Ruther-Fraud B. Hayes

Hayes was never a solitary, a boy of moods, wrote biographer H. J. Eckenrode. He had no seasons of exaltation followed by depression All his life he liked society and shone in it in a modest way non sparkling, not brilliant, but pleasing, satisfying. He had a gift of friendship and most of those he love in youth he loved in age. As a young man, however, Hayes went through a period of great inner tension, which he himself attributed to a fear that he would one day lose his mind, as some relatives, on both sides of his family, had done.Overcoming this fear, he matured into a relaxed, easy-going fellow, a good conversationalist, and a keen observer of human nature. He genuinely loved people and was interested in their thoughts and problems. When travelling by train, he invariably sat in the smoking car, eager to strike up a conversation. He had a remarkable memory for the names and faces of the most casual acquaintances. As a politician he respected the opposition and welcomed constr uctive criticism.Although not regarded as a great orator in his day, he delivered well-planned, reasoned, addresses in a clear, pleasant voice. the honor of success is increased by the obstacles which are to be surmounted. allow me triumph as a man or not at all. Rutherford B Hayes Honor, eh? Quite ironic considering that he triumphed in the presidential alternative by making a sleazy political deal and abandoning black Southerners to decades of oppression and discrimination, causing him to be known to history as Ruther-Fraud B. Hayes. Pros-He signed a law which made it easier for Chinese Immigrants to come into the country (this was repealed with the Exclusion Act). He tied the value of the dollar to gold instead of silver. He supported reconstruction (After the Civil War).Cons- capacious Railroad Strike greatly affected his presidency. Dealt with Conflicts with Native American Tribes. Election Results are disputed There is much more to him. If you are doing a project look mor e into him, and the unify States in general in the late 1800s. Hayes journal and his emphasis on self-improvement in the journal, along with his crocked favor for black suffrage as a congressman in 1867 all lead me to believe that the answer is, no. He was not antiblack towards blacks Significant events Munn v. Illinois, 94 U. S. 113 (1876)1, was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with corporate rates and agriculture.The Munn v. Illinois case allowed states to regulate certain businesses within their borders, including railroads. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States and ended some 45 days later after it was put wad by local and state militias, as well as by federal troops. Hayes essentially sold out his ideals to the former Confederacy in order to gain the Presidency. He allowed the former Confederate states to return to governing themselves almost the same exact way they had been doing prior to the Civil War.Thi s essentially deal the Civil Rights movement back for almost a century, as many Jim Crow Laws were passed to ensure that blacks and other minorities could not rise to the same equality as whites, laws which were enforced in the Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Fergusson, which established the separate but equal mantra, and later overturned in the case of Brown v. the get along of Education of Topeka, Kansas. During his presidency, Hayes signed a number of bills including one signed on February 15, 1879 which, for the first time, allowed female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States