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===Hayes presidency===

===Hayes presidency===

The Compromise of 1877 that resolved the controversies and disputes of the [[United States presidential election, 1876|1876 presidential election]] gave the [[White House]] to Hayes over [[Bourbon Democrat]] opponent [[Samuel J. Tilden]]. Soon after taking office, Hayes abandoned his past [[Radical Republican]]ism and along with [[Secretary of War]] George McCrary pulled federal troops from the [[the South]],<ref name=mccrary/> all but ensuring a Jim Crow Democrat takeover of the region.

The Compromise of 1877 that resolved the controversies and disputes of the [[United States presidential election, 1876|1876 presidential election]] gave the [[White House]] to Hayes over [[Bourbon Democrat]] opponent [[Samuel J. Tilden]]. Soon after taking office, Hayes abandoned his past [[Radical Republican]]ism and along with [[Secretary of War]] George McCrary pulled federal troops from the Southern states of [[South Carolina]] and [[Louisiana]],<ref name=mccrary/> all but ensuring a Jim Crow Democrat takeover of the region.

President Hayes also pushed for civil service reform,<ref name=roscoeconklingbio1>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/roscoe-conkling Conkling, Roscoe]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> aligning himself with the Half-Breeds. Seeking to curb the powers of Conkling and the latter's powerful [[New York]] political machine, Hayes removed a number of the senator's allies from the state's [[patronage]] system.

President Hayes also pushed for civil service reform,<ref name=roscoeconklingbio1>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/roscoe-conkling Conkling, Roscoe]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> aligning himself with the Half-Breeds. Seeking to curb the powers of Conkling and the latter's powerful [[New York]] political machine, Hayes removed a number of the senator's allies from the state's [[patronage]] system.