Politicians In The Late 1800's: An Analysis

Corruption is the first word that comes to mind. Businessmen bought politicians. As my husband always says, “He who has the money controls the rules’. Corporate leaders had agendas to keep production costs low, labor minimal, and more money in their pockets. They were not concerned with ethical behavior at that time. However, corporate greed led to unions being formed. Consequently, this caused great strife in the political arena on all levels.
Politicians in the late 1800’s were focused on equal rights for Blacks, rebuilding the South and expansion of the military. That changed as the Industrial Revolution evolved, their focus became corruption. Special interests became their focus. (Shultz, 2014).