Outlawing the Spoils: A History of the Civil Service Reform Movement, 1865-1883University of Illinois Press, 1968 - 306 pages |
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... officeholders triumphed in early precon- vention maneuvering over the similar machine of Salmon P. Chase . The attempt to focus public attention on the civil service did not prevent Lincoln's nomination.22 Having long written of his ...
... officeholders triumphed in early precon- vention maneuvering over the similar machine of Salmon P. Chase . The attempt to focus public attention on the civil service did not prevent Lincoln's nomination.22 Having long written of his ...
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... officeholders , but also , unknown to Garfield , in defrauding the Post Office of large sums of money . Assessments were systematically levied during the cam- paign , and if an officeholder failed to " contribute voluntarily " he was ...
... officeholders , but also , unknown to Garfield , in defrauding the Post Office of large sums of money . Assessments were systematically levied during the cam- paign , and if an officeholder failed to " contribute voluntarily " he was ...
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... officeholder's annual salary , but in many cases the officeholder's income was tapped by a state as well as by a con- gressional campaign committee . Some individuals were ... officeholders were not the 224 OUTLAWING THE SPOILS.
... officeholder's annual salary , but in many cases the officeholder's income was tapped by a state as well as by a con- gressional campaign committee . Some individuals were ... officeholders were not the 224 OUTLAWING THE SPOILS.
Contents
JENCKES ASSAULTS THE SPOILS SYSTEM | 13 |
REINFORCEMENTS FOR JENCKES | 33 |
GRANT FAILS REFORMERS | 50 |
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Outlawing the Spoils: A History of the Civil Service Reform Movement, 1865-1883 Ari Arthur Hoogenboom No preview available - 1982 |
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