Stalemate in Washington

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Stalemate in Washington

• Republicans and Democrats are using the spoils
  system, preventing advancement in government

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Cleaning up Politics

• Patronage also known as the spoils system
• Jobs went to supporters of the elected people
• Prevented govt from addressing real issues was
  corrupt
• Rutherford B. Hayes replaced President Garfield
  in 1881
• Attacked patronage by appointing reformers to
  his cabinet

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Democrats claim the White House

• Grover Cleveland was elected President in 1884
• First Democrat since before the ACW
• Tammany Hall- corrupt Democratic political
  machine in NY
• Voters believed corruption was the job problem
  and Cleveland could solve it

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Populism

• Populism- the movement to increase farmers
  political power
• Farm prices had dropped due to new technology
• More crops/less demand/less money
• Deflation hurt farmers
• Sherman Silver Purchase Act- put more silver into
  the economy to help reduce deflation for farmers
  it failed

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The Panic of 1893

• After Grover Clevelands election, the nation had
  an economic Crisis
• Railroads went out of business, unemployment high
• Treasury was being depleted due to the crisis,
  people cashed in their money for precious metals
  (FEAR)
• Goldbugs- currency should be based on Gold
• Silverites- currency based on silver

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Yellow Journalism

• William Randolph Hearst- writer/owner of the New
  York journal
• Used (YJ) to create sensational headlines/photos
  to capture reader interest and sell papers

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