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Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Who Was James G. Blaine? -- Guatemala and Mexico -- The Isthmian Canal -- The War of the Pacific, I -- The War of the Pacific, II -- Blaine at Bay -- Seven Years Out of Office -- The Inter-American Conference -- Tariff Reciprocity -- Caribbean Naval Bases -- The Chilean Crisis, I -- The Chilean Crisis, II -- Conclusion -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

"James G. Blaine was one of the leading national political figures of his day, and probably the most controversial. Intensely partisan, the dominant leader of the Republican Party, and a major shaper of national politics for more than a decade, Blaine is remembered chiefly for his role as architect of the post-Civil War GOP and his two periods as secretary of state. He also was the Republican presidential candidate in the notorious mud-slinging campaign of 1884. His foreign policy was marked by its activism, its focus on Latin America, and its attempt to increase U.S. influence there."

James "Jim" McGrath, a former New Party member and Missoula city council member (1996-2004), discusses his involvement with progressive politics and the fractious nature of issue-oriented progressive groups. McGrath recalls his first New Party meeting and notes his amazement that progressive groups had come together under the New Party banner. He describes his decision to run for office in 1995, his success as a Democrat with New Party sympathies, and his successful reelection campaign in 1999. McGrath relates the obstacles he and the New Party faced, the "red-baiting" the party endured, and the Chamber of Commerce's and the Democratic Party's growing enmity. McGrath points to the Living Wage campaign and its 1999 defeat as a ballot initiative as an example of this opposition. McGrath describes his political achievements including passing a revised version of the Living Wage Bill in 2001, passing a pesticide ordinance in 1995, and supporting development control and affordable housing measures. The interviewee's full birth date has been restricted in both the audio and transcript for this interview. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/missoulanewparty_oralhistory/1001/thumbnail.jpg

"Compiled by Samuel F. Cook, journal clerk, House of representatives." ; Mode of access: Internet.