The nation was increasing rapidly along with the demand for professional appointed Government officials. However corruption rose, and inefficiency amongst the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, became the standard of our nation. Throughout the 1880 campaign both the Democratic Party as well as the Republican Party participated in partisanship. Bribery and flattery were one of many methods the party’s used to sway individuals to vote the party ticket.
In the eyes of every honest observer who witnessed these unscrupulous politicians to allow their loyal political workers to obtain a government job, without the qualifications, was simply a crime. No matter how hard …show more content…
Garfield, “was assassinated by an insane office- seeker” that the nation and I (including political leaders) realized the importance of a Civil Service System. “Reformers explained to their fellow citizens that “we have to deal with a wide-spread evil, which defrauds the country in the collection of taxes on a scale so gigantic that the commissioners of revenue, collectors, assessors, and the Treasury officers-at least those of them who are honest—bow their heads in shame and despair.” “A handful of influential reformers channeled public opinion to support their measure—the Pendleton Act.” “ This act required that a limited portion of the civil service, referred to as the classified service, be selected by competitive