Patronage and the origins of the spoils system
A discussion traces the rise of political patronage from Jefferson through Jackson and into Jacksonian governance. It notes President after president faced pressure for offices and favors, with Jefferson, Adams, and Garfield-era controversies shaping the practice cited by Senator W. L. Marcy of New York.
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Calvin Coolidge
Washington
Jefferson
Robert Smith
Harper's Weekly
Garfield
W. L. Marcy
New York
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Thos. Jefferson
TV Highlights Night Schedule Recaps Hosts and Guests
The schedule lists Steve Allen and guests Jayne Meadows Louis Nye and Ed Antak at 6 p m with six o clock theatre FBI Girl at 6 and 7:30 p m Mod Squad with Pete and Line joining a warehouse crime gang under crooked cops Then Profiles in Courage It Takes a Thief and a Tuesday Night Movie The Miracle Worker with Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft Also NYPD CBS News Hour The Savage Heart interview with Eric Hoffer and late shows including California Passage Joey Bishop and The Tonight Show with Eydie Gorme John Davidson Elizabeth Post Gloria Loring Grady Tate and more
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Steve Allen
Jayne Meadows
Louis Nye
Ed Antak
MOD Squad
Pete and
Line
Courage
John Peter Atgeld
Mundy
Nina Gray
Ryder
CBS News Hour
Eric Hoffer
California
Forrest Tucker
Eydie Gorme
John Davidson
Elizabeth Post
Joey Bishop
Gloria Loring
Grady Tate
Reading West's Distribution in a Contract Bridge Hand
In a Becker column example, West leads spades and South gains seven sure tricks. South deduces West’s likely distribution and arranges the play to maximize tricks, using a heart finesse and careful timing to force extra wins. The key is reading Western hand signals from the opening lead and early responses.
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Declarer
West
South
Daily Cryptoquote Sample and Tips
Test Your Code Breaking Ability A daily puzzle presents a substitution cipher with hints from letter frequency and word lengths. Each day the cipher changes, guiding solvers to map A to T and other letters to reveal a quotation.
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Axydperaaxrer - Longsellow
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL clues
The puzzle page lists a mixed set of crossword clues across horizontal and vertical entries with numerous word definitions. Entries include docile, species of, spread, ventilate, region, depot, cereal grain, edible nut, lamprey, and other terms, along with numbered positions for across and down answers.
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Ireland
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Ta Dey
Sir Ter Ege Ond
Usta
Blondie
Chic Young
Mr. Breger
I Americar
Clark Kinnaird
Grover Cleveland
By Roy Crane
Sarcote
Noton
Mister
Eve
Archie
Bob Montana
Che
Steve Canyon
Milton Caniff
Canyon
Paine Et
B. Jay Becker
Kwechmuh
Hermann
Eugene Sheffer
Andy Capp
Yeste
Chalkie
Henry
Reg Smythe
By Carl Anderson
Beetle Bailey
Hi and
Lois
Mori Walker
Ming
Dik Browne
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