Political Machines Dbq Analysis

Were political machines favorable or a straight disadvantage? To most people political machines were both favorable but it came with some disadvantages also, Around the last half of the nineteenth century, political Machine arose after the immigration population overpopulated, in other words when it exceeded the number of capacity of people . The immigrants were seen as beneficial to the political machine leaders. As many know Political machines consisted of a group of people who were commanders ( in control) of supporters and business. Political Machines had a negative effect on American cities in the late nineteenth century because they took advantage of people, made people get addicted to bad things, and they damaged minority communities. …show more content…

Political Machines took advantage of immigrants by buying them. They would helped them in exchange for votes. If immigrants needed a favor, the political machine leaders would help them. They did not really care for the people. All they cared about was politics wise so in other words all they wanted was more money and more votes. In Document 4, Jane Addams quotes “ The Aldermen of the nineteenth ward(district) at one time made the proud boast that he had two thousand six-hundred people in his ward upon the public payroll” . This Demonstrates how as I mentioned previously the alderman which is a political machine leader helped the people get a job and now because of that favor he has them under his control. The Alderman is not who he appears to be they people were being fraud by him. While they were losing their money he was gaining more money. The people themselves gave him power when they voted for him. As a result, political machines leaders are not doing their job as they should, they are just corrupting the