Hayes, a Republican, was President of the United States
1877-1881. He became POTUS as a result
of the Great Compromise of 1877, also known as the Great Betrayal. It is significant in light of this quote that
he put down the nationwide railroad and labor strike of 1877 known as the Great
Upheaval.
“The real difficulty
is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous
who represent or control capital. Hundreds of laws of Congress and
the state legislatures are in the interest of these men and against the
interests of workingmen. These need to be exposed and repealed. All laws on
corporations, on taxation, on trusts, wills, descent, and the like, need
examination and extensive change. This is a government of the people, by the
people, and for the people no longer. It is a government of corporations, by
corporations, and for corporations. — How is this?” – dated 11 March 1888
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