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Plunkitt, George Washington

Plunkitt, George Washington

The Spoils System played a major role in urban machine politics with
George Washington Plunkitt especially.  Plunkitt and his constituents believed in
political patronage and personalized democracy.  The men of Tammany Hall did
things for New York City that republicans would not do.  Plunkitt described these
acts as honest graft.  “Ain’t it perfectly honest to charge a good price and make a
profit on my investment and foresight? Of course, it is.  Well, that’s honest graft.”
(Riordon, 49)  Others, did not see the honesty in this corruption and thievery. 
However, it can be easily shown how this way of politics was beneficial to many
people of New York City.  There are many examples of how urban machine
politics met unmet needs, and saved the city from chaos. 
	Urban machine politics speaks to specialization and centralization.  The
central organization of course is Tammany Hall.  “To the victor goes the spoils.” 
This relates to the Spoil System which was everywhere after the civil war. 
Which ever political party that won national elections, held the power.  The
republicans held onto this balance of power through the end of the 19th century. 
Irish democrat John Kelly entered the political arena and Tammany was
established in

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