Continuing finishing up out 5 - 8 project. Starting with Drake today...
Chapter 7 - 3
Graft, Scandal, Tarrif Stuff.
Ch. 7.3
What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
What caused all this corruption in government?
What laws came about to reform government?
Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?
Boss Tweed - Head of Tammany Hall. Kickbacks, business bribes.
Thomas Nast came up with Santa Clause. He got Tweed arrested for the third time with one of his cartoons.
Business buy influence - Large businesses wanted high tarriffs. The democratic party didn't like this. And President G. Cleveland wasn't able to lower tarriffs.
Tarriffs were lowered and highered again and again as different presidents came about.
Politics of the Gilded Age - Jordan Gaul.
Patronage - also known as the spoils system. Large range of jobs given.
The reasonable citizens of the United States pushed for the termination of patronage.
These people were known as reformers. They preferred the merit system. The 'reformers' didn't like the spoil system.
Rutherford B. Haynes came into the office in 1876, and supported reform. He fired two of the top officials of NYC's customhouse. Garfield nominated Chester A. Arthur as Vice President. Charles Guiteau shot Garfield after he was denied a job from him. Chester A. Arthur then became president.
Pendleton Civil Service Act - result of Chester Arthur urging legislators. Approved on Jan. 16, 1883. It was officially estabished a merit-based system. Also made it illegal to fire or demote employees for political reasons.
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