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The [[Civil War]] was not just a war between North and [[The South]], it was a war between [[Democrat]] and [[Republican]] at the time of the spoils system, when the winning party took over all the government jobs.
The [[Civil War]] was not just a war between North and [[The South]], it was a war between [[Democrat]] and [[Republican]] at the time of the spoils system, when the winning party took over all the government jobs.
The Republican party was founded in 1854 by single-issue voters called [[Abolitionist]]s. Barely a dozen years later, after the 1863 [[Emancipation Proclamation]], it had only two things to fight for: full [[civil rights]] for [[Blacks]] and the spoils of victory, that is, government jobs for party members.
The Republican party was founded in 1854 by single-issue voters called [[Abolitionist]]s. Barely a dozen years later, after the 1863 [[Emancipation Proclamation]], it had only two things to fight for: full [[civil rights]] for [[Blacks]] and the spoils of victory, that is, government jobs for those in the fight.
While the Democratic party may have lost the Civil War, it has won the battle to control the United States Civil Service [[bureaucracy]].<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/21/trump-vs-the-deep-state Trump vs the Deep State], Evan Osnos, ''[[The New Yorker]]'', May 14, 2018</ref> Since the end of Reconstruction in 1876 and passage of the 1882 Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, the Democratic party is no longer dependent on the spoils system and winning elections to maintain its power.
While the Democratic party may have lost the Civil War, it has won the battle to control the United States Civil Service [[bureaucracy]].<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/21/trump-vs-the-deep-state Trump vs the Deep State], Evan Osnos, ''[[The New Yorker]]'', May 14, 2018</ref> Since the end of Reconstruction in 1876 and passage of the 1882 Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, the Democratic party is no longer dependent on the spoils system and winning elections to maintain its power.