In his first presidential campaign, this man's support for civil service reform earned him the backing of a group of members of his opponent's party known as Mugwumps.
Woodrow Wilson declared that this man's "singular independence and force of purpose...made the real character of the government more evident than it ever was before," and Rexford Tugwell praised his "uncompromising honesty." This man angered the Grand Army of the Republic by vetoing pension and relief bills for Union veterans. This president's opposition to spending caused him to set the record for most (*) vetoes in one term. In his first presidential campaign, this man's support for civil service reform earned him the backing of a group of members of his opponent's party known as Mugwumps. In a politically and economically disastrous attempt to save the gold standard in the face of financial panic, this president supported the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act and hence lost renomination. For 10 points, name this Bourbon Democrat who presided over the Pullman Strike and the Panic of 1893.
Woodrow Wilson declared that this man's "singular independence and force of purpose...made the real character of the government more evident than it ever was before," and Rexford Tugwell praised his "uncompromising honesty.
(Stephen) Grover Cleveland