The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 (Oxford History of the United States)

by Richard White

To elect McKinley president, Hanna needed Pingree and men like him. Compared to that, ideology was a small thing. And, besides, the two men shared a set of pragmatic beliefs and mutual enemies. Both believed in centralization and both scorned the “bosses” who controlled politics.5