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The "Bloody Shirt" Elects Grant Between Andrew Johnson and the Congress people did not believe that a professional politician should be president Democratic party at this time were very disorganized General Grant was the most famous general in the North during the Civil War Grant’s only electoral vote was casted for a democrat in 1856 Grant won with 214 electoral votes The Era of Good Stealings The major issue in the post Civil War era was corruption Two millionaire partners Jim Fisk and Jay Gould were almost able to pull off a scheme in which they could corner the gold market Boss Tweed used bribes to rig elections and get money out of it Thomas Nast was a newspaper cartoonist who was aggressive against Tweed Tweed was later prosecuted

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