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The Half-Breeds were later led by [[corrupt]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[James G. Blaine]] of [[Maine]], whose political inclinations in the 1870s aligned more with the Stalwarts.<ref name=p.91>''George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans'', p. 91.</ref> The group's main achievement was the passage of the [[Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act]] of 1884, which led to the creation of the [[bureaucratic]] [[Deep State]].<ref>Earle, Peter C. (November 14, 2019). [https://www.aier.org/article/the-birth-of-the-deep-state-a-history/ The Birth of the Deep State: A History]. ''American Institute for Economic Research''.</ref> Under the Pendleton Act, [[racist]] civil servants were no longer dependent up the [[patronage]] of an elected Democrat official, and were protected from firing when Democrats were voted out of office.

The Half-Breeds were later led by [[corrupt]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[James G. Blaine]] of [[Maine]], whose political inclinations in the 1870s aligned more with the Stalwarts.<ref name=p.91>''George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans'', p. 91.</ref> The group's main achievement was the passage of the [[Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act]] of 1884, which led to the creation of the [[bureaucratic]] [[Deep State]].<ref>Earle, Peter C. (November 14, 2019). [https://www.aier.org/article/the-birth-of-the-deep-state-a-history/ The Birth of the Deep State: A History]. ''American Institute for Economic Research''.</ref> Under the Pendleton Act, [[racist]] civil servants were no longer dependent up the [[patronage]] of an elected Democrat official, and were protected from firing when Democrats were voted out of office.

The early Half-Breed leaders were [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] and [[George Frisbie Hoar]], and other members included [[James A. Garfield]] as well as [[William H. Robertson]].

The early Half-Breed leaders were [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] and [[George Frisbie Hoar]], and other members included [[James A. Garfield]] as well as [[William H. Robertson]]. Hoar was among the earliest members of the faction, and his membership was attributed to his sharp detest towards corruption, evident in his stated reasoning when advocating for impeaching Grant Administration [[Secretary of War]] William W. Belknap.<ref>''George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans'', pp. 53–54.</ref>

==Ideology and leadership==

==Ideology and leadership==