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Reflecting on 1870s politics and personal change
A narrator recalls early political awakening sparked by boyhood rowing races and a flood of scandals in the Grant era. He describes Republican dominance, Democratic opposition, and vivid episodes from 1872 to 1876 including the Salary Grab and the contested elections in Florida and Oregon, culminating in shifting loyalties and enduring newspaper scrutiny.
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Town Hall
Ned
Brown
Clark Straight
State Street Wharf
Middleground
Clark
Bogert
Bradstreets Business Agency
Providence
New York
Bedlam
Grant
Senate
House of Congress
Tom Toms
the Phoenix
Abby Levi DeWulf
Dana Green
Mark
Georgia
Louisiana
Arkansas
Credit Mobililier
Gen. Burnside
Navy
Rae
Harper’s Weekly
Republican Party
5Th Avenue
Cincinnati
Charlestown
S. C
Florida
Mississippi
Tilden and Hendricks
Connecticut
New Jersey
Indiana
N. Y
Hayes
Wheeler
Pacific
South Carolina
Tilden
Republican Committee
Oregon
P.M
Washington