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The '''Liberal Republican Party''' was a short-lived political party in the [[U.S.]] that was formed after the [[American Civil War]], splitting from the early [[Republican Party]] out of opposition to [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and many [[Radical Republicans]]. The party largely opposed the corruptions that were present in Grant's administration and advocated for lower tariffs, civil service reform, and a [[Reconstruction]] policy towards the South that was more conciliatory than the [[Radical Republican]]'s proposals.
==1872 U.S. presidential election==
:''See main article: [[United States presidential election, 1872]]
Both the Liberal Republican Party and the [[Democratic Party]] nominated [[Horace Greeley]] to challenge the then-incumbent [[Ulysses S. Grant]] for the 1872 presidential election. Grant was easily re-elected, and Greeley's loss set off the Liberal Republican Party's disbandment very quickly, with many members either returning to the [[Republican Party]] or joining the [[Democratic Party]].
==See also==
*[[Populist Party]]
==External links==
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Liberal-Republican-Party-political-party Liberal Republican Party - Encyclopedia Britannica]
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canada/us-history/liberal-republican-party LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PARTY - encyclopedia.com]
[[Category:United States Politics]]
[[Category:United States Political Parties]]
[[Category:Republican Party]]
==1872 U.S. presidential election==
:''See main article: [[United States presidential election, 1872]]
Both the Liberal Republican Party and the [[Democratic Party]] nominated [[Horace Greeley]] to challenge the then-incumbent [[Ulysses S. Grant]] for the 1872 presidential election. Grant was easily re-elected, and Greeley's loss set off the Liberal Republican Party's disbandment very quickly, with many members either returning to the [[Republican Party]] or joining the [[Democratic Party]].
==See also==
*[[Populist Party]]
==External links==
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Liberal-Republican-Party-political-party Liberal Republican Party - Encyclopedia Britannica]
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canada/us-history/liberal-republican-party LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PARTY - encyclopedia.com]
[[Category:United States Politics]]
[[Category:United States Political Parties]]
[[Category:Republican Party]]