His declaration of independence' President Theodore Roosevelt nailing a "notice" to the door of a federal building that states: "I will appoint no man to office, even if recommended by the organization, unless he is wholly qualified for the position he seeks and is a man of integrity." Four men in the lower right, one labelled "Machine Politician" and another labelled "Party Heeler", cringe before the notice.

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