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464 Gold standard, VI., upon impregnable basis, 205, 206; responsibility for its preservation rests with Republicans in Congress, 209; service rendered to, by Parker, 351, 352

Goodrich, I., financial manager of National Committee, 171

Gordon, John B., III., 270, 317

Gorham, IV., article in Washington Republic, 147

Gorman, Arthur P., IV., 472, 474, 492; V., 163; and the fight against repeal of silver purchasing act, 354; fights the Wilson tariff, 361; triumphant speech during tariff debates, 362

Goshen, First Lord of the Admiralty, VI., asks appropriation for British navy, 59

Graham, IV., was removal of, with cause? 405

Grant, Ulysses S., I., 235, 253; as Presidential candidate, 423, 449, 457; attitude of, toward ex-rebels, 477; Executive and Legislative powers, distinct, 482; and the Santo Domingo treaty, 484; to, 509; losing voters, 511; punishing “bolters,” 520, 521; II., 7, 26, 37, 42, 43-46, 71, 73, 91, 121, 122, 123; renomination of, 253, 255 311; disagrees with Cabinet, Senators, diplomats, etc., 309; detested by the young South, 312; causes insuring his nomination, 353; campaign cry, 358, 359, 387; defeat of, desired, 362; plain speaking to, 371; Greeley in preference to, 374, 375, 379, 380, 381, 384, 388; Nation’s editorial, 383, 385; broke promises, reversed good appointments, 386; arraigned by Liberal Republicans, 388, 389; second Administration, 444, 445, 448; III., rupture between Sumner and, 49, 51, 52, 55; VI., 281; the Louisiana “revolution,” 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 122, 124, 125, 126, 132, 133, 141; renomination of, opposed by Schurz, 166; Santo Domingo case, 178; Bristow and, 221; “Tilden's best friend,” 260; attitude of, toward Hayes's candidacy, 267, 281, 282; services of, in civil war, 301; efforts of, to reform the civil service, 327, 328, 330; no great political aims, 371; leaves Louisiana case to his successor, 400; third term, 494, 495, 506; IV., the Presidency as a reward, 41; did not observe geographical considerations in selecting Cabinet, 90, 303; civil service, 446; V., French arms case, 34, 35, 36; moving on to Richmond, 55, 155; desires annexation of Santo Domingo, 193, 236; VI., and civil service reform, 148; dedicating tomb of, 269; see also Anti-Grant and pro-Greeley, why, 392

Grant's usurpation of the war powers, II., 177; makes treaty with Baez, 179; authorizes acts of war, 180; hostilities averted only by an accident, 186; specious argument in defense of President's act, 187; violation of the Constitution, 189; Senate should emphatically disapprove, 190; Tyler's warning to Mexico, 192; Grant's San Domingo policy, 202; examples cited of correct Constitutional procedure, 190-235; complications that may result from Grant's arbitrary act, 236; lack of popular interest in San Domingo scheme, 236, 238; Grant's action indefensible, 239; “I am the war-making power of this Republic,” 240; duty of Senators to uphold the Constitution, 241; danger in unchecked usurpation, 242; military training a disadvantage when brought into civil affairs, 244; the President and not the Republican party must bear the blame, 246; Senate called upon to protest, 247; glory of military achievements not affected by blunders in civil life, 249; gratitude must not bias judgment, 250; Constitution greater than the President, 252

Gray, Chief Justice, III., 380

Gray (Judge), George, VI., both for and against annexation, 307; as Presidential candidate, 308

Gray, W., III., 218

Greeley, Horace, I., active in Massachusetts politics, 72; II.,