The Ohio Presidents : Eight Men and a Binding Political Philosophy in the White House, 1841-1923

Ohio sent eight presidents to the White House--one Whig and seven Republicans--from 1841 to 1923: William Harrison, U.S. Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Taft and Warren Harding. Collectively their social policies and beliefs formed a unified philosophy and legacy. Ohio republicanism--an alliance of Christianity, populism, nationalism, industrialism and conservative economics--dominated politics across America from 1860 to 1930. Initially several factions in search of a party, it morphed from the anti-slavery Whig Party of Abraham Lincoln and swallowed up a group of single-issue parties, including the Abolition and Free Soil parties, under a national banner. The ghost of Ohio republicanism can still be seen today. Cover 1 Acknowledgments 7 Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgments 7 Preface 10 One—Death at the Summit 20 Two—Roots of Ohio Republicanism: Ohio Whigs, Temperance, Abolition and Common Schools 39 Three—Birth of the Republican Party 53 Four—The Civil War in Ohio and the Republican Party 58 Five—President Grant and the Foundation of Republicanism 67 Six—Ohio Republicanism and the American Empire—Rutherford Hayes 79 Seven—The Rise of National Capitalism versus Internationalism 89 Eight—Ohio Republicanism in the Wilderness 100 Nine—Benjamin Harrison 112 Ten—Congressman McKinley and the Rise of Ohio Republicanism as a National Movement 121 Eleven—Ohio Republicanism Challenged 138 Twelve—Ohio Republicanism at the Summit 148 Thirteen—McKinley’s Final Days and the Setting of a Vision 160 Fourteen—Progressivism’s Back Door 168 Fifteen—Ohio Republicanism Reformed and Adapted for the Times 180 Sixteen—The Republican Party in Rebellion and the Election of 1912 190 Seventeen—Twilight of Ohio Republicanism 195 Eighteen—A Renaissance of Ohio Republicanism 203 Nineteen—Is There a Ghost of Ohio Republicanism? 211 Chapter Notes 216 Bibliography 224 Index 228 "The book offers a unique view of the populism and republicanism of Ohio and the Midwest, which resulted in the election of Ohio Presidents from 1868 to 1922"-- Provided by publisher "The book offers a unique view of the populism and republicanism of Ohio and the Midwest, which resulted in the election of Ohio Presidents from 1866 to 1920" ..