The American Presidential Election of 1884
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The 25th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. In 1884, it's still just all about the facial hair, but the mustache gains momentum.
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The 25th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4, 1884. Chester Arthur had become President after the assassination of James Garfield. His health had been declining, and he honestly didn’t know if he would make it another term if he ran for re-election. Still, a lot of people wanted him to run, so he gave it try. James Blaine, the former Speaker of the House and Senator from Maine, was the favorite for the Republican nomination, but George Edmunds, a Senator from Vermont, also had a good chance to win it. Two notable people that many wanted to run were Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman and Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert Todd Lincoln, who at this time was the Secretary of War. Both Sherman and Lincoln strongly DID NOT want to run for President, no matter how much people tried to talk them into it.
Ultimately, the Republicans went with a name that many already recognized throughout the country- James Blaine. He was nominated, with John Logan, a Senator from Illinois, as his running mate.
The Democratic Party chose Grover Cleveland, the Governor of New York, who was known as a man of integrity who spent much of his career fighting political corruption, so I don’t know why the heck they nominated him. The Democratic Party went with a familiar face for Cleveland’s running mate. Thomas Hendricks, the former Governor of Indiana who ran for Vice President on the ticket with Samuel Tilden back in 1876. Remember that one? He won, I mean, lost that one, but was back for another try, this time with a different classical liberal.
There were several third parties. The Greenback Party was back for a third try, hoping to gain even more momentum. They nominated Benjamin Butler, the former Governor of Massachusetts, with Absolom West, a plantation owner and former Confederate general from Mississippi, as his running mate.
Another political party that was continuing to pick up momentum and continuing to hate alcohol was the Prohibition Party. This time they nominated John St. John (that’s his actual name and that’s his actual mustache), a former governor of Kansas, with William Daniel as his running mate, a lawyer and politician (go figure!) from Maryland.
The second notable woman to run for President, Belva Ann Lockwood, ran with the Equal Rights Party. The former teacher and principal was the first female to actually appear on official ballots, so that’s pretty cool. Yep, she still didn’t stand a chance. Activist Marietta Stow was her running mate.
The two top candidates were personally attacked leading up to the election. Blaine, for being accused of using his influence for special favors, and Cleveland, for allegedly fathering an illegitimate child.
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@SoftPillow501
3 жыл бұрын
Eddjejsm
@brianjonker510
3 жыл бұрын
As a follow up it would be nice to do a series on the change in Congress during each election cycle. Perhaps only from 1900 to present
The rumor about Cleveland's illegitimate child was true. He admitted he'd had an affair with Maria Halpin and made it known that he'd been doing the right thing by paying child support for the past ten years, which convinced many voters that it was none of their business and not really a scandal at all. In the end it actually _helped_ his image as a decent, honest guy.
@coby4480
4 жыл бұрын
Americans have historically wished to stay out of politicians’ personal lives. Bill Clinton’s approval rating famously (or infamously) rose during the Lewinsky Scandal and subsequent Impeachment.
@hangukhiphop
4 жыл бұрын
@@coby4480 ain't that ironic?
@coby4480
4 жыл бұрын
hangukhiphop It really is.
@iammrbeat
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this.
@vicepresidentmikepence889
4 жыл бұрын
Surprised he didn't mention.."Ma Ma where's my Pa??
I love how John St. John and William Daniel had complimentary facial hair... in that time of trouble, they came together to offer the nation a complete beard
Had Chester A Arthur been renominated and re-elected we would've had a scenario where two presidents in a row die in office. Also, Robert Todd Lincoln considered being the running mate only if Arthur was chosen because of his loyalty to the man(he was the only one of Garfield's cabinet to stay for all of Arthur's). Meaning a second Arthur term may have led to another father-son presidency with the Lincoln name
@MeesterTweester
3 жыл бұрын
Robert also lived to be at the Lincoln memorial's opening
@redjirachi1
3 жыл бұрын
@@MeesterTweester He was present around three presidential assassinations. He was at his father's deathbed, he was with Garfield when he was shot and went to Buffalo to meet McKinley but the president was shot during the train ride
@MeesterTweester
3 жыл бұрын
John Porteous Yup
johns mustache was glorious
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
+siamiam This was certainly the "golden age" for facial hair.
