Difference between revisions of "Half-Breed Republicans"
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'''Half-Breeds''' were the more [[liberal]] wing of the [[Republican Party]] from 1877–84 that pushed for a [[civil service system]]. Civil service reform in the South effectively barred [[Black]]s from government jobs. Conservatives called them Half-Breeds because they advocated allowing former [[Confederate]] Rebels into the civil service and refused to deal with the [[Ku Klux Klan]]'s [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]] [[civil rights]]. They were considered only "half Republican", or [[Republican in Name Only]]. They helped facilitate the [[Jim Crow]] [[Democrat]]s take over of [[the South]] at the end of [[Reconstruction]]. | '''Half-Breeds''' were the more [[liberal]] wing of the [[Republican Party]] from 1877–84 that pushed for a [[civil service system]]. Civil service reform in the South effectively barred [[Black]]s from government jobs. Conservatives called them Half-Breeds because they advocated allowing former [[Confederate]] Rebels into the civil service and refused to deal with the [[Ku Klux Klan]]'s [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]] [[civil rights]]. They were considered only "half Republican", or [[Republican in Name Only]]. They helped facilitate the [[Jim Crow]] [[Democrat]]s take over of [[the South]] at the end of [[Reconstruction]]. | ||
| − | They were led by [[corrupt]] [[Senator]] [[James G. Blaine]] of [[Maine]] | + | They were led by [[corrupt]] [[Senator]] [[James G. Blaine]] of [[Maine]]. The Half Breeds main achievement was the passage of the [[Pendleton Act]], which helped to expand the powers of the [[Deep State]].<ref>[https://www.aier.org/article/the-birth-of-the-deep-state-a-history/ The Birth of the Deep State: A History]</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. |
Other Half-Breeds included [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], [[James A. Garfield]], [[William Henry Robertson]] and [[George Frisbie Hoar]].<ref>Welch, E. Robert, Jr. [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674436787 George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans] ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved October 27, 2021.</ref> | Other Half-Breeds included [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], [[James A. Garfield]], [[William Henry Robertson]] and [[George Frisbie Hoar]].<ref>Welch, E. Robert, Jr. [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674436787 George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans] ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved October 27, 2021.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:43, November 20, 2021
Half-Breeds were the more liberal wing of the Republican Party from 1877–84 that pushed for a civil service system. Civil service reform in the South effectively barred Blacks from government jobs. Conservatives called them Half-Breeds because they advocated allowing former Confederate Rebels into the civil service and refused to deal with the Ku Klux Klan's voter suppression of African American civil rights. They were considered only "half Republican", or Republican in Name Only. They helped facilitate the Jim Crow Democrats take over of the South at the end of Reconstruction.
They were led by corrupt Senator James G. Blaine of Maine. The Half Breeds main achievement was the passage of the Pendleton Act, which helped to expand the powers of the Deep State.[1] 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.
Other Half-Breeds included Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, William Henry Robertson and George Frisbie Hoar.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ The Birth of the Deep State: A History
- ↑ Welch, E. Robert, Jr. George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans Harvard University Press. Retrieved October 27, 2021.