If they appoint one man, or encourage or silently submit to the appointment of one man, to responsible place in their service among these islanders, merely because he has been useful in politics at home, they will be organizing failure and discredit in advance.
Reid cautions against appointing individuals to governance roles based solely on political connections.
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