@McIntosh1581
8 жыл бұрын
"John St. John and his mustache finished third." Lol.
@hangukhiphop
4 жыл бұрын
@@McIntosh1581 mushtache*
Blaine is the new Henry Clay
@ethanstokes439
3 жыл бұрын
@Akhtar Canggih Almareza cause he ran a million times
@ethanstokes439
3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatOneGuy7999yes
@therealtornadosam
3 жыл бұрын
A Clay presidency actually would have been cool. That guy was unstoppable.
@dolliegray666
3 жыл бұрын
Henry Clay James Blaime William Jennings Bryan and Eugene Debs are Gods
@lightningbolt4419
3 жыл бұрын
@@therealtornadosam except at the ballot box
Back in those days nearly all candidates wore facial hair. Since Taft, no president has worn facial hair and only two, Eisenhower and Ford, have been bald. I think Jimmy Carter's hair was partially responsible for him winning. Eisenhower was a little lucky that way, because his opponent was also bald
@mism847
3 жыл бұрын
Eisenhower faced the same opponent twice.
@iDeathMaximuMII
3 жыл бұрын
@@mism847 And won bigger than the first time
2:08 "That's his actual name and that's his actual mustache." Good one Mr. Beat! 😆
John St.John's mustache should've been on the ballot 😂
I don't blame Robert Todd Licoln for not following his dad's foot steps in becoming president. Both his parents went through a lot during Abraham Lincoln's time in office although a lot of it had to do with the Civil War, but the presidency isn't an easy leadership roll
@pridelander06
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention his father literally was killed in it.
@sydhenderson6753
3 ай бұрын
@@pridelander06 He was also present when Garfield was assassinated.
2:09 had me laughing for a solid minute straight
I guess Robert Lincoln didn’t want to after seeing what happened to his dad
You forgot to mention that Benjamine Butler had also been a Major-General during the Civil War. With Absolom West on the same ticket, that put two former Generals, one union and one confederate, running together. Weird.
its kind of empowering to see women running for president when they couldnt even vote yet.
@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions
5 жыл бұрын
Nationally, but on a state-by-state basis they could depending on the state. However, even in the states women could vote it wasn't for all possible positions and sometimes it was just in local elections, not even for state offices.
“John St John” 😂
@Gage_Brumley
5 ай бұрын
"and his mustache"
Woah, the voice actor for Duke Nukem ran for president!
I can't believe you did an entire episode about James G Blaine and you didn't even use their catchy nickname for him: James G. Blaine the Continental Liar from the State of Maine. Proving that name calling is an American art form.
2:13 Facial hair wars Cooper vs. St. John
Cleveland seems like the first US president to really look and dress like a modern politician and a representative of a superpower.
Never have I seen a guy name "Butler" look like a "Butler" 😊🤔
We got some good mustaches
Sherman may not have ran for president, but he did do quite a lot of campaigning in Georgia
The longest losing streak for Republicans was 5, 1932-1954.
@thunderstruck1462
3 жыл бұрын
*1952
You didn't mention "Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion", which may have cost Blaine the election.
@a_can_of_soda
3 жыл бұрын
Not "may have", it *did* cost Blaine the election. The Catholics in New York voted for Cleveland because of that speech.
Would love to hear more about the first woman to run for president Mrs. Lockwood. You should do a video on her and other women Shirley Chisholm.
Please don't stop! Hopefully you can get to 2016 by November!
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
I don't intend to! I will probably produce two a week this summer to catch up so I can make that deadline. Thanks for watching!
"Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine, the continental liar from the state of Maine. Burn this letter!"
Robert Ingersoll's "plumed knight" speech just didn't have enough oomph to put Blaine in the White House. Nice effort, Bob.
a little more detail on the campaign would be nice.
