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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 636

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

Immediately after the caucus, I sought the successful nominee, Hon. E. K. Foster, of New Haven, and begged him not to appoint as chairman of the railroad committee the man who had held that office for several successive years, and who was, in fact, the great railroad factotum in the State. He complied with my request, and he soon found how important it was to check the strong and growing monopoly; for, as he said, the “outside pressure” from personal friends in both political parties, to secure the appointment of the person to whom I had objected, was terrible.

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定位:Additional excerpt 636 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

党团会议一结束,我就去找成功获得提名的纽黑文议员福斯特先生,求他不要让那个连续多年担任铁路委员会主席的人继续当主席,因为那人实际上是全州铁路事务的大总管。他答应了我的请求,很快发现遏制这个强大且不断扩张的垄断集团有多重要;因为他说,两党中那些想让我反对的人获得任命的私人朋友,施加的“外部压力”非常可怕。巴纳姆的做法是,在关键人事任命上提前介入,把公共利益放在私人关系前面;而福斯特的体验也说明,抵制垄断会面临巨大压力,但值得坚持。

上下文

巴纳姆在挫败铁路集团后,立即请求新议长不要让铁路代理人继续担任委员会主席。

今日一问

在关键人事任命上,你会不会因为人情压力而放弃对公共利益的坚持?

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