These specialists cannot be expected to serve for nothing.

Their effort to convert their work into a means of support is the source of the greater part of the petty American political corruption; and such corruption will persist as long as any real need exists for the men who live upon it.

The simplest way to dispense with the professional politician is to dispense with the service he performs.

Reduce the number of elective officials.

Under the proposed method of organization the number of elections and the number of men to be elected would be comparatively few.