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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics, Delivered by Ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany Philosopher, from His Rostrum-the New YorkCounty Court-House Bootblack Stand by William L., recorded by (George Washington Plunkitt) RIORDON, 1948
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum-the New York County court house bootblack stand; Recorded by William L. Rior
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics, Delivered by Ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany Philosopher, from His Rostrum -- the New York County Court-House Bootblack Stand by William L. RIORDON, 1905-01-01
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall - a Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics, Delivered By Ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt? by William L. (Recorder) Riordon, 1963
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, ... stand; Recorded by William L. Riordo by George Washington Plunkitt, 2009-09-28
HONEST GRAFT THE WORLD OF GEORGE WASHINGTON PLUNKITT PLUNKITT OF TAMMANY HALL by William L. Riordan, 1993
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall. by George Washington Plunkitt, 2009-06-01
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall by George Washington Plunkitt, 2008-12-19
HONEST GRAFT: THE WORLD OF GEORGE WASHINGTON PLUNKITT by William L. Riordon, 1994
Honest Graft the World of George Washington Plunkitt by Plunkitt Of Tamany Hall, 1994
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics By George Washington Plunkitt by William L. Riordon, 1948-01-01
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
The forgotten robber barons (Viewpoint on public issues) by Lawrence W Reed, 2002
Ethnic influences in the careers of certain American politicians of Irish descent (Kent State University. Honors College. Honors papers. Dept. of History) by Patricia G Harrington, 1968

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Dean's World - George Washington Plunkitt And Political Reform
George Washington Plunkitt And Political Reform orders that Tammany Hall s favorite son, George Washington Plunkitt, used to issue to his ward healers.
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1095843647.shtml

Extractions: Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Dean In the following essay, Don Pesci who last wrote for Dean's World on the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s writes that reformers who seek to limit political parties' activities might prescribe a cure worse than the disease. Tim Machesney, Submissions Editor ARE POLITICAL PARTIES DEAD? by Don Pesci We all know that after reading a news account of his own demise, Mark Twain advised, "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." In much the same way, reports that political parties are languishing on their deathbed may be greatly exaggerated - or not. In this talk, I'd like to take you to the early 1900s and back again to the 21st century, so that we might have a rounded historical view of political parties and how they changed over the years. I should begin by putting before you two propositions that few people here may disagree with. The first is that political parties are necessary. The second is that no party can be successful unless it can maintain itself - financially and organizationally. It will come as no surprise that there are dissenters to the first proposition. Some people believe that political parties are an encumbrance to good government. It may be an instance of advanced hubris, but there are political writers abroad in the land who believe politics would be so much more rational and enlightened if they were running the show.
Dean's World - "George Washington Plunkitt And Political Reform"
I do remember reading of Mr. Plunkitt and his distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft.* To an extent, however, I disagree that the civil
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Extractions: *Honest graft was having advanced knowledge of where a park was to be built and buying up land near the proposed park. When the park is announced the land goes up in value [n.b., he did not mean land that would be used for the park, just land next to it.] Dishonest graft was the guy who sold the lead roofing off of the poorhouse. He wanted his epitaph to be "He saw his opportunities, and he took them." IIRC. link Steven Malcolm Anderson ( www An intresting essay. I agree that a two party polarity is essential to our political system. Two parties in a Presidential election, just as two baseball teams in a baseball game. Who ever heard of a third team in a game? or a team playing all by itself? As Oswald Spengler once observed, "a party presupposes a party in opposition." A one-party state is a contradiction in terms. Third parties are useful in giving the two big parties a needed poke in the posterior once in a while, and they do at times influence Presidential elections by tipping an election in favor of one or the other. But, in the end it is one or the other of the two big parties that will actually end up in the White House. The last time a third party won the White House it was the Republican party and its rise was accompained by the demise of an older big party, the Whigs, resulting ever after in our present (now traditional) dualism of Republicans vs. Democrats. The human mind or soul is constructed in a binary pattern, dualistic, seeing opposites, e.g., Democrats and Republicans, populists and elitists, revolutionaries and reactionaries, secularists and religionists, urban and rural, etc.. At the very inception of this country, we saw the Federalists vs. the Anti-Federalists or Hamiltonians vs. Jeffersonians. The French Revolution divided the West into the Left (the side of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) vs. the Right (the side of Throne and Altar). In the Byzantine Empire, chariot races had two teams, the Greens and the Blues. The Greens represented the lower classes and the religiously heterodox. The Blues represented the upper classes and the religiously orthodox. It goes all the way back, patricians vs, plebeians in ancient Rome, oligarchy vs. democracy, Plato vs. Aristotle, Parmedides vs. Heraclitus, in ancient Greece, Memphis vs. Thebes and many other dualisms in ancient Egypt, all the way back to prehistory.
Politician George Washington Plunkitt Part 3: Bosses Preserve The Nation
About politician George Washington Plunkitt and some of his plain talk style politics including this example on bosses.
http://www.trivia-library.com/a/politician-george-washington-plunkitt-part-3-bos

