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“The Cinderella of the Republican Party and Her Haughty Sisters”

Topic:
Hayes: The Lament of a Lame-Duck
Source:
Cartoons From "Puck"
Cartoonist:
Joseph Keppler
Date:
October 13, 1880, p. 23
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Rutherford B. Hayes had won the presidential election of 1876 under a cloud of suspicion (see the 1876 Overview to this website). The electoral college returns from three Southern states were disputed, requiring a special Electoral Commission to decide the result in Hayes's favor on a strict party-line vote, amid rumors of deal-making and compromises. President Hayes did everything he could to vindicate himself, and many political observers concluded that he had served the nation admirably. In 1880, Hayes kept his campaign promise by not seeking another term, and many Republican party leaders thought it best that his role in the Garfield campaign be as minimal as possible.
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