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Washington Letter on Civil Service Reform and Budget Squabbles
The Washington letter from June 20, 1885, critiques inherited federal offices as aging, ineffectual, and wasteful. It highlights Civil Service misuses, patronage for pretty women, and the need for radical reforms, while noting a $400,000 Pacific Mail subsidy could be saved. It also includes miscellaneous ads and anecdotes on health tonics and periodical notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau
Republican Party
Senate
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Vilas
Pacific Steamship Lobby
Cleveland
Roca Ester
Hop Bitters
J.J. Berk