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I have had that assurance from nearly every
President since I have been in public life. And the people
of Massachusetts have never concerned themselves very much
as to who should hold the Executive offices, small or large,
so that they were honestly and faithfully served, and that
the man appointed was of good character and standing. The
reform which took the civil service out of politics always
found great favor in Massachusetts. But since General Butler,
in some way never fully explained to the public, got the ear
of the appointing power he seemed to be filling all the Departments
at Washington with his adherents, especially the important
places in the Treasury. The public indignation was deeply
aroused. Men dreaded to read the morning papers lest they
should see the announcement of the removal from the public
service of some honest citizen, or brave soldier, who was
filling the place of postmaster or marshal, or Custom House
official, or clerk in a Department at Washington, and the
putting in his place some unscrupulous follower of the fortunes
of General Butler.


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