The DoNothing Presidents 1877 1881 Hayes 1881 Garfield

The Do-Nothing Presidents 1877 -1881 Hayes 1881 Garfield 1881 -1885 Arthur 1885 -1889 Cleveland 1889 -1893 Harrison 1893 -1897 Cleveland

Hayes 1877 -1881 n Republican n His Fraudulency n Compromise of 1877 n Stole election from Tilden

Garfield 1881 Republican n Deal for nomination: n A Stalwart for VP: Arthur n A Halfbreed for Sec. of State: Blaine n Shot by Charles Guiteau n Said: I am a Stalwart. Now Arthur is President! n Convinced many that it was time for civil service reform n

Arthur 1881 -1885 n The Pendleton Act 1883: Civil Service Reform

Cleveland 1885 -1889 First Democrat since Civil War n Only President to serve two nonconsecutive terms n Mugwumps: Independent Republicans who were willing to desert their party to vote for an honest man…supported Cleveland because Blaine was associated with RR fraud n Ugly campaign…Albany Register: A Terrible Tale n

Benjamin Harrison 1889 -1893 Republican n Grandson of William Henry Harrison n Tariff was the issue n Cleveland lost due to Party Boss System (no electoral votes from New York) n Tariff of 1890 (Mc. Kinley Tariff) n Then economy began to go sour n Public linked poor economy with the tariff n

Cleveland (again) 1893 -1897 Democrat n Panic of 1893 n Gold drain: Down to $11 million gold reserves n U. S. nearly bankrupt n Deal with J. P. Morgan n Coxey’s Rebellion n Cancer surgery on yacht n Most hated man in America n