Extractions: GEORGE WASHINGTON PLUNKITT (18421924). Politician. Bosses Preserve the Nation "Look at the bosses of Tammany Hall in the last 20 years. What magnificent men! To them New York City owes pretty much all it is today. John Kelly, Richard Croker, and Charles F. Murphywhat names in American history compares with them, except Washington and Lincoln?" On the Use of Money in Politics "The civil service gang is always howlin' about candidates and officeholders puttin' up money for campaigns and about corporations chippin' in. They might as well howl about givin' contributions to churches. A political organization has to have money for its business as well as a church, and who has more right to put up than the men who get the good things that are goin'? Take, for instance, a great political concern like Tammany Hall. It does missionary work like a church, it's got big expenses and it's got to be supported by the faithful. If a corporation sends in a check to help the good work of the Tammany Society, why shouldn't we take it like other missionary societies? Of course, the day may come when we'll reject the money of the rich as tainted, but it hadn't come when I left Tammany Hall at 11:25 A.M. today." Epitaph "Now, in conclusion, I want to say that I don't own a dishonest dollar. If my worst enemy was given the job of writin' my epitaph when I'm gone, he couldn't do more than write:
Politician George Washington Plunkitt Part 1
About politician George Washington Plunkitt and some of his plain talk style politics.
http://www.trivia-library.com/a/politician-george-washington-plunkitt-part-1.htm

Extractions: GEORGE WASHINGTON PLUNKITT (18421924). Politician. Plunkitt, the son of poor Irish immigrants, was born in a rundown section of New York that was sometimes known as "Nigger Hill." He quit school at the age of 11 and went to work in a butcher shop. By the time he cast his 1st vote at the age of 21, young George had already decided that politics was his true vocation, and with his considerable cunning and charm he quickly worked his way into the Democratic hierarchy of New York's Tammany Society organization (later known as Tammany Hall). In this era, the Tammany machine maintained firm control over New York politics, and Plunkitt was elected to a long succession of public offices as a reward for his loyalty to the organization. In 1870, through a strange combination of circumstances, he was simultaneously an assemblyman, an alderman, a police magistrate, and county supervisor, and he drew 3 salaries at oncea record still unequaled in New York politics. Plunkitt's political connections helped him amass a considerable fortune and when he died in 1924 at the age of 82, his 60 years of service to Tammany Hall had made him a millionaire. Despite this illustrious career, Plunkitt is remembered today for his words rather than his deeds. In 1905, he took time from his busy schedule to talk with a reporter named William L. Riordon. The result was a series of celebrated interviews called "Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics." Most of these interviews were conducted at Plunkitt's "office": Graziano's shoeshine stand in the basement of the old county courthouse. Today, in an era in which politicians are not always completely can did, Plunkitt's straight talk about American politics is particularly refreshing. For example
New Partisan - Articles - Life According To George Washington Plunkitt
Life According to George Washington Plunkitt. 10.11.2004 Trad Anon Urban Affairs, Partisan Reader 2 Comments. Say, let me tell of one case After the
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Plunkitt Of Tammany Hall By William L. Riordon
Who were George Washington Plunkitts constituents, and what did they hope to gain in return for their support? To what extent did the patronage democracy
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/usingseries/hovey/mcdonald.htm

Extractions: Edited with an Introduction by Terrence J. McDonald The rhetoric of the American Revolution warned that the exercise of power was an inducement to corruption: A successful republic required virtuous, disinterested leaders who, in their work for the public good, would not pursue personal gain. According to the republican ideal, then, the emergence of "professional politicians" could only symbolize the corruption of government. By the beginning of the twentieth century, some Americans had become convinced that such corruption was widespread and argued for political reforms that would remove the profit motive from public office. Promoters of "good government"be they genteel "Mugwumps" or a later generation of progressivesespecially advocated civil service reform at the municipal level as a means of disabling urban political machines. In their textbook, students will learn that the development of machine politics accompanied the rapid growth of American cities during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Survey texts also describe the place of political reform in the progressive agenda. By reading the most famous apologia of machine politics, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall , students will gain insight into the function of urban machines, as expressed by George Washington Plunkitt, Tammany politician and candid dispenser of practical wisdom. Moreover
Senator Plunkitt : Reciprocity In Patronage (1905)
senator of New York (District of Tammany), George Washington Plunkitt, made a series of talks on politics, recorded by the journalist William L Riordan.
http://www.panarchy.org/plunkitt/patronage.1905.html

