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What Pittsburgh can teach the next House majority

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Zito, S. (2026, October 15). What Pittsburgh can teach the next House majority. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4767808/what-pittsburgh-can-teach-the-next-house-majority/

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In April 1894, unemployed workers formed Coxey’s Army and attempted to march through Pittsburgh on their way to Washington during a severe economic depression. The city barred them from entering due to recent labor unrest. Seven months later, Democrats suffered significant losses in the House elections; they lost 125 seats nationwide, which remains the largest swing in history. In Pennsylvania, Democrats retained only two out of thirty seats, while Republican John Dalzell won a Pittsburgh district with more than three-quarters of the vote.

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In April 1894, Jacob Coxey, an Ohio businessman, led a group called Coxey’s Army through Pittsburgh during the second year of a severe four-year depression. The city, affected by recent labor strife and violence from the Homestead Strike, did not allow them to enter. Seven months later, in the 1894 midterm elections, Republicans made significant gains, winning 125 additional seats in the House, which remains the largest swing in U.S. congressional history. In Pennsylvania, Democrats kept only two of their original thirty seats, while in Pittsburgh, Republican John Dalzell won with more than three-quarters of the vote.

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Coxey’s Army Ohio PITTSBURGH Washington the Homestead Strike

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PITTSBURGH GPE · 3× Coxey’s Army ORG · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× House ORG · 1× Jacob Coxey PERSON · 1× John Dalzell PERSON · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× Pennsylvania GPE · 1× Republican NORP · 1× Washington GPE · 1×

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The country was in the second year of a four-year depression, the worst in its history up to that time, and the city, still scarred by the violence and deaths of the Homestead Strike, did not allow them to enter its limits, so they marched on along the Monongahela River.

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🔮 Seven months later, the country did something the marchers might not have predicted.

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What Pittsburgh can teach the next House majority · assertive framing

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PITTSBURGH — In April 1894, a ragged column of unemployed men attempted to come through Pittsburgh on the way to Washington. asserted

column → attempt → Washington

They called themselves Coxey’s Army. asserted

They → call → themselves

Led by Jacob Coxey, an Ohio businessman, the jobless workers were marching on the capital. asserted

workers → lead → capital

they → scar → River

Seven months later, the country did something the marchers might not have predicted. uncertain

marchers → do → something

It voted overwhelmingly for the party of the steel tariff. asserted

It → vote → tariff

Democrats lost 125 House seats, still the largest swing in the chamber’s history. asserted

Democrats → lose → history

In Pennsylvania, they kept two of 30. asserted

they → keep → 30

In Pittsburgh, Republican John Dalzell won with more than three-quarters of the vote. asserted

Dalzell → win → vote