Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

Outside of these matters, I believe that the bill is, on the whole, satisfactory and represents an improvement upon previous legislation on ...

This of course meant the destruction of economy and efficiency for purely political considerations.

I do not believe in the doctrine that to the victor belong the spoils; but I think even less of the doctrine that the spoils shall be divide...

The noncompetitive examination in a case like this is not only vicious, but is in effect a fraud upon the public.