This is an essay for my English 1 course. Before you read this essay, it is important that you note that George W. Plunkitt was a New York politician around 1913.
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George Washington Plunkitt had several very strong beliefs in the way of New York City Tammany Ticket Politics. One of these was that Civil Service Reform. Civil Service said that people could no longer just go in and get a job in Tammany Hall once Tammany was elected. They had to pass rigorous tests, that had nothing to do with politics. Plunkitt said that this would ruin a man's patriotism. He said that they would go to Tammany Hall filled with pride and patriotism, ready to get a good job to serve his party, only to find out that he has to pass a very tough test. Of course, the man has no college education where with to pass this test, and so he leaves Tammany Hall angry, and all his patriotism has been lost. He told a story about a man named Rafferty. He said that Rafferty fell upon the curse of Civil Service, couldn't get a job, and turned against his country. Several years later, in the Spanish - American war, he was found dead on the battlefield with a Spanish uniform on. Plunkitt said that this would keep happening as long as Civil Service remained in effect. Plunkitt said that Civil Service would ruin patriotism, ruin politics, and ruin New York City.
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