The New NationPaxson, Frederic L. (Frederic Logan)
History
The New Nation
Paxson, Frederic L. (Frederic Logan)
United States -- History -- 1865-1921
Gold dollar, ratio to silver, 9;
value in greenbacks, 10, 29.
Gorgas, Col. William C., chief sanitary officer of Canal Zone, 317.
Gould, Jay, 60, 294.
Grand Army of the Republic, used for procuring pensions, 136, 137.
Grandfather clause, the, 200.
Granger Laws, the, 68, 70, 157;
constitutionality of, 71, 72.
Granger movement, the, 67, 68, 183;
relations with the panic of 1873, 72;
doctrine established by, 157.
Grant, Ulysses S., the coveted candidate of both parties, 36;
general rejoicing in his election, 37;
inaugurated in 1869, 46;
his first term ends unsatisfactorily, 55;
success with the Alabama claims, 55, 56;
renominated, 57;
various unsavory episodes of his years as President, 60, 62;
vetoes the Inflation Bill, 66;
reelection of (1872), 75;
receives scanty support for a third term, 81, 98, 99;
and civil service reform, 112.
Greeley, Horace, nominated for President by Liberal Republicans, 56;
a quaint political figure, 57;
quoted, 89.
Greenback movement, the, advocates of, 30, 65, 66;
Eastern opinion of, contrasted with Western, 68;
and silver inflation, 88, 180, 181.
Greenbacks, 9;
value of, 10;
depreciation of, 27;
withdrawal of, 28;
further retirement of, forbidden by law, 30;
rising in value, 65;
issued during panic of 1873, 66.
Guam, ceded to United States, 273.
Guiteau, William B., 105.
Hadley, Pres. Arthur T., 310.
Hague, the, court of arbitration at, 283;
Venezuelan claims referred to, 284;
second conference, 318.
Hancock, Gen. Winfield Scott, 80, 99, 100, 101.
Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, raises funds for Republicans, 102, 233, 238, 239;
appointed Senator, 252;
helps settle coal strike, 300, 302;
grows in popularity, 302, 303;
death, 304.
Harmon, Gov. Judson, 336.
Harriman, Edward H., 294, 295.
Harrison, Benjamin, nominated for Presidency, 169;
elected as a minority President, 171, 211;
friction with Chile, 212, 213;
renominated, 214;
defeated, 215, 216.
Hawaiian Islands, 273, 274, 278.
Hay, John, on McKinley, 251;
Secretary of State, 273, 282;
career of, 281.
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, for Isthmian canal, 286, 287.
Hayes, Rutherford B., receives nomination for President, 82;
difficulties of his election, 83, 84;
alienates many Republicans by his attitude toward the South, 85;
his troubles with Democratic congress, 87;
removes Chester A. Arthur from office, 87, 98, 103;
financial policy of his administration, 89, 90;
a new period of growth begun during his term of office, 90, 92;
end of his term, 97, 102;
and the Panama Canal, 144;
becomes head of Slater fund, 201.
Hearst, William R., 305, 312.
Hendricks, Thomas A., candidate for Vice-President, 80, 81, 131.
Hepburn Railway Bill, the, 315.
Hill, Gov. David B., 214, 215, 248.
Hill, James J., 295, 296.
Hobart, Garrett P., Vice-President with McKinley, 234;
dies in office, 280.
Homestead Act, the, 21, 155.
Hopkins, Johns, 60.
Howells, William Dean, 188.
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