Foreword V Acknowledgments IX INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE: The Domain and Power of Party 5 Parties, Elections, and Patronage 6 Parties, the State, and Public Policy 16 The Major Parties: The Republicans and The Democrats 22 On the Periphery of Party Politics: Mugwumps, Suffragists, Prohibitionists, Grangers, Greenbackers , and Laborites 31 CHAPTER TWO: The Deadlock of National Politics, 1868--1890 46 Grant: The Emergence of Deadlock, 1868--1876 50 Hayes: The Confirmation of Deadlock, 1876--1880 60 Garfield and Arthur: The Deadlock Continue, 1880--1884 67 Cleveland: The Deadlock Lengthens, 1884--1888 74 Breaking the Deadlock? Harrison and the Fifty-first Congress, 1888--1890 85 CHAPTER THREE: Political Upheaval, 189--1900 94 The Emergence of Populism, 1890--1892 97 The Dividend Democrats Fail to Govern, 1893--1896 110 Republican Resurgence and Democratic Downfall: The Battle of the Standards, 1896 118 Conclusion: An End and Many Beginnings 127 Illustrations and Maps follow page 84 Appendix: Tables 139 Table 1.1: Farm Production and Crop Prices, 1865--1900 139 Table 2.1: Popular and Electoral Vote for President, 1868--1904 141 Table 2.2 Electoral Votes by Selected Regions and States 142 Table 2.3 Party Strength in Congress, 1868--1904 143 Table 2.4 Federal Income and Expenses, Including Customs Receipts 144 Bibliographical Essay 146 Index 159.