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Whenever the power of appointment and removal is abused the public has a remedy in a change of administration.
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Boutwell emphasizes the importance of accountability in government through the power of changing administrations.
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He had no policy to impose upon the country against the popular will.
He possessed wit, sarcasm and irony in every form.
I believe now, as I did then, that it was for the best interests of this country, for the people of Santo Domingo, and all concerned, that the proposition should be received favorably.
The gratitude of his countrymen rebuked all rivalries.
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