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*a tendency to "wave the bloody shirt"<ref name=npsinfo/><ref name=garfieldandarthur/><ref group=note>This tactic referred to campaigning against the Democrats as the party of the Confederacy and denouncing them for the bloodiness of the American Civil War.</ref>
 
*a tendency to "wave the bloody shirt"<ref name=npsinfo/><ref name=garfieldandarthur/><ref group=note>This tactic referred to campaigning against the Democrats as the party of the Confederacy and denouncing them for the bloodiness of the American Civil War.</ref>
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However, not all Stalwarts were necessarily conservative. Benjamin Butler's alliance with the faction was attributed to his staunch pro-civil rights and pro-spoils system stance, though sharply differed with the likes of Conkling on economics, where he increasingly became liberal in his support for [[greenbacks]]. John A. Logan, an Illinois Stalwart, wavered on monetary policy and supported lower tariffs.
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However, not all Stalwarts were necessarily conservative. Benjamin Butler's alliance with the faction was attributed to his staunch pro-civil rights and pro-spoils system stance, though sharply differed with the likes of Conkling on economics, where he increasingly became liberal in his support for [[greenbacks]]. John A. Logan, an Illinois Stalwart, wavered on monetary policy and supported lower tariffs.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 27.</ref>
    
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