...rotation was stated by Andrew Jackson in his first annual message: "The duties of all public officers arc, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple...readily qualify themselves for their performance. . . . In a country where offices are created solely for the benefit of the people no one man has any...

...(Homewood, 111.: Dorsey Press, 1978), 279-83; In his "First Annual Message," Jackson himself asserted, "The duties of all public officers are, or at least...readily qualify themselves for their performance." Dec. 8, 1829, Messages and Papers, 2: 449; "The Tariff—Its History and Influence," Democratic Review...

...for long-term stability in government careers. Indeed, he confessed, "I cannot but believe that mort is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience." ^ His skepticism toward the value of experience and continuity in employment was justified by his belief...

...managers. * B. BACKGROUND In his first annual message to Congress, President Andrew Jackson wrote, "The duties of all public officers are, or at least...readily qualify themselves for their performance." l Although the plain-and-simple approach may have been effective in the 1830s, it is far from satisfactory...

...managers. * B. BACKGROUND In his first annual message to Congress, President Andrew Jackson wrote, "The duties of all public officers are, or at least...intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance."1 Although the plain-and-simple approach may have been effective in the 1830s, it is far...

...it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public offices are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and...long continuance of men in office than is generally gained by their experience. I submit, therefore, to your consideration whether the efficiency of the...

...lamented the loss of experience in government that the spoils system produced, Jackson argued, "I can not but believe that more is lost by the long continuance...than is generally to be gained by their experience." To be sure, the spoils system helped Jackson build his power base in the Democratic party, but, in...

...Commager, 1956, p. 175). In his first annual message to Congress (December 1829) Jackson declared: "More is lost by the long continuance of men in office...than is generally to be gained by their experience. . . . Where offices are created solely for the benefit of the people no one man has any more intrinsic...

...president, thinking perhaps of the Post Office and Land Office as well as the War Department, was convinced that "more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally gained by their experience." M Historians of engineering have neglected these kinds of attacks, presumably...

...however convenient it may have been for the officeholder himself. "I cannot but believe," Jackson added, "that more is lost by the long continuance of men...than is generally to be gained by their experience." Even if public officers had managed to acquire valuable expertise while in office, Jackson insisted,...