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The movement for the reform of the civil service is, in its best aspect, but an attempt to rescue the body of office holders from the tyranny and discipline of party and of party leaders.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “The movement for the reform of the civil service is, in its best aspect, but an attempt to rescue the body of office…”
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Boutwell discusses the civil service reform movement as a means to protect officeholders from party tyranny.
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