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==Liberal Republican Party==

==Liberal Republican Party==

By 1872, Cox and like-minded supporters of civil service reform deeply resented the corruption surrounding the Grant Administration, which fiercely worked to safeguard the constitutional rights of Southern blacks against [[Ku Klux Klan]] violence. He supported leftist [[Horace Greeley]] joined the Liberal Republican Party,<ref>[https://resources.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/ohgovernment/governors/coxjacob.html Jacob D. Cox]. ''Ohio Historical Society''. Retrieved December 20, 2021.</ref> which emphasized civil service reform, less protective [[tariff]]s, and [[states' rights]].

By 1872, Cox and like-minded supporters of civil service reform deeply resented the corruption surrounding the Grant Administration, which fiercely worked to safeguard the constitutional rights of Southern blacks against [[Ku Klux Klan]] violence. He supported leftist [[Horace Greeley]] for president in joining the Liberal Republican Party,<ref>[https://resources.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/ohgovernment/governors/coxjacob.html Jacob D. Cox]. ''Ohio Historical Society''. Retrieved December 20, 2021.</ref> which emphasized civil service reform, less protective [[tariff]]s, [[states' rights]], and opposition to President Grant's policies.

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