The revolt was over, but the struggle had left the Democratic Party exhausted and gasping. Surveying the battlefield, political pundits summoned up their gloomiest parallels. Not since the South rebelled against Stephen Douglas in 1860 had the party seemed so hopelessly torn and divided. It was the inevitable climax to 16 years of one-party leadership.
Cynical Turning. Could the Democratic Party have avoided its civil war? The usual omens of political debacle were missing. The nation was prosperous at home, was working out a popularly approved program for decisive action abroad. On...
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