Difference between revisions of "Half-Breed Republicans"
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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 [[civil service system]] | + | '''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]]s from government jobs. |
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| + | Conservatives 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]. ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> because they advocated allowing former [[Confederate]] Rebels into the civil service and paid [[lip service]] in dealing 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]]. 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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 19:55, November 20, 2021
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 Blacks from government jobs.
Conservatives in the rival Stalwart faction called them "Half-Breeds"[1] because they advocated allowing former Confederate Rebels into the civil service and paid lip service in dealing 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.[2] 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.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Welch, Robert E., Jr. (1971). George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans. Harvard University Press. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ↑ The Birth of the Deep State: A History