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suppose you had a Democrat governor-elect and a Democratic
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Attorney General-elect, but a Republican Comptroller-
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elect. With the vast number of people employed in the
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tax collecting functions, wouldn't this give an oppor-
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tunity for an ambitious Comptroller, member of the
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minority party to build up a political machine by means
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of appointments, even the merit system employees in these
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various cases?
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MR. GOLDSTEIN: No, sir. Under our merit sys-
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tem, they take an examination and are qualified. The
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list is certified to the Director of Hiring Personnel
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downstairs or upstairs in this case.
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MR. ENEY: Would there be a pressure on such
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official to try to get as many Republicans appointed to
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the Income Tax Department or the Sales Tax Department or
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whatnot?
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MR. GOLDSTEIN: All I can tell you is based on
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experience. We don't hire people based on religion,
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politics, what strata of society they belong to, but on
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their ability to do the job, regardless of race, creed,
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or color or national origin.
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