Talk:Rutherford B. Hayes

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[edit] Religion

This article would appear to contradict itself. In the info box, in the religion section, Hayes is said to have "no affiliation". Yet he is in the category "Methodists". Isn't that an affiliation? Bhumiya (said/done) 08:34, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and changed it. Bhumiya (said/done) 08:40, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
  • In his 1890 May 17 diary entry, he states: "I am not a subscriber to any creed. I belong to no Church. But in a sense satisfactory to myself, and believed by me to be important, I try to be a Christian and to help do Christian work." (page 435)
  • Where is evidence he was Methodist? --JimWae 04:53, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
  • also see http://www.adherents.com/people/ph/Rutherford_B_Hayes.html --JimWae 04:57, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
  • so he was enrolled at Norwalk Academy, a Methodist school in Ohio, in the spring of 1836 as a kid, & his wife was deeply religious & advocated Temperance (so likely a Methodist) & he likely attended church with her - does that merit labelling him a Methodist? - Is this what people care about when they want to know a person's religion? --JimWae 05:08, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Which says more about his religious convictions - where he spent some time some Sunday mornings or what he actually said about religion? --JimWae 05:10, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
  • It would seem the more appropriate "fix" would be removal from those 3 categories American Methodists, Methodist politicians, and especially Charismatic religious leaders --JimWae 05:14, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paraguay

How come to not talk about his role in paraguayan history? There is a prefecture and city named after him. --- Tonganoxie Jim 24.60.163.16 04:13, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

I think that more information can be given about Hayes. There is a substancial amount of facts missing

[edit] Plagiarism

I think a big chunk of this has been plagiarized from the Grolier Encyclopedia... Here's the link: http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0196450-00 .

You're correct. I've removed it but that leaves a hole in the article that I hope others will fill (with honestly contributed material). -Will Beback · † · 01:29, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Done. An article on an American President shouldn't have been left in that bad a shape for that long. Old64mb 08:55, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trying to add Section

This is really strange. I am trying to add this section just above the "Political career" secton, but when I do, I encounter a problem--it deletes everything below it. Any explanations or suggestions?

==Hayes and McKinley== It was during his command of the 23rd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry that Hayes met [[William McKinley]], who would later become the 25th President of the United States. Hayes promoted McKinley twice under his military command, including once for an act of bravery at Antietam. During Hayes' first Ohio gubernatorial race, McKinley engaged in political campaigning and rallying for Hayes' election by "making speeches in the Canton area".<ref>http://www.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/ohgovernment/governors/mckinley.html<ref> Later, as Governor of Ohio, Hayes provided political support for his fellow Republican and Ohioian during McKinley's bid for congressional election. Hayes was arguably one of the strongest political supporters underlying McKinley's military and political successes. Shannon bohle (talk) 20:50, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

There was a syntax error. The slash was missing in the second ref markup. AlphaEta 03:52, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tidewater Act of 1879

Does anyone know anything the Tidewater Act of 1879? I've searched extensively, but can't seem to locate information about this piece of legislation that Hayes supposedly signed into law. I can't even determine whether or not this was/is a real law. Kindest regards, AlphaEta 15:37, 21 April 2008 (UTC)