@user-de2qv2zq5h
8 жыл бұрын
+Ankit Singh BLAINE'S MUDSLINGING:MA,MA,WHERE'S MY PA? AFTER GROVER CLEVELAND WON THE PRESIDENCY: DEMOCRATS:GONE TO THE WHITE HOUSE,HA HA HA!!!
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
+斯冰菊 Have you heard my Grover Cleveland song? I think you'd get a kick out of it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKFho7l7aKu2Y6g.html
The last time a newly elected president had been inaugurated in a year ending with 5.
It seems like every election is pretty much around 50/50 for popular votes.
@batteriebrettchen6761
Ай бұрын
It was mostly between 1876 until 1896
Rob Todd looks like Sean Connery n I can’t unsee it
Blaine just can’t catch a break, and he was honestly pretty good!
Thomas Hendricks is in my family tree. I feel honored to have his family blood ☺️
The last time a new president was elected in a year ending in 4
@hussain6469
2 жыл бұрын
Damn... you're right
@theempires5
2 ай бұрын
LBJ in 1964? Or does that doesn't count since he succeeded upon JFK's death?
@jacobwatson1406
4 күн бұрын
Until this year 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Vote for Blaine, he's from Maine!
4:02 what about Andrew Johnson?
Journal 25: GROVER CLEVELAND!!!! NEE JERSEY REP
Anybody notice that no one looked at the camera back then? Lmao
2:00 Why don't people look this epic nowadays?
Good job on this video, John St Johns did have a great mustache.
You forgot to mention that John Saint John was also the voice of Duke Nukem.
I like how Blaine tried to use the fact that Cleveland dodged the draft by hiring someone to go in his place against him, but that failed when Cleveland's people discovered that Blaine had done the same thing.
George Edmunds, a senator from Vermont The Bernie Sanders of 1884
I would vote Cleveland this election
@trevorbarnhill1481
3 жыл бұрын
I would have, too. In 84, 88, and 92.
@lightningbolt4419
3 жыл бұрын
@@trevorbarnhill1481 I wouldn’t have in 88, but would in 92
I'm here because of some comments on Bill Maher's last show.
Benjamin Buttler looks bored out of his mind
I need a presidential ticket of John St. John and that 85 year old who ran for president a few vids earlier and had the tremendous beard (forgot his name)... That's a dream ticket. Can't beat that beard and stache combo.
@akshaandubey462
2 жыл бұрын
pete cooper
3:13 Wrong. His Home State was New Jersey
Benjamin Butler looks hideous
@LukasAlexander542
3 жыл бұрын
He looks like a walrus that's been dead for a week.
Hi Mr. Beat, nice to meet you, I like a lot this series and I really appreciate your time creating it, I've learned a lot since I began to watch it. About this election I'd like to ask you of a situation: As happened with Ralph Nader in the 2000 election, John St. John was also blamed of spoiling the election, in New York he received like 25000 votes. Do you think that that was actually possible? Would you consider St. John as a spoiler? Thanks :)
@deleted-something
Жыл бұрын
Lol
"Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine, The Continental Liar from the State of Maine"
I feel bad for Blaine. Imagine dedicating your life to public service, fighting the Stalwart Republicans and fighting for your beliefs, and when you finally win the Republican nomination, you lose to some dude named Grover.
Sherman, still marching 😂😂😂
Ma! Ma! Where's my Pa? Gone to the White House, ha! ha! ha!
1:21 good question tbh
Grover Cleveland Ford was a great lawyer
@garrysnett7688
5 жыл бұрын
Gail Helena Billings i.have.grover.Cleveland,s.autograph.
2:08 That's his actual name and his actual Mustache 🧔🧔🧔😆😆😆
Have you ever noticed that Robert Todd Lincoln looks like the slimmer version of Raymond Burr of Perry Mason fame.
John St. John should have received a few electoral votes for that mustache.
The mines of Moria
Come on, John St John! Can't you go to the barber before having a "likeness" taken!? At least trim it up. Ben Butler was a Union general, his running mate Absolom a Confederate general. Butler was also military governor of Louisiana, and issued an edict that any women harassing Yankee soldiers was to be "treated as a woman of the streets, plying her trade."
Someone make a ytp out of this.
