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and they found Rutherford B.Hayes.
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Now Hayes had many things going for him.
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He had indeed been a Civil War--he was a Civil War veteran.
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He'd been wounded about six times in the war.
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He was a serious combat survivor.
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He'd also been elected Governor of Ohio three times.
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He was known to be a conservative,
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not terribly engaged in Reconstruction issues.
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Oh, he supported black rights in some sort of general way.
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He will promise something for almost everyone,
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depending on where he went,
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in the vaguest possible terms, and he will inspire,