My Thoughts On the Presidency of Chester A. Arthur

Chester A. Arthur took on the role, after the death of Garfield. He was our 21st President. 

Right off the bat, Arthur was one of the first presidents since George Washington to take a independent stance from parties. He was a Republican himself, but he did well to stay non-partisan. A note some politicians today should take. 

One of the most funny things I could find on Arthur was when he tried to lower tariffs. Not to stimulate trade by any means, but because the government kept coming out with too much revenue. Something we sorely need today. 

Arthur put an end to Civil Service corruption for the time with the Pendleton Act, which helped destroy the Spoils System. Ironically he had been a product of the system itself years before. 

Arthur was flawed when it came to civil rights. He stood up for the rights of Chinese immigrants, but failed to really enforce civil rights and fight against Jim Crow laws.  

He was also the first president to open ties with Korea, which stayed diplomatic for decades.

Was old Chester good or bad? I say forgettable and average, even for his time.