Rutherford+B.+Hayes



Rutherford B. Hayes

Hayes announced that he refused to use the patronage system shortly after his election in 1877. He began to reform the civil service by using qualified political independents to Cabinet posts and fired employees who were unnecessary. He kept making his party angry. For instance, on July 11, 1878 he removed Republican Chester A. Arthur from a really important position in New York.

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