98: Silver & Gold: From Grover Cleveland to William Jennings Bryan & William McKinley
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The Story of Oscar Fulsom Cleveland
In 18 84, grover cleveland becomes the first democrat to win a presidential election since the civil war. But as the election was a question of each candidate's character, not policy, what will the famously honest Democrat actually do in office? Right out the gate, grover the good proves that he's not a spoiled system fan. He makes cabinet and other appointments based on merit. Yet even grover can't completely shake the will of his party. As good as he is at bringing merit into the asion, plenty of highly capable republican bureaucrats are still replaced by democrats.
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