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When accused of lacking sufficient political loyalty to the Republican Party, Half-Breeds would often accuse Stalwarts of holding excessive allegiance to their associated political machines and patronage.<ref name=georgefrisbiehoar/> Among the group's ambitions aside from moderate civil service reform<ref>October 26, 2019. [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/10/26/james-g-blaine-the-defeated-candidate/ James G. Blaine: The Defeated Candidate]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> included advocating industrial strength, railroad interests, higher protective tariffs,<ref name=levipmorton>[https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/vice-president/morton-levi.htm About the Vice President | Levi Parsons Morton, 22nd Vice President (1889-1893)]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> expanding markets abroad, and a business-friendly currency system on the national level.

When accused of lacking sufficient political loyalty to the Republican Party, Half-Breeds would often accuse Stalwarts of holding excessive allegiance to their associated political machines and patronage.<ref name=georgefrisbiehoar/> Among the group's ambitions aside from moderate civil service reform<ref>October 26, 2019. [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/10/26/james-g-blaine-the-defeated-candidate/ James G. Blaine: The Defeated Candidate]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> included advocating industrial strength, railroad interests, higher protective tariffs,<ref name=levipmorton>[https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/vice-president/morton-levi.htm About the Vice President | Levi Parsons Morton, 22nd Vice President (1889-1893)]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> expanding markets abroad, and a business-friendly currency system on the national level.

[[File:BLAINE.jpg|thumb|right|185px|Undated picture of Blaine.]]

[[File:George F. Hoar - Brady-Handy.jpg|thumb|right|185px|[[George Hoar]] in the 1870s.]]

According to Professor Richard E. Welch, Jr., the Half-Breeds were "party regulars" who "damned" bolters, were not uniformly independent in political nature nor advocates of the spoils system, and more intelligent than personal in comparison to the Stalwarts.<ref>''George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans, p. 90.</ref>

According to Professor Richard E. Welch, Jr., the Half-Breeds were "party regulars" who "damned" bolters, were not uniformly independent in political nature nor advocates of the spoils system, and more intelligent than personal in comparison to the Stalwarts.<ref>''George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans, p. 90.</ref>