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The "Forgettable" Presidents

HARRISON

Elected 1841

Economic

Political

The People's party, or Populists came on to the scene in 1892. They were crazy. Also, because of the mounting discontent, Republicans lost their majority in congress.

Congress showered pensions on Civil War veterans and increased government purchases of silver. Congress also passed the Mckinley Tariff Act of 1980 boosting rates to their highest peace time rates ever.

Social

Known as Grover the good but had an illegitmate son.

Social

Was the president most devoted to reform for Blacks and Native Americans, however had very little success in his attempts in those areas due to his lack of ability in politics.

CLEVELAND

Elected

Political

Economic

Treasury ran at a 145 million dollar surplus because of the Tariff.

First democratic president 28 years, appointed two confedrates to his cabinet thus lessining the North-South Chasm.

GRANT

Social

Elected in 1868

Was only President for a portion of a term and didn't have much social effect, except for a reputation as something of a fop.

Political

Economic

Grant's presidency resulted in a significant weakening of the American presidency, long term.

Economic prosperity, combined with debt reduction, temporarily lowered tariffs, and repeal of the income tax, hurt the opposition, as did the initial implementation of civil service all helped Grant get re-elected. However The Panic of 1873 represented the first true American depression spread from Europe and settled over the United States for the remainder of the Grant administration.

ARTHUR

Elected 1880

Social

The Election of Hayes resulted in the ending of Reconstruction, through The Compromise of 1877. This resulted in as close to a return to antebellum society as was posssible. This included the rise to power of the KKK and Sharecropping. Ostensibly sacraficed the equality and saftey of southern blacks. Also during Hayes there were a number of Class and Ethnic Clashes. He called in federal troops to stop a few of these incidents which brought those involved a great deal of support,

Economic

Political

Reformed the the Spoils system despite his record of cronysim, prosecuting several fraud cases and giving his former Stalwart compatriots the cold shoulder. Also gave the Republican party a taste for reform.

Social

Garfield Was shot in the back by a mentally deranged hopefull member of the opposing party not long after his inauguration, in a Washington railroad station.

HAYES

Elected 1876

GARFIELD

Economic

Political

Elected 1884

A long depression followed the panic of 1873 lasting well into Hayes' presidency, during which the laboring class, especially railroad workers, were hit extraordinarily hard. The cutting of their salaries by ten percent resulted in a strike that Hayes called federal troops in to stop. Work stoppages all over the country resulted. In the end it revealed the weaknesses of the working classes and such. Chinese American and Irish American Immigrants continued to be poor working in the most menial of jobs.

The End of Reconstruction also returned significant power to the southern states, politically. It also resulted in the passage of the Jim Crow laws and the Military control of the south. Southern States enacted laws that essententially resulted in the full scale dis enfranchisement of Blacks under Hayes.

Economic

Political

Garfield's death had one positive outcome; it shocked politicians into reforming the spoils system. The instrument of this reform was Chester Arthur,

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