Herbert Hoover actually said...

It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388-389), that the trust period on all...

The committee makes charges against two present Federal officials but not over patronage questions.

All Federal officials known to have engaged in such practices have either resigned or been removed.

Under instructions at that time by the various departments of the Government, a system was established by which these reprehensible practice...