Plunkitt of Tammany Hall A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics
- ISBN 13:
9780486841939
- ISBN 10:
0486841936
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 08/12/2020
- Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary
Plunkitt defined "dishonest graft" as working solely for one's own interests, as opposed to "honest graft," which involves the interests of one's party and state as well as individual benefits. An enthusiastic party man, he believed in appointments, patronage, spoils, and all the corrupt practices that were curtailed by the civil service law, regarding them as both the rewards and cause of patriotism. Modern readers will find his strikingly modern-sounding motivations and justifications both entertaining and instructive.