Rutherford B. Hayes was one of those obscure 19th century presidents with facial hair who left faint marks on our collective memory. History buffs will recall that Hayes, the Republican governor of Ohio, entered office in 1877 following the disputed election of 1876, whose ugliness made the 2000 affray seem like an ice cream social. The ill-mannered among Hayes’ Democratic opponents referred to our 19th president as “Rutherfraud.” Hayes, with an earnest and upright reputation, pulled remaining federal troops out of the South, instituted civil service reforms, banned alcoholic beverages from the White House, and kept his promise to serve only one term. Hayes also appointed Carl Schurz, a former Missouri senator and German immigrant, as his secretary of the Interior. In the days when management of extractable resources on federal lands could charitably be described as loose, Schurz laid the groundwork for establishing national forests and putting public timberlands under professional management. [Read this article]
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