æz hiː bɪɡˈæn hɪz fˈɜːst tˈɜːm, ɡˈoʊldstaɪn ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðæt twˈɛlv jˈɪɹz ʌv wˈʌnpˈɑːɹɾi kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðɪ ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz ˈɑːfɪs ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn ɐbjˈuːs ʌvðə pˈætɹənɪdʒ sˈɪstəm, wɪð pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐpˈɔɪntiːz hˌuːz ˈænjuːəl sˈælɚɹiz ɛksˈiːdᵻd dˈɑːlɚ tˈɛn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ nˌɑːt ʃˈoʊɪŋ ˌʌp fɔːɹ wˈɜːk, wˌaɪl ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ðɛɹ pˈeɪtʃɛks baɪ mˈeɪl.
As he began his first term, Goldstein realized that twelve years of one-party control of the Attorney General's office resulted in abuse of the patronage system, with political appointees whose annual salaries exceeded $10,000 not showing up for work, while receiving their paychecks by mail.