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Seamus Moran Chapter 24: Politics in the Gilded Age 1869 ? 1889 1/11/13 The ?Bloody Shirt? Elects Grant Republicans nominated General Ulysses S. Grant for president No political experience Democrats were unorganized Only could agree that they didn?t want military Reconstruction Grant elected through his popularity ?waved bloody shirt? - relived war victories Beat Democrat Horatio Seymour Made mistake that cost them loss Didn?t accept a redemption of greenback for maximum value Republicans couldn?t take victories for granted- election was close The Era of Good Stealings Population was still rising despite Civil War High immigration Politics were corrupt Railroad promoters took advantage of uneducated customers