5/14/2023 0 Comments No More Hurt by Eaton Hamilton![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Newspaper editors who had championed Jackson's cause, some of them very unsavory characters, came in for special favor. Under the guise of reform, many offices were doled out as rewards for political services. Jackson claimed to be purging the corruption, laxity, and arrogance that came with long tenure, and restoring the opportunity for government service to the citizenry at large through "rotation in office." But haste and gullibility did much to confuse his purpose. As President, he initiated sweeping removals among highranking government officials-Washington bureau chiefs, land and customs officers, and federal marshals and attorneys. On these two matters he moved quickly and decisively.ĭuring the campaign, Jackson had charged the Adams bureaucracy with fraud and with working against his election. Jackson entered the White House with an uncertain policy agenda beyond a vague craving for "reform" (or revenge) and a determination to settle relationships between the states and the Indian tribes within their borders. Rotation in Office and The Spoils System: ![]()
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