Why did liberal republicans split with the radicals in 1872? a. the liberal republicans wanted to focus on issues of the economy and trade, while radicals remained focused on reconstruction. b. the liberal republicans wanted to bring all the states back into the union as quickly as possible, even if it meant forcing them by "bayonet rule." c. the liberal republicans wanted to shift national focus to the atrocities being committed in the south by groups like the white league. d. the liberal republicans wanted more blacks elected to northern state legislatures and needed to shift focus to that agenda.