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Veterans and political roguery in a July 1885 dose
From Maine to Portland the piece recalls veterans marching and drinking from the same canteen while a political screed attacks Republican graft. It targets Hibbs in Idaho, Teller at Interior, New Orleans sub-Treasury, and broad civil service corruption, noting missing funds and supposed treasurers with bonds and receipts.
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Rae
Hibbs
Idaho
Canada
Henry M. Teller
Republican Secretary of the Interior
Republican Party
Department of the Interior
Department of the Interior and General Land Office
Teller
Christ of
New Orleans
Mexico
Civil Service