At the same time, the Democratic Party gained control of both the presidency and Congress for the first time in the post-Civil War era. ... Although both parties almost unanimously approved the first income tax because, according to Susan B. ... But only two years later, most realized that one could not be created, and the idea of a constitutional amendment became part of the Democratic Party platform (Witte 74, Seligman 589-91). ... They were later combined, and congressmen from both parties agreed to vote for the compromise, much to the chagrin of Senator Nelson Aldrich, who a not only again...
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