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I mean, their proposal was essentially the norm for the first 100 years or so of the Republic under the same constitution we have now.

 

And why did we ever drop the spoils system ?

 

The Republicans made civil service reform a campaign issue, and they came out of the civil war with a great deal of political power to make it a reality

 

That’s more of a how. Why did they campaign on ending it?
I recall it was because of the graft ingrained in it. If given the opportunity trump would make real cake with this system.
How much $$ for assistant regional director of EPA? (which of the regulated companies would bid the most?)

 

Well, since it was a legacy of the Jacksonian Democrats, I think part of the why was that it was good politics to run against the corruption implemented by your rivals. Plus James Garfield was literally assassinated by a crazed, disgruntled office seeker.