he gained the support of the working class
There were several important factors that contributed to the ability of europeans to conquer the aztecs and inca, but the most important three were that the Europeans brought guns, germs, and steel weapons.
The redeemers were the southern wing of the Bourbon Democrats, the conservative, pro-business faction in the Democratic Party, who pursued a policy of Redemption, seeking to oust the Radical Republicans a coalition of freedom, "carpetbaggers", and "scalawags" (poorer non-slaving whites).