“Plunkitt Inside and Out” A Critique of a political genius in the late 1800’s “There’s an honest graft and‚ I’m an example of how it works…I’ve seen my opportunities and I took ‘em” (3). An excerpt that defines the confident and political leader: George Washington Plunkitt. As a brilliant and successful businessman Plunkitt managed to use his method of machine politics to win the heart and commitment of people and political power. In the novel Plunkitt of Tammany Hall‚ author William L. Riordon
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“An Analysis of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall” William Bryce History 1302 Austin Community College November 30‚ 2011 The purpose of this book report is to analyze the themes in Plunkitt of Tammany Hall by William L. Riordon. Riordon’s purpose is to educate people about politics and to stimulate reform in their corrupt political system. The first theme of this book is Plunkitt’s use of patronage. He openly discusses quid pro quo: he gives people jobs‚ opportunities‚ and welfare services in
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Yung Joc Instructor Laura Daubenmire English III September 14‚ 2012 An Essay on Summer School I can blame no one but myself for my need to attend summer school for this year. However: I would like to blame it on my Spanish teacher‚ my mother‚ my siblings‚ my dog ate the homework‚ anyone but Christopher L. Martin. Summer school was not in my game plan the first day of school last year. I entered my school‚ Lake Catholic HS‚ with the calm surety and purpose of a bona-fide tenth grader‚ I’ve
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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall APUSH Emily Cassata 2/26/13 Chapter 5: 1. What was the chapter about? Chapter five was essentially about the lack of freedom that the government gives the citizens of New York City. Author William Riordon describes the fact that the people of Ireland and the Russian peasants have more freedom than the people of New York City because they are allowed some self-government in England. However‚ in New York City the Republicans run the whole show. Riordan proceeds
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Summary of “Plunkitt of Tammany Hall” George Washington Plunkitt was a New York City politician for close to 40 years. He worked his way up from being a helping hand around the district headquarters as a boy‚ all the way up to being a district leader and a State Senator. In this book he gives his very frank and straight forward views on politics and how a person becomes successful at being a politician. The following is a summary of his views as he put them forth. The first thing Plunkitt wants his
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of such a massive percentage of New York’s population allowed for the emergence and great success of Tammany Hall leaders like George Washington Plunkitt. George Washington Plunkitt‚ born in 1842‚ grew up surrounded by this new immigrant Irish-Catholic community. He identified with the city’s immigrant poor and working class; the resented New York Irish were Plunkitt’s community. Although Plunkitt used his political status for his own benefit‚ his position as a political leader was useful for his
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In the book of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall written by William L. Riordon‚ George Washington Plunkitt came from poor beginnings and made his way up to become a head leader of the Fifteenth Assembly District in New York‚ a main leader in the political team of Tammany Hall‚ and a millionaire. George Washington Plunkitt was brought up in Tammany Hall‚ he learned how to reach out to the voters and it wasn’t how every other politician reaches out to voters by stating the facts‚ Plunkitt reached in a way that
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George Washington Plunkitt‚ was one of the powers of Tammany Hall in the late 19th century. Plunkitt was born in a shantytown called Nanny Goat Hill and died wealthy and renowned. Tammany Hall‚ the name of a civic society‚ controlled the Democratic Party in New York city. They knew how to get power and hold on to it by getting people to vote for their candidates. Political power leads to personal wealth. Tammany governed NY from 1854 to 1934. The New Deal reforms of welfare and public housing socialized
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“Honest” John Kelly‚ Richard Croker‚ and Charles F. Murphy leading the New York organization from Tammany Hall‚ they dominated the politics in New York City for almost a century. Other boss’s included “Hinky Dink” Kenna‚ James McManes‚ and Christopher “Blind Boss” Buckley. All of these bosses followed the precedent started by William M. Tweed. William M. Tweed fought his way through the ranks of Tammany Hall from a city alderman all the way to being a New York State assemblyman. Tweed was a man of
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How Significant was the Impact of Political Machines on Society? In the late 18th and early 19th century‚ a massive growth in american cities need for a stable government caused the development of what is now called a political machine. The impact of political machines caused a negative influence politically and socially. Cities in the 19th century were defectively arranged in the public’s worst interest. The poor arrangement of government was in result of migration from rural areas (“Political
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