Pen Pals with the President Before he became one of America’s most unexpected reform presidents, Chester A. Arthur was widely dismissed as a creature of political machines—a man few believed would ever rise above patronage and s...

Julia Sand & Chester A. Arthur: Pen Pals with the President
When Sand wrote anonymous letters urging Arthur to be honorable if he became president.

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Pendleton Act (1883) EnlargeDownload Link Citation: An Act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States, January 16, 1883; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1996; General Records of the Uni...

Following the assassination of POTUS #JamesAGarfield by a disgruntled job seeker, #PendletonAct (1883), pushed by reformer Prez #ChesterAArthur est a merit & compt exams based sys of selecting govt officials & supervising their work.
It also made it unlawful to fire/demote officials for polt reasons

US Presidents: Chester A. Arthur Between June and November, twice weekly, I am reviewing the Presidencies of each of the United States Presidents from (and including) George...

#MarsHillBlog Post A Post I wrote on Chester A. Arthur back in 2020, as part of a series I wrote on US Presidents
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