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How futile to recommend, as is done by the Commissioners on Civil Service, “an honest competitive examination,” while the rules for this system are left to the discretion of a President seeking reëlection!
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Sumner criticizes the idea of an honest examination for civil service when the rules are subject to a President's discretion.
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