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Nothing is vouched for more frequently by chiefs of Government bureaus, than that certain clerks who upon competitive examination would stand at the head do in point of efficiency and usefulness stand at the foot.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “Nothing is vouched for more frequently by chiefs of Government bureaus, than that certain clerks who upon competitive…”
Editor's note · Context
Blaine points out that competitive exams do not always correlate with actual job performance among government clerks.
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