The former teacher--- * T e a c h e r ? *
4:00 Clevelandwas the only elected Democratic president from 1861-1913, Andrew Johnson became a Democrat again after the dissolution of the National Union Party in 1868.
Grover Cleveland has very amusing sounding names
I love this series!!
Hendricks looks like Tilden. Literally. Are they twins?
Benjamin butler!!!! That’s a good movie lol
Watching how our presidents look changes Every 25 to 30 years is so fun like Grant to McKinley is all interesting civil war vet names and beards to fear. Oh and corruption and or not giving a shit (most of them)
I have 2 questions 1 can you make more president BIOS in story time with Mr beat like you did for Franklin Peirce and 2 can I meet you some day cause I'm your biggest fan
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
+jb14998 and friends Yes, and yes. Which President would you like to see next? Also, where do you live? (Not your address, that would be creepy- what metropolitan area do you live in or near?)
@jbandfriends-gh5bl
8 жыл бұрын
+Mr. Beat's Social Studies Channel I want to see George washing ton that John Adams.an I live in St Albans Vermont
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
Well I will let you know both when I will be able to make the video and when I can make it to your neck of the woods.
@jbandfriends-gh5bl
8 жыл бұрын
+Mr. Beat's Social Studies Channel thanks I'm so excited to meet you
@iammrbeat
8 жыл бұрын
All I can say it will be awhile before I can make the video, as I have a full list for a few months, and it will probably be longer before I can make it up that way. I will be in touch, though.
Lol I’m only watching this because I’m related to belva lockwood
Andrew Johnson from 1865-1869. I know you know that, just missed it in the video.
David Davis and John St. John should duel
John St. John should have won though because of his name
Cleveland was born in nj
Come on, Democrats and Mugwumps chant with me: Blaine! Blaine! James G Blaine! The continental liar from the state of Maine! BURN, BURN, BURN THIS LETTER! Republican Stalwarts chant with me: Ma! Ma! Where's my Pa!?
@PessitheGhostofMiami
6 ай бұрын
they go hard
4:01 you forgot about Andrew Johnson, 1869 not 1861.
@abrahamlincoln8037
3 жыл бұрын
He means presidents that got elected Johnson came into office after Lincoln got assassinated
Can anyone take John St. John’s name seriously?
wait... still marching?
Um... what is the point of Thomas Hendricks running for vice president with the governor of new York twice
Arthur should’ve been the Republican nominee.
0:30 he died a year later
Pretty embarrassing for Blaine & the republicans for which this one broke their 6 winning election streak. We wouldn’t see another Democrat in office till Woodrow Wilson, if you exclude Cleveland’s 2nd term.
Hopefully we can beat the streak
Man Grover is crazy
John st. John is an american legend
Why does Thomas look like Putin?
Thomas Hendrix looks like Robin Williams
@Gage_Brumley
5 ай бұрын
I think he looks like Horace Slughorn from Harry Potter
1:09 the democrack party indeed
Traditionally the surname St John in pronounced "sin-jun"
Cleveland knocked up a woman before entering office. And then he married his much younger hot baby mama while in office. Grover Cleveland was a player. Hats off to him.
4:00 - this was before the parties switched, as well, right? So sadly it was still a modern republican set of years.
About 9 more months until we know if Donald Trump becomes the new Grover Cleveland. Considering the current climate and how Trump will cry if he loses(or goes to jail, however unlikely) maybe the next election will be the second one to lead to... you know? Interesting times we live in, again.
What widt Andrew jhonson
4:15
1:23 lmao
3:34 mushtache
4:00 wasn’t Andrew Johnson a Democrat? He was president between 1865 and 1869.
@blingblingstarmie-5294
3 жыл бұрын
You're right, but he didn't win an election, he only became president after lincoln got assassinated
@therealtornadosam
3 жыл бұрын
He was a National Union party member. He joined the temporary party as a way of unifying the country with Lincoln.
If Cleveland lost that would have meant that between 1861-1912 the USA would have been governed by the Same Party. Imagine that 13 consecutive Victories for the republicans😂.