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McKinley era civil service fights and foraging tales
The piece surveys political clashes over civil service reform with McKinley supporters and opponents trading volleys on appointments and pending legislation. It notes Hawaii annexation talk, Butler’s constitutional proposal on judges, and Democrats urging aggressive confrontation in Congress. It also recounts a Grant era anecdote of Lt Wickfield and a pumpkin pie.
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Mr. McKinley
Senate
Congress
McKinley
House Civil Service Committee
Butler
North Carolina
U. S
U.S
Supreme Court
Representative DeArmond
Missouri
Bryan
Chilton
Texas
Czar Reed
Hanna
Reed
Republican National Committee
M. A. Hanna
Treasury Department
Gage
Teller
Treasury
Republican Party
Mr. Teller
Edmond Kirk
Atlanta Constitution
Grant
Arkansas
Wickfield
Indiana
Selvidge