Politics in the Age of Enterprise Chapter 19 The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-1893 5 presidents from 1877-1893 (admirable men although none were very charismatic & didn?t leave a larger mark on history) Rutherford B. Hayes (R, 1877-1881) ? presidency decided by one vote; troops were withdrawn from the South?end of Reconstruction ? era of immigration, industrialization & rise of labor unions ? he tried to run an honest administration but not very successful in terms of getting Congressional support for legislation James Garfield (R, 1881) assassinated ? patronage was still a part of how he appointed gov. employees despite Congressional demands for good civil service laws