October 1945 Issue [Article] Let’s go back to the spoils system Adjust Share by John Fischer, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Bureaucracy Civil service reform Government productivity United States More from John Fischer From “Letter from Leete’s Island Field notes on the manners, morals, and customs of the Connecticut Yankee," January 1969 From “Letter to a new leftist, from a tired liberal,” March 1966 From “Survival U Prospectus for a really relevant university," September 1969 Adjust Share