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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall : a series of very plain talks on very practical politics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Plunkitt, George Washington, 1842-1924 (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Other Authors: Riordon, William L., 1861-1909 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2026.
Edition:The annotated edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Plunkitt, George Washington, > 1842-1924
Tammany Hall (Political organization)
New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > To 1898.
New York (N.Y.) > Administration > Jusqu'à 1898.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Honest graft and dishonest graft
  • How to become a statesman
  • The curse of Civil Service Reform
  • Reformers only mornin' glories
  • New York City is pie for the hayseeds
  • To hold your district: study human nature and act accordin'
  • On The Shame of the Cities
  • Ingratitude in politics
  • Reciprocity in patronage
  • Brooklynites natural-born hayseeds
  • Tammany leaders not bookworms
  • Dangers of the dress suit in politics
  • On municipal ownership
  • Tammany the only lastin' democracy
  • Concerning gas in politics
  • Plunkitt's fondest dream
  • Tammany's patriotism
  • On the use of money in politics
  • The successful politician does not drink
  • Bosses preserve the nation
  • Concerning excise
  • A parting word on the future of the Democratic Party in America
  • Strenuous life of the Tammany District leader.