Plunkitt of Tammany Hall Essay

William L. Riordon the author of the book Plunkitt of Tammany Hall wrote this book to be able to justify political machines. William L. Riordon begins the book with a series of different chapters that are categorized into sections that talked about ideas and philosophies that the Ex. Senator George Washington Plunkitt had. William was able to manage and tied the book together by adding some of George Washington Plunkitt rostrums that were the bootblack that stands in the county courthouse. The author also wrote this book to express his admiration towards the Ex. Senator George Washington Plunkitt. Riordon believed that George Washington Plunkitt was “perhaps the most thoroughly practical politician of the day”(Tammany hall /Preference 1).

The anecdote above demonstrates that taking a close look into Pruitt’s background as an Oklahoma senator may elucidate the pitfalls he faces as a high-ranking presidential advisor. Wagner and Kelly are simply the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the peculiarities of Pruitt’s nomination and many other concerning associations continually make themselves known to the public as time progresses. Among the investigations for unchecked spending, lapses in ethics, and inappropriate interactions with lobbyists, Pruitt has shown himself to be as difficult to trust as the administration that nominated him (Eder

1. Find and describe three particular reasons that Washington finds partisanship dangerous (Hint: Paragraphs 15-18).

In his book Hardball, Chris Matthews discusses the useful strategies for getting ahead in politics that he observed during his time working in Washington, D.C. He breaks up his observations into chapters with different lessons. Three of the most important lessons are “It's Not Who You Know; It's Who You Get to Know,” (Chapter 1) “All Politics is Local,” (Chapter 2) and “Dance With the One That Brung Ya.” (Chapter 4). These chapters illustrate how important making and keeping connections and relationships is in Washington. The “game of politics” is played by using these relationships to gain favors, votes, support, etc. According to Matthews, the people who get ahead are the ones who make and keep these important connections and relationships with other politicians and the public.

About the author: My name is Bennett Patterson, I currently live in New York. I am a former American soldier. I currently work for the New York Times.

Bribery – it’s a form of corruption. This is the straightforward use of financial muscle to gain unfair advantage over others. An example would be attempting to gain planning permission by giving

Over the last few decades, ever since the televisions and computers were invented, self ethnic identities have been influenced because of the progress in technology, which we commonly known as media, and whether the globe benefits from this approach or not has become a controversial issue amongst most of the people in the world. As what survey shows that a dominant group of peoples who tend to believe that identities were being ruined by spreading through mass-media which is the most inappropriate approach ever made because of it’s extremely destructive effects. For instance, one of my friends ignited the other’s hair

Toward the end of that first week I got a stark lesson in politics. Tom Linton, Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries, and I rode the same bus to work as we lived fairly near each other. One afternoon late in that first week he stopped by my office and asked if I wanted to accompany him on a visit to New Hanover County Senator John Burney’s office in the Legislative Building on the way to the bus stop. Linton had promoted development of a bill that would allow ¼ of 1% of the un-rebated motorboat fuel tax to be assigned to his program for research and development. Burney was handling the bill in the Senate. The door was open to Burney’s office and he was standing with his back to us as we walked in. Linton, in his usual “hail-fellow-well-met” manner asked Burney how his [Linton’s] motor boat fuel tax bill was faring. Burney did not respond for what seemed an eternity. Then he slowly turned, faced Linton, stuck his finger at Linton’s chest and said, “Doctor, I asked you for a favor on a permit 10 days ago, you have done nothing with my request and your motor boat fuel tax bill will rot in hell.” Linton was taken aback and Burney turned back to shuffling papers on his desk. Then he turned again and, with a sly grin, growled, “Politics is hell, Doctor.” We both backed out of Burney’s office and walked to the bus stop in

New York City during the Gilded Age experienced a transformation on society that would leave a lasting effect on all aspects of the city. During this era in New York City, the idea of politics and its characters developed into some of the modern definitions that citizens still see in government today. The political corruption that consumed politics during this time period became a staple in New York City society. The word corruption gives the tactics of politicians in the Gilded Age a reputation that is filled with destructive and harmful methods that were unbeneficial to society. In reality, not all of the strategies of these politicians resulted in poor outcomes. Through questionable political tactics, officials used their power to negatively and positively push New York City into the 1900s, which would lead to political activism by the city’s people looking for change. Tammany Hall was one of the most influential political machines that directly impacted the people and society of New York City at this time, and exemplified what it meant to be a corrupt institution that helped positive change happen.

In New York, after the civil war, there was an immense amount of wealth within the unclaimed acres of land. It would only take one intelligent man who knew the laws of the state, to create a profit out of this opportunity. According to Arthur Train, H. Huffman Browne was that intelligent man. A real estate lawyer, Browne would forge countless documents for

After the soaring ideals and tremendous sacrifices of the Civil War, the post-War era of the United States was generally one of political disillusionment. Even as the continent expanded and industrialized, political life in the Gilded Age was marked by ineptitude and stalemate as passive, rather than active, presidents merely served as figureheads to be manipulated rather than enduring strongholds. As politicians from both the White House to the courthouse were deeply entangled in corruption and scandal during the Gilded Age, the actual economic and social issues afflicting urbanizing America festered beneath the surface without being seriously addressed.

a. How well does your representative’s position reflect your district’s likely preferences or broad interests on the issue? Support your inferences about the district with facts – not just your opinion about the district as shaped by your own political opinions and ideology.

Another of Plunkitt’s views that leaves a bit of a cloudy feeling is his view of looters and practical politicians. He explains the difference using Tammany Hall and the Philadelphia republicans as the examples. He says “The Philadelphians ain't satisfied with robbin' the bank of all its gold and paper money. They stay to pick up the nickels arid pennies and the cop comes arid nabs them.”(29) He makes it as clear as possible that a practical politician only takes just enough and that a looter takes more than his fair share. The explanation of this goes along with that of graft, it seems that he is trying to convince himself that he is honest and not doing any wrong.

There is absolutely no denying that the song, Mr. Tambourine Man, is one of the most

Lying in bed, I could hear a man in the vicinity, pleasuring himself. Thankful does not express how glad I was I did not have to see him, though perhaps it was worse. In the absence of visual stimuli, the imagination creates an image to fit the sensory input to the ears. This was why I ended up blocking mine, but every time I thought it might have finished and peeled a finger back to release the pressure on my ears, abruptly I would reassert, in order to prevent the sound waves hitting my eardrums.