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====Opposition towards Hayes====

====Opposition towards Hayes====

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President Rutherford Hayes, who was a beneficiary of the Compromise of 1877 due to Conkling's efforts,<ref name=encyclopedia.combio1/> betrayed his past ties to Radical Republicanism by removing federal troops from [[the South]] and effectively enabling the rise of Jim Crow. Hayes also pursued civil service reform along with the Half-Breeds,<ref name=encyclopedia.combio1/><ref name=ucfdetails>[https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/osushistory/chapter/the-key-political-issues-patronage-tariffs-and-gold/ The Key Political Issues: Patronage, Tariffs, and Gold]. ''University of Central Florida''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> laying the groundwork for bitter conflicts with the Stalwarts.<ref name=stalwartshalfbreedsnps>[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/stalwarts-half-breeds-and-political-assassination.htm Stalwarts, Half Breeds, and Political Assassination]. ''National Park Service''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref>

President Hayes, who was a beneficiary of the Compromise of 1877 due to Conkling's efforts,<ref name=encyclopedia.combio1/> betrayed his past ties to Radical Republicanism by removing federal troops from [[the South]] and effectively enabling the rise of Jim Crow. Hayes also pursued civil service reform along with the Half-Breeds,<ref name=encyclopedia.combio1/><ref name=ucfdetails>[https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/osushistory/chapter/the-key-political-issues-patronage-tariffs-and-gold/ The Key Political Issues: Patronage, Tariffs, and Gold]. ''University of Central Florida''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> laying the groundwork for bitter conflicts with the Stalwarts.<ref name=stalwartshalfbreedsnps>[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/stalwarts-half-breeds-and-political-assassination.htm Stalwarts, Half Breeds, and Political Assassination]. ''National Park Service''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref>

The Port of New York, a center for trade between the U.S. and other nations, had its collector post dubbed highly prestigious and prized.<ref name=stalwartshalfbreedsnps/> Hayes tried to rebuke Conkling by nominating two non-Stalwarts to the position, though failed due to the New York senator's efforts to outmaneuver the president. Conkling then successfully ensured that the new Collector was a steadfast Stalwart and acolyte, Chester Arthur.<ref name=stalwartshalfbreedsnps/> During Arthur's tenure as Collector of the Port of New York, thousands of jobs were handed out on the basis of only political affiliation without regard for qualifications and competence.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/arthur-chester Arthur, Chester A.] ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> He was later fired by Hayes and Treasury Secretary John Sherman for ignoring [[corruption]] within the Customs House.

The Port of New York, a center for trade between the U.S. and other nations, had its collector post dubbed highly prestigious and prized.<ref name=stalwartshalfbreedsnps/> Hayes tried to rebuke Conkling by nominating two non-Stalwarts to the position, though failed due to the New York senator's efforts to outmaneuver the president. Conkling then successfully ensured that the new Collector was a steadfast Stalwart and acolyte, Chester Arthur.<ref name=stalwartshalfbreedsnps/> During Arthur's tenure as Collector of the Port of New York, thousands of jobs were handed out on the basis of only political affiliation without regard for qualifications and competence.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/arthur-chester Arthur, Chester A.] ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> He was later fired by Hayes and Treasury Secretary John Sherman for ignoring [[corruption]] within the Customs House.