Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis had to deal with contentious congresses with often clashing interests and agendas. In Davis’ case the discord was intrinsic in the very “States’ Rights” concept behind the Confederacy, though in practice Lincoln had plenty of cat herding of his own to do. Lincoln was arguably the more successful president in having better political instincts, which became more evident as he grew into his presidency—a talent for knowing when and how to cajole, horse-trade, bribe outright or ruthlessly assert his power, depending on who he was dealing with.
<span>Herbert Hoover did surprisingly little to help Americans survive the Depression, since he did not believe in a great amount of government intervention in the economy. Instead, he relied on private companies and charities to provide relief. </span>
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of the beliefs of the Populist Party was the need for higher tariffs to protect
American industries. <span>Populist’s
platform (or Omaha platform) was adopted to bring back the Republic government
to the ordinary people. The platform aimed at proposing different social
reforms of the state such as income taxes, direct Senatorial elections, single
terms for Presidential and Vice-Presidential electorate, secret ballots,
working day reductions, national currency, financial assistance to farmers,
soldier pensions, legislative system, railroads, telegraphs & telephone
systems as well as postal savings, and many more.</span>