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Victoria C. Woodhull: Every person who shall be eligible to office under the new government will be competent; and when once familiar with the…

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Every person who shall be eligible to office under the new government will be competent; and when once familiar with the duties, will not be removed to give room for the friend of some politician belonging to the party in power, since it would be the people in power at all times.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull asserts that all eligible individuals for office will be competent and protected from political favoritism.

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