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[[File:William H. Robertson New York.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Half-Breed [[William H. Robertson]], who President Garfield appointed to a position in New York.]]

[[File:William H. Robertson New York.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Half-Breed [[William H. Robertson]], who President Garfield appointed to a position in New York.]]

'''Half-Breed''' was a pejorative term designated for the more [[moderate]] wing of the [[Republican Party]] from 1877–84 that pushed for a certain degree of civil service reform. A [[civil service system]] in [[the South]] would effectively barred black Americans from government jobs and stifle economic mobility.<ref name=vox>Matthews, Dylan (July 20, 2016). [https://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12233454/christie-trump-purge-federal-employees Donald Trump and Chris Christie are reportedly planning to purge the civil service]. ''Vox''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>

'''Half-Breed''' was a pejorative term designated for the more [[moderate]] wing of the [[Republican Party]] from 1877–84 that pushed for a certain degree of civil service reform. A [[civil service system]] in [[the South]] would effectively bar black Americans from government jobs and stifle economic mobility.<ref name=vox>Matthews, Dylan (July 20, 2016). [https://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12233454/christie-trump-purge-federal-employees Donald Trump and Chris Christie are reportedly planning to purge the civil service]. ''Vox''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>

[[Conservative]]s in the rival [[Stalwart]] faction called them "Half-Breeds"<ref name=georgefrisbiehoar>Welch, Robert E., Jr. (1971). [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674436787 George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans], pp. 2–3. ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> because they advocated allowing former [[Confederate]] rebels into the civil service and did little to combat the Democrats' [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]] [[civil rights]]. They were considered only "half Republican," or [[Republican in Name Only]]. They helped facilitate the [[Redeemers]]' take over of [[the South]] at the end of [[Reconstruction]].<ref name=vox/> However, not all of them wavered on the specific issue of civil rights; Half-Breed leader [[George F. Hoar]], a strong conservative in particular, was a leading advocate of the Federal Elections of 1890 introduced by senatorial colleague [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.]]<ref>''George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans'', pp. 145–54.</ref>

[[Conservative]]s in the rival [[Stalwart]] faction called them "Half-Breeds"<ref name=georgefrisbiehoar>Welch, Robert E., Jr. (1971). [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674436787 George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans], pp. 2–3. ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> because they advocated allowing former [[Confederate]] rebels into the civil service and did little to combat the Democrats' [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]] [[civil rights]]. They were considered only "half Republican," or [[Republican in Name Only]]. They helped facilitate the [[Redeemers]]' take over of [[the South]] at the end of [[Reconstruction]].<ref name=vox/> However, not all of them wavered on the specific issue of civil rights; Half-Breed leader [[George F. Hoar]], a strong conservative in particular, was a leading advocate of the Federal Elections of 1890 introduced by senatorial colleague [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.]]<ref>''George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans'', pp. 145–54.</ref>