A Model Office-Seeker
Title
A Model Office-Seeker
Description
"The government is us. Government jobs belong to the American people, not to politicians, and should be filled only with regard to public service." - President Theodore Roosevelt
A sense of having been wronged… brought Charles Julius Guiteau to the Baltimore and Potomac Station in Washington on July 2, 1881. On that same Saturday morning, President James Abram Garfield strode into the station to catch the 9:30 A.M. limited express, which was to take him to the commencement ceremonies of his alma mater, Williams College... Within seconds of entering the station, Garfield was felled by two of Guiteau's bullets, the opening act in what would be a drama that included rising and then falling hopes for the President's recovery, the most celebrated insanity trial of the century and, finally, civil service reform that backers hoped might discourage future disappointed patronage seekers from taking revengeful actions.
A sense of having been wronged… brought Charles Julius Guiteau to the Baltimore and Potomac Station in Washington on July 2, 1881. On that same Saturday morning, President James Abram Garfield strode into the station to catch the 9:30 A.M. limited express, which was to take him to the commencement ceremonies of his alma mater, Williams College... Within seconds of entering the station, Garfield was felled by two of Guiteau's bullets, the opening act in what would be a drama that included rising and then falling hopes for the President's recovery, the most celebrated insanity trial of the century and, finally, civil service reform that backers hoped might discourage future disappointed patronage seekers from taking revengeful actions.
Creator
Charles J. Guiteau
Date
1881
Source
Model Office-Seeker
Excerpt. Linder, Douglas O. “The Trial of Charles Guiteau: An Account.” University of Missouri Kansas City Law School, 2007.
Excerpt. Linder, Douglas O. “The Trial of Charles Guiteau: An Account.” University of Missouri Kansas City Law School, 2007.
Relation
Rights
Library of Congress
Publisher
Library of Congress
Contributor
Charles J. Guiteau
Format
Medium: Color Lithograph
Language
English
Type
Artwork
Identifier
Profession
Coverage
Library of Congress
Files
Collection
Reference
Charles J. Guiteau, A Model Office-Seeker, Library of Congress, 1881
Cite As
Charles J. Guiteau, “A Model Office-Seeker,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 28, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/39.