. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. ROBERT T. JAMES G. BLAINE. 499 500 POLITICAL HISTORY OF POLITICAL 5/r^^77(9iV.—The conservatism of the Hayesadministration, always manif
. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. ROBERT T. JAMES G. BLAINE. 499 500 POLITICAL HISTORY OF POLITICAL 5/r^^77(9iV.—The conservatism of the Hayesadministration, always manifested save on extraordinary occa-sions, had softened party asperities and allayed sectional had given play to two currents within the Republican party,the one conservative, like the administration, the other new administration had the support of both during the cam-paign. It therefore opened auspiciously. The inaugural wasan able, patriotic paper, in which the President took a high standon the question of suffrage, education, morals, public faith andcivil service reform. The Senate sitting in extra session confirmed the Cabinetofficers, but the minor appointments, especially those for NewYork State, gave rise to much feeling, which ended in the resig-nation of the Senators from that State, May 17, 1881. Thiswas the date of a disastrous division in the Republican partywhich led to the tidal waves of opposition in 1882-83. Theconservative
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