Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics, Delivered by Ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt,...
- ISBN-10
- 1536826553
- ISBN-13
- 9781536826555
- Series
- Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
- Pages
- 102
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-08-01
- Author
- George Plunkitt
Description
"'Plunkitt of Tammany Hall' contained the musings of George Washington Plunkitt (1842-1924), the powerful Irish-American politician. It would never be associated with works by Locke, Rousseau and Jefferson, but the book became a classic piece of American literature that explained the workings of the Irish-dominated urban political machine." -The Irish Echo "For more than forty years he has seen the political game played in New York city....His has been the peculiar distinction of holding four offices at one and the same time and drawing salaries for three of them....He is the old fashioned type of the professional politician, even in Tammany Hall, but he has a shrewd, homely sense that is not to be learned from books and that wold be invaluable in a man without the moral crookedness that afflicts this man." -Public Opinion "Discourses of a veteran Tammany district leader, in which he discusses political subjects with utter frankness and great picturesqueness of language. 'Practical politics' is portrayed from the inside by one of the most 'practical' of politicians, a man who has become a millionaire by knowing how to take advantage of his opportunities and how to make opportunities to take advantage of. A prefatory note by Mr. Charles Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, indorsing Mr. Plunkitt, gives the book a semi-official character as an exposition of Tammany principles." -New Outlook "The reading public owes a debt of gratitude to Riordon, his discoverer. 'Plunkitt of Tammany Hall' is every bit as entertaining as 'Mr. Dooley.' A 'character' has been added to literature." -New York Globe "New York's most colorful Tammany boss." -New York Magazine "'Plunkitt of Tammany Hall' is not the only American who believes in 'honest graft.' Doers of evil have a practical sense of relativity in ethics as well as professors of ethics in our universities, who approach the subject theoretically. Though this expression comes from a Tammany heeler grown rich by 'graft,' it shows the profound need of restoration of the conception of the absolute in ethics, which a thousand and one things in our contemporary life demonstrate." -The Congregationalist and Christian World "Both witty and wise." -The Bookman Contents Preface A Tribute to Plunkitt by the Leader of Tammany Hall Chapter 1. Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft Chapter 2. How to Become a Statesman Chapter 3. The Curse of Civil Service Reform Chapter 4. Reformers Only Mornin' Glories Chapter 5. New York City Is Pie for the Hayseeds Chapter 6. To Hold Your District: Study Human Nature and Act Accordin' Chapter 7. On The Shame of the Cities Chapter 8. Ingratitude in Politics Chapter 9. Reciprocity in Patronage Chapter 10. Brooklynites Natural-Born Hayseeds Chapter 11. Tammany Leaders Not Bookworms Chapter 12. Dangers of the Dress Suit in Politics Chapter 13. On Municipal Ownership Chapter 14. Tammany the Only Lastin' Democracy Chapter 15. Concerning Gas in Politics Chapter 16. Plunkitt's Fondest Dream Chapter 17. Tammany's Patriotism Chapter 18. On the Use of Money in Politics Chapter 19. The Successful Politician Does Not Drink Chapter 20. Bosses Preserve the Nation Chapter 21. Concerning Excise Chapter 22. A Parting Word on the Future of the Democratic Party in Chapter 23. Strenuous Life of the Tammany District Leader
