Post – War Years Post – War Years Northern business booms Northern business booms Transcontinental railroad in ’69 Transcontinental railroad in ’69 Irish/German/British/Scandinavian immigration Irish/German/British/Scandinavian immigration “ “ Sewards Folly” nets Alaska in ’67 Sewards Folly” nets Alaska in ’67 Organized labor falters with vet-swelled Organized labor falters with vet-swelled labor pool labor pool Republican Party becomes the party of big Republican Party becomes the party of big business business “ “ Redeemers” anxious to restore white power Redeemers” anxious to restore white power Whites restored to power in most southern Whites restored to power in most southern states by ‘76 states by ‘76
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Post – War YearsPost – War Years Northern business boomsNorthern business booms Transcontinental railroad in ’69Transcontinental railroad in ’69 Irish/German/British/Scandinavian immigrationIrish/German/British/Scandinavian immigration ““Sewards Folly” nets Alaska in ’67Sewards Folly” nets Alaska in ’67 Organized labor falters with vet-swelled labor poolOrganized labor falters with vet-swelled labor pool Republican Party becomes the party of big businessRepublican Party becomes the party of big business ““Redeemers” anxious to restore white powerRedeemers” anxious to restore white power Whites restored to power in most southern states by Whites restored to power in most southern states by
Republicans nominate Republicans nominate Grant unanimously on 1Grant unanimously on 1stst ballotballot
Grant doesn’t campaign Grant doesn’t campaign but “bloody shirt gets but “bloody shirt gets waved &…...waved &…...
Republicans promise Republicans promise continued Reconstructioncontinued Reconstruction
Claim Dems will “give up” Claim Dems will “give up” advances made in the advances made in the southsouth
““Let us have Peace” - Let us have Peace” - GrantGrant
Dems: Rich east wants Dems: Rich east wants war bonds redeemed in war bonds redeemed in gold / west wants gold / west wants greenbacks usedgreenbacks used
Republicans sufficiently concerned to reduce Republicans sufficiently concerned to reduce tariffs and grant amnesty to former Confederatestariffs and grant amnesty to former Confederates
Some civil-service reformSome civil-service reform Economic panic in ’73 due to over-speculationEconomic panic in ’73 due to over-speculation Farmers and debtors call for more “greenbacks”Farmers and debtors call for more “greenbacks” Resumption Act of ’75 decreases Resumption Act of ’75 decreases
greenbacks…..Redemption day to gold in ’79greenbacks…..Redemption day to gold in ’79 House becomes Democratic in ’74 and ’78 & House becomes Democratic in ’74 and ’78 &
Greenback party is bornGreenback party is born
1876 election1876 election ““Whiskey ring” scandal plagues GrantWhiskey ring” scandal plagues Grant Depression follows Panic of ’73Depression follows Panic of ’73 South Carolina/Louis/Florida cling to Radical controlSouth Carolina/Louis/Florida cling to Radical control Dems: solid in south & northern citiesDems: solid in south & northern cities Reps: freedmen 7 GAR vetsReps: freedmen 7 GAR vets ““Stalwart” Reps led by Roscoe Conkling use Stalwart” Reps led by Roscoe Conkling use
patronagepatronage ““Half-Breeds” led by James Blaine neutralizeHalf-Breeds” led by James Blaine neutralize Grant toys with 3Grant toys with 3rdrd term ….Congress says no term ….Congress says no
1876 election1876 election
Republicans nominate Republicans nominate Hayes (Ohio / Hayes (Ohio / temperance leader)temperance leader)
Dems nominate Sam Dems nominate Sam Tilden (wealthy / Wall Tilden (wealthy / Wall Street lawyer)Street lawyer)
Tweed prosecutorTweed prosecutor•Tilden wins popular
•SC/Florida/Louis have contested races….both sides claim victory
•Split congress arranges compromise of 1877
•Hayes will end Reconstruction
•White wealthy men ban together…..blacks left with no economic power
VP is “Stalwart” Chester ArthurVP is “Stalwart” Chester Arthur Charles Guiteau shoots Garfield in Sept. ’81Charles Guiteau shoots Garfield in Sept. ’81 Claims insanity …… wanted to gain Stalwarts an Claims insanity …… wanted to gain Stalwarts an
Ran on tariff reductionRan on tariff reduction Lost Tammany-led Lost Tammany-led
New YorkNew York
1888 Election1888 Election
1888 Election1888 Election
1892 Election1892 Election
Granges (farmer organizations) form in response to:Granges (farmer organizations) form in response to:– Eastern banks / creditEastern banks / credit– Monopolies controlling machinery costsMonopolies controlling machinery costs– Railroad trustsRailroad trusts– Depressed land and crop pricesDepressed land and crop prices
ICC of ‘87ICC of ‘87
Sherman Ant-trust of ’90 Sherman Ant-trust of ’90
1892 Election1892 Election Rep nominee is HarrisonRep nominee is Harrison Ill wife = no campaigningIll wife = no campaigning Cleveland also refrainsCleveland also refrains Pro-tariffPro-tariff
Dem nominee is Dem nominee is ClevelandCleveland
Opposed by free-silver Opposed by free-silver faction from West & faction from West & SouthSouth
Anti-tariffAnti-tariff
Populists run James Populists run James Weaver……wants free-Weaver……wants free-silversilver
Carries a state (only 3Carries a state (only 3rdrd party from ’60-’12)party from ’60-’12)
1892 Election1892 Election
1892 Election1892 Election
1896 Election1896 Election
Reps nominate McKinleyReps nominate McKinley ““front-porch” campaignfront-porch” campaign ““tool of business”tool of business” Raised $3 million v WJB’s Raised $3 million v WJB’s
$600,000$600,000
Dem nominate William Dem nominate William Jennings BryanJennings Bryan
Free-silverFree-silver Portraited as radical / Portraited as radical /