The "Southern Demagogues"

1. The Nature of Demagoguery
   1. Caveats
      1. A "Cuss Word"
      2. A Mixed Bag
   2. Common Characteristics--Symbolic Politics
      1. Acting Out "Common White" Resentments
      2. "--Baiting"
      3. Theatricality
      4. Paltry Achievements
2. Southern Political Culture
   1. One-Party Politics
   2. The White Primary
   3. The Stump Meeting--Politics as Theatre
      1. An oral culture
      2. Trial by Combat--Politics as White Male Ritual
   4. Personal Factionalism--The Man as the Issue
3. Case Studies
   1. "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman (SC)
   2. Jeff Davis--The "Karl Marx for Hillbillies" (AR)
   3. James K. Vardaman, The "White Chief" (MS)
   4. Theodore ("The Man") Bilbo (MS)
   5. Cole L. ("Coley") Blease (SC)
4. Assessment
   1. Relative Powerlessness
      1. Lack of Party Control
      2. Weak Offices--Legislative Domination of Southern States
   2. Symbolic Importance--Signs of Submerged Conflict