Politics and the Gilded Age
Politics and the Gilded Age
Politics and the Gilded Age
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The Blaine-Clevel<strong>and</strong>Mudslingers of 1884• The election of 1884: <strong>the</strong> Republicans– James G. Blaine nominated– Blaine had a reputation for dishonesty, madeworse when <strong>the</strong> “Mulligan Letters” came out• Letters from Blaine to a Boston businessman aboutcorrupt deal for federal aid to a sou<strong>the</strong>rn railroad– Blaine split <strong>the</strong> Republican party• “Mugwumps” – reform Republicans who rejected Blain’scorruption <strong>and</strong> supported <strong>the</strong> Democrats