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Title: The Do-Nothing Presidents


1
The Do-Nothing Presidents
  • 1877-1881 Hayes
  • 1881 Garfield
  • 1881-1885 Arthur
  • 1885-1889 Cleveland
  • 1889-1893 Harrison
  • 1893-1897 Cleveland

2
Hayes 1877-1881
  • Republican
  • His Fraudulency
  • Compromise of 1877
  • Stole election from Tilden

3
Garfield 1881
  • Republican
  • Deal for nomination
  • A Stalwart for VP Arthur
  • A Halfbreed for Sec. of State Blaine
  • Shot by Charles Guiteau
  • Said I am a Stalwart. Now Arthur is President!
  • Convinced many that it was time for civil service
    reform

4
Arthur 1881-1885
  • The Pendleton Act 1883
  • Civil Service Reform

5
Cleveland 1885-1889
  • First Democrat since Civil War
  • Only President to serve two nonconsecutive terms
  • Mugwumps Independent Republicans who were
    willing to desert their party to vote for an
    honest mansupported Cleveland because Blaine was
    associated with RR fraud
  • Ugly campaignAlbany Register A Terrible Tale

6
Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
  • Republican
  • Grandson of William Henry Harrison
  • Tariff was the issue
  • Cleveland lost due to Party Boss System (no
    electoral votes from New York)
  • Tariff of 1890 (McKinley Tariff)
  • Then economy began to go sour
  • Public linked poor economy with the tariff

7
Cleveland (again) 1893-1897
  • Democrat
  • Panic of 1893
  • Gold drain Down to 11 million gold reserves
  • U.S. nearly bankrupt
  • Deal with J.P. Morgan
  • Coxeys Rebellion
  • Cancer surgery on yacht
  • Most hated man in America
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