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George Julian: “The management of the Civil Service was an utter mockery of political decency, while the animosities engendered by the…”

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The management of the Civil Service was an utter mockery of political decency, while the animosities engendered by the war were nursed and coddled as the appointed means of uniting the party and covering up its misdeeds.
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George Julian
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Julian expresses his disdain for the political corruption and animosities that arose from the Civil War.

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