deadlock of National Politics, 1868—1890 46

Grant: The Emergence of Deadlock, 1868—1876 50

Hayes: The Confirmation of Deadlock, 1876—1880 60

Garfield and Arthur: The Deadlock Continue, 1880—1884 67

Cleveland: The Deadlock Lengthens, 1884—1888 74

Breaking the Deadlock? Harrison and the Fifty-first Congress, 1888—1890 85

CHAPTER THREE: Political Upheaval, 189—1900 94

The Emergence of Populism, 1890—1892 97

The Dividend Democrats Fail to Govern, 1893—1896 110

Republican Resurgence and Democratic Downfall: The Battle of the Standards, 1896 118

Conclusion: An End and Many Beginnings 127

Illustrations and Maps follow page 84

Appendix: Tables 139

Table 1.1: Farm Production and Crop Prices, 1865—1900 139

Table 2.1: Popular and Electoral Vote for President, 1868—1904 141

Table 2.2 Electoral Votes by Selected Regions and States 142

Table 2.3 Party Strength in Congress, 1868—1904 143

Table 2.4 Federal Income and Expenses, Including Customs Receipts 144

Bibliographical Essay 146

Index 159