Chester Alan Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was born on October 5, 1830 in Fairfield, Vermont. The son of Malvina Arthur and the Reverend William Arthur, a passionate abolitionist, young Chester and his family migrated from one Baptist parish to another in Vermont and New York. The fifth of eight children, Chester had six sisters and one older brother. Before beginning school in Union Village (now Greenwich), New York, he studied the fundamentals of reading and writing at home. In 1845, young Arthur
Politicians during this time period worried more about ensuring their own financial success, securing votes by any means, granting jobs or favors in return for votes, and remaining popular. They were not concerned with social issues, but supported or crushed these issues in accordance with the decision that would benefit them personally. If politicians were judged to be good personally, they were automatically viewed as good politically. Changes were made for personal benefit, not the good of the
The Spoils System is defined in the U.S., as the practice of making appointments to public office and of giving employment in the public service on the basis of political affiliation or personal relationship rather than based on merit. It is an extreme form of political patronage and favoritism that originated during the colonial period but flourished in state administrations after the 19th century. The opposite of the spoils system is the merit system, established in the U.S. government system in
President Rutherford B. Hayes former governor of Ohio was the 1876 presidential nominated for the Republican Party and he was chosen over the more dynamic Speaker of the House of Representative, James G. Blaine. Corruption in politics was widespread. Hayes was elected by a narrow margin of 185 electoral votes to 184 in a disputed election over the Democratic nominee Samuel Tilden, even though Tilden won the popular vote. The election was so contentious that some Democrats threatened to march on Washington
of having these elite rulers. Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison deserve their historic reputation as they failed to maintain control of the country, and lacked authority when making decisions. However Rutherford B. Hayes and James Garfield do not deserve the historic reputation of a weak president as they succeeded in financially improving the country and continually making the right decision for the people and the nation. The first president of the Gilded Age was Rutherford
President Grover Cleveland Grover Stephen Cleveland served our nation as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. The first president to have a wedding and get married in the white house. Cleveland was the first Democratic president after the civil war and the only president in history to serve two nonconsecutive terms. Which would result in three major political campaign elections in his era. Cleveland would be the second democratic nominee to run for president three consecutive times
in the region. The unfriendly relations between US and Chile continued with the Chilean support to Mexico in its conflict with the United States (1845-1848) as well as during the South American war agains... ... middle of paper ... ...ield, James Blaine was no longer Secretary of State and Trescott –in representation of US government- had to sign the protocol of Viña del Mar (February 1882) accepting “the Chilean principle that peace depended on territorial transfer” from Peru. Chile had imposed
and Pacific Islands became a national interest. A classic example of which started the poor American foreign policy was in 1891 in Chile. Secretary of State James G. Blaine became involved in a border dispute between Mexico and Guatemala, tried settling a war between Peru, Bolivia and Chile. Chile held a riot against American troops. Blaine threatened Chile with war, and they were forced to apologize to America and pay an indemnity of $75,000. This established America as a world power, but also
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and against the importation of contract labor. He criticized President Cleveland’s vetoes of veterans’ pension bills. Harrison was looking forward to a second term in senate, but was defeated by Indiana’s Democratic legislature by one vote. James G. Blaine, who had lost the 1884 election to Cleveland, refused to run in 1888. The Republicans nominated Harrison to represent their party, partly because of his war record and his popularity with the veterans.
Lisa Roberson American History II (122) Discussion Quiz1 April 4, 2014 Scalawags and Carpetbaggers Scalawags and Carpetbaggers were terms used during the reconstruction period in the south. Scalawags were white southerners who supported the Republican Party. Scalawags consisted of the following persons, rich merchant owners, farmers who owned small amounts of land, and planters. During the old confederate period, most these people wanted a new south so they supported the reconstruction and abided
Big Sister Policy - This policy was created by James G. Blaine the secretary of state in order to rally Latin American countries to open their markets to American traders. This policy began the trust Latin America to American leaders. Great Rapprochement - Many American diplomats began to create new friendships and relations with people of Great Britain. Theses relations began in the end of the nineteenth century. Mckinley Tariff - This tariff increased taxes on Hawaiian sugar since at the time,
Final Draft on the Analysis of the Assassination of James Garfield James Garfield is one of the lesser known presidents of the 45 that have successfully been inaugurated. Yet, he is significant along with three presidents: Abraham Lincoln, WIlliam McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. They were all assassinated while in office. This list doesn’t include Theodore Roosevelt because he survived the attempted assassination and was out of office by then. James Garfield was assassinated by Charles Guiteau, but
Draft on the Analysis of the Assassination of James Garfield James Garfield is one of the lesser known presidents of the 45 that have successfully been inaugurated. Yet, he is significant along with three presidents: Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. They were all assassinated while in office. This list doesn’t include Theodore Roosevelt because he survived the attempted assassination and was out of office by then. James Garfield was assassinated by Charles Guiteau, but
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, the Secretary of State serving under President Chester A. Arthur, and one of New Jersey’s most successful politicians of the Nineteenth Century, was born in Millstone, New Jersey on August 4th in 1817. His father was Frederick Frelinghuysen and his mother was Mary Dumont. His family was already wealthy and had a history of being successful at law and public service in politics. Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen was the uncle of United States Senator Joseph Sherman
Grover Cleveland Stephan Grover Cleveland is the fifth of nine children born to Reverend Richard Falley Cleveland and Ann Neal Cleveland. He was born on March 18th of 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey, although he was raised in Fayetteville, New York. The actual house in which he was born still stands today on 207 Bloomfield Avenue. He was named in honor of Stephan Grover, a minister at a local Presbyterian Church who Reverend Cleveland had recently taken over for. Life as the son of a minister was
Grover Cleveland was the United States’ first president to serve two separate presidential terms. During these two terms, Cleveland helped bring back a balance between the executive and legislative branches of government, and used his executive power veto many laws that he felt would not better America in the long run. On March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey, Stephen Grover Cleveland was born to Ann Neal and Richard Falley Cleveland, and was the fifth born of their nine children. He lived in a
A. Population post-civil war republic was increasing by leaps and bounds 1. Census takers 36 million in 1870 a 26.6% increase B. The United States is now the third largest nation in the western world 1. Ranked behind Russia and France II. The “Bloody Shirt” Elects Grant A. The Republicans nominated Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant, he was a great soldier but no political experience. 1. The Democrats could only criticize military Reconstruction and couldn’t agree on anything, causing them to be
The Republican Party The Republican party is one of the two major POLITICAL PARTIES in the United States, the other being the DEMOCRATIC PARTY party. It is popularly known as the GOP, from its earlier nickname Grand Old Party. From the time it ran its first PRESIDENTIAL candidate, John C. Fremont, in 1856, until the inauguration of Republican George BUSH in 1989, Republican presidents occupied the WHITE HOUSE for 80 years. Traditionally, Republican strength came primarily from New England and
In America between 1860 and 1910 transcontinental railroads also generated major corruption. Corruption began with constitution, with the court case, Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, it allowed corporations to be “person” to receive personal rights. The railroad was the first of corporations to use it. “A construction company organized in 1864 by a few important stockholders to build the Union Pacific Railroad. The company bribed congressmen by selling them shares of stock at half the market