Evaluate the administrations of Presidents Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Harrison in reference to their conceptions of the office and the use of executive power.

Analysis of Five United States Presidents

Rutherford B . Hayes , a lawyer , was the 19th president of the United States and served from 1877-1881 . He narrowly won by one electoral vote after the highly disputed presidential election of 1876 and was elected by a congressional commission despite losing the popular vote to Samuel Tilden . A Republican , Hayes announced in advance that he would serve only one term if elected . Hayes pledged protection of the rights of blacks in the South , but at the same time advocated the restoration of wise , honest , and peaceful

local self-government (White House 2009 . He was a strong advocate of financial conservatism , and he attempted to rebuild the Republican Party in the South . He was known for his dignity , honesty , and moderate reform , but did not use a significant amount of executive power during his single term

James A . Garfield was the 20th president of the United States and served in 1881 . In the summer of his first year as president , Garfield was shot and mortally wounded by a distraught attorney who had sought a post in Garfield 's administration . In September 1881 , Garfield died from the wound . In his eight months in office , Garfield was known for his assault on political corruption and his battle for executive power versus the legislative branch of the federal government . He claimed that his office was the Executive of the United States , not the registering clerk of the Senate ' Thus , he was a strong and significant advocate for executive power...