dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾi nˈoʊɾᵻd ðæt ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ɹˈʌðɚfɚd bˈiː. hˈeɪzᵻz ˈoʊnli spˈiːtʃ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə hˈaʊs æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːŋɡɹəs wʌz ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv ɹᵻvˈoʊkɪŋ ðɪ ˈækt.
During the 1876 presidential election, the Democratic Party noted that Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes's only speech before the House as a member of Congress was in support of revoking the act.