David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

Lincoln recognized - as I trust we all now recognize - that the only way to save the Union was by his own re-election. So here is one thing he did to ensure that re-election: crass patronage politics at the New York Customs House. (More to come) 2/x — PolitiTweet.org

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American democracy was in grave danger in the summer of 1864. The military situation was grim. Inflation was devouring wages. The draft pressed hard. The Democratic platform offered the rebel South a negotiated peace. Lincoln's grip on his own party was loosening ... 1/x — PolitiTweet.org

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In the 1860s, the NY Customs House was the greatest patronage plum in the federal inventory. Senior employees at the Customs House were compensated by a share in the customs revenues. Appointees could get rich - and kick back handsomely to the politician who got them a post 3/x — PolitiTweet.org

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