The Civil Service Law Makes Men Ungrateful

A dozen years ago, when there wasn't much civil service business in the city government, Dan's shiver took effect every time. When all the clerks got lead pipe cinches on their jobs, ingraditude spread right away. The SITs held office only a couple of years, and knowing that they would never be in again, each sit office holder held on for dear life to every dollar they came his way. Some people say they can't understand what becomes of all the money that's collected for campaigns. They would understand fast enough if they were district-ledom.

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