A History of the American People on Civil Service and Politics
A historical narrative discusses civil service demoralization and party strife during Grant era. It describes officials switching parties, mistrust in leaders, Santo Domingo annexation tensions, and Horace Greeley’s opposition. Tensions over southern disenfranchisement and white voter exclusion are noted as central issues.
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Ogues
Santo Domingo
United States
Charles .Su
Senate
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Sumner
Republican Party
Grant
Greeley
South
Liberal Republicans and the Amnesty Demand Split Missouri in 1872
The Liberal Republicans led by Benjamin Gratz Brown and Carl Schurz challenged Radical policies, calling for universal amnesty and restoration of rights. They formed a national ticket with Horace Greeley in 1872, seeking to purify government and ease Reconstruction tensions amid a party split.
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Greeley
Missouri
Thos
Benjamin Gratz Brown
Carl Schurz
Brown
Schurz
Senate
Litttle
Cincinnati
Bejamin Gratz Brown
Orise
Re election of Grant and fading coalition era
The Baltimore convention accepted the Cincinnati platform and candidates, signaling a split in the Republican ranks. Grant won a second term by a large electoral margin while Republicans held two thirds in Congress. The Liberal Republicans carried little beyond a modest popular gain. Greeley died before elector votes. The coalition’s rise faded as Democrats grew stronger.
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Baltimore
Cincinnati
General Grant
Bower
Greeley
House of Representatives
Party of Reconstruction
Trust and politics under Grant era guidance
A fragment discusses the tension between appointing trusted political allies and promoting others tested in camp under General Grant. It contrasts the impotent leadership of the current government with the idea that appointing friends or politicians touched by patronage may not suit the country, highlighting distrust and expectations of merit.
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Lincoln
Jackson Cay
Turere
Washington
Grant
Jackson
Feld
Senate
Massachusetts
West
Belknap
Sion
Gulles
The Credit Mobilier and Civil Service Reform Debate
A historical analysis describes congressional actions in 1871 to regulate civil service admissions via competitive examinations, the president's tentative acceptance, and political resistance that followed. It links patronage battles to the Grant era railway expansion and the Crédit Mobilier affair’s shadow on public trust and reform.
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Congress
General Grant
Union Pa
Credit Mobilier Scandals Shadow U.S. Politics and Panic
The Credit Mobilier affair linked a major financial venture with congressional action, triggering investigations and political fallout. Officials faced accusations of favors and questionable dealings. few were found to have knowingly wronged. The episode compounded distrust as a sweeping rail expansion, funded by borrowed money, spurred a fresh financial panic amid rapid growth and speculative projects.
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Credit Mobilier
Burtt
Fallaway
Northern Pacific Railway
Pacific Railway
Financial Panic of 1873 and Political Fallout
The text outlines the 1873 financial crisis beginning with bank and brokerage failures in New York and Jay Cooke's collapse, signaling a deep panic. It links the downturn to silver currency debates, Republican missteps, and widespread political corruption, noting resignations, impeachment talk, and a loss of public trust culminating in a broader moral decline in Washington.
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Arly
New York
Western
Canadian Railways
Jay Cooke
Federal Govenmenty
Sail
Hipston
Tod
Northern Pacine Company
Wincers
Etalon
Bf Oliver
Congress
National young musicians contest announced for 1917
Mrs C F Wadsworth of Great Falls heads the National Federation of Musical Clubs effort inviting contestants from Montana to join the biennial national contest for young professional musicians. Rules require American training under 30, audition by number, no notes, and performances of specified composers. Winners travel to a public festival in Birmingham in April 1917, with preliminary city contests if needed.
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Mra. C. F. Wadsworth
Great Falls
National Federation of Musical Clubs
Montana
United States
Wadsworth
Wyoming
California
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Butte Officials Tout Frugal Era Ahead of 1916 Reports
Butte aims to publish district and department reports for May 3 to May 4 1916 showing record low costs and higher gains under current administration. Police Judge Whitty’s fair, steady administration is praised. street commissioner Mudect reports 10 000 less, caring for 28 more miles of streets at lower cost. city engineer and building inspector note major improvements and removal of unsafe shacks replacing them with modern structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Socialis
P. J. Whitty
Tre Bazarda
Self-preservation as life's duty in modern faith
Sermon at St John’s Episcopal Church argues self-preservation is life’s core value and common duty. Rev. Charles F. Chapman links safety rules to moral life, urging individuals to protect others as brothers keepers, cultivate prudence, and promote safety first in work and daily conduct.
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Charles F. Chapman
Se John's Episcopal Church
Rome
Tomy Brothers
Jim
Mfe
Cain
Bret Manc
Supps
St Regina
Christ
God
Labo
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Woodrow Milson
THE
Cific
Missouri River
Ite
France
Prosmoters
Caton Pacifi Railway
Pennsylvania Company
Congres
Colfax
Henry Wilson
Tives
Mobilier
Toth Houses
Howe
Mediterranean
Federation of
Tausig
List
Cacman
Kach
Weiniawaki
Lalo
Barasate
Ziguener Wissen
Weldig
Rourree
Hubay
Zephir
Handel
Mozart
Gluck
Schiller
London
Austria
Weimar
Orleans
Great Britain
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