Third Party Political Crisis

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Goldfield et. al. pg. 583 (2010) presented in the 1980s social economic and political pressure created crisis for both the political system and the government. A third party political challenge generated by agriculture discontent disrupted traditional party politics. A devastating depression spawned social misery and labor management violence. Changing public attitudes led new demands on the government and realignment of parties and voters. These developments in turn set the stage for important political, economic; and social changes in the century. The economy went through a great depression in the early century a lot of workers were having challenges to hold on to their job positions and trying to make it through their hardship times …show more content…
al. pg. 593 (2010) noted the elections of 1894 and 1876 ended close balance between the major parties. Cleveland’s failures coupled with economic recovery in the wake of election 1896, gain the Republican a reputation as the party of prosperity and industrial progress firmly established them in party of prosperity and industrial progress, firmly establishing them in power for years to come. By contrast the Democratic Party receded into ineffectual sectional minority dominated by southern conservatives, despite Bryan’s liberal view. Last but not least there was a lot of disagreement and issues going on in office to recover the country’s problems and the issues that needed to be fixed. In my opinion the political party appears to be as if they were for themselves instead of for the people who may have spoken out about the challenges they were facing as if the workers were being ignored about important matters leaving them with stress, fear, and feeling hopeless in what will take place next in their financial well-being and that’s when votes came in place. The political party disputed more between the Republicans and Democrats while populist tried to make effort to look into individual