Extractions: At the beginning of the 20th century the Democratic senator of New York (District of Tammany), George Washington Plunkitt, made a series of talks on politics, recorded by the journalist William L Riordan. In those talks he presented the grass roots and common sense view on politics, namely the fact that the politicians are elected in order to provide jobs and favours to those who have worked for their election. This is, in plain and simple terms, the foundation of electoral democracy and of politics in general. WHENEVER Tammany is whipped at the polls, the people set to predictin' that the organization is goin' to smash. They say we can't get along without the offices and that the district leaders are goin' to desert wholesale. That was what was said after the throwdowns in 1894 and 1901. But it didn't happen, did it? Not one big Tammany man deserted, and today the organization is stronger than ever. How was that? It was because Tammany has more than one string to its bow.
Senator Plunkitt : Honest Graft And Dishonest Graft (1905)
on practical politics by the Democratic senator of New York (District of Tammany), George Washington Plunkitt, at the beginning of the 20th century.
http://www.panarchy.org/plunkitt/graft.1905.html

Extractions: For the motives behind the political activism of the electoral body see the talk on Patronage at: http://www.panarchy.org/plunkitt/patronage.1905.html EVERYBODY is talkin' these days about Tammany men growin' rich on graft, but nobody thinks of drawin' the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft. There's all the difference in the world between the two. Yes, many of our men have grown rich in politics. I have myself. I've made a big fortune out of the game, and I'm gettin' richer every day, but I've not gone in for dishonest graft - blackmailin' gamblers, saloonkeepers, disorderly people, etc. - and neither has any of the men who have made big fortunes in politics.
What Tammany Hall Can Tell Us About Sacramento
Kim Alexander, meet George Washington Plunkitt. Alexander works for the California Voter Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to
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Extractions: What Tammany Hall Can Tell Us About Sacramento Robert B. Gunnison, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau CALIFORNIA INSIDER There's very little new under the Capitol, or so a review of the Democratic political landscape at the turn of the century will show, more or less definitively. Kim Alexander, meet George Washington Plunkitt. Alexander works for the California Voter Foundation, "a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to using new technologies to help create a more informed and engaged electorate." Right now, her cause is trying to get the state of California to put information about campaign contributions on the Internet. Plunkitt was a leader of New York's Tammany Hall and had a dim view of reformers. "They were morning glories looked lovely in the mornin' and withered up in a short time, while the regular machines went on flourishin' forever, like fine old oaks. Say, that's the first poetry I ever worked off. Ain't it great?" Plunkitt said. Plunkitt explained the world of politics in a slender biography published in 1905 by a newspaperman who listened to the great man at Graziano's bootblack stand in the old New York County Court House. He even has advice for Willie Brown: "Puttin' on style don't pay in politics," he said. "Above all things, avoid a dress suit. You have no idea the harm that dress suits have done in politics."
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George Washington Plunkitt Of Tammany Hall Essays
William M. Tweed, Richard Croker, George Washington Plunkitt and many other men were important political urban bosses. They achieved their prominence by
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HISTORY Essays
George Washington Father of a Nation, 1688. George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, 983. George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, 916
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U.S. History Research Pathfinder For Industrial Revolution
George Washington Plunkitt What Tammany Hall Can Tell Us About Sacramento Tammany Leader George Plunkitt George Washington Carver
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The Political Graveyard: Index To Politicians: Plunket To Poilek
Plunkitt, George Washington (18421924) also known as George W. Plunkitt of New York, New York County, NY Born in New York, New York County, NY,
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html

Extractions: Questions? Return to The Political Graveyard main page Index to Politicians: Plunket to Poilek PLUNKET: See also William Plunket Harris David Plunket Richardson Plunket, Thomas J. Ulster County , N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, . Still living as of 1948. PLUNKETT: See also William Plunkett Maclay John Plunkett McLean Plunkett, Carl Fulton County , Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, . Still living as of 1944. Plunkett, Joseph D. New Haven County , Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1883-84. Burial location unknown Plunkett, Joseph R. Delegate to Nevada state constitutional convention Burial location unknown Plunkett, Martin F. U.S. Senator from Connecticut , 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1926. Presumed deceased Burial location unknown Plunkett, Michael O. U.S. Representative from Florida 6th District, 1972. Still living as of 1972. Plunkett, Michael O. U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1983. Still living as of 1983. Plunkett, William C.
The Political Graveyard: Politicians Named For Other Politicians
George Washington Lent Marr (17791856) George Washington Heard (1781-1836) George Washington Emery Dorsey (1842-1911) George Washington Plunkitt
http://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pols-named-for-pols.html

Extractions: Questions? Return to The Political Graveyard main page List of Politicians Named For Other Politicians See also the rank-order and alphabetic index John Adams (1735-1826) 6 politicians John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) 1 politician Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) 1 politician William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) 2 politicians James Buchanan (1791-1868) 2 politicians Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881) 1 politician John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) 3 politicians Lewis Cass (1782-1866) 4 politicians Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873) 1 politician Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903) 1 politician Henry Clay (1777-1852) 23 politicians Henry Clay Longnecker (1820-1871) Henry Clay Brockmeyer (1828-1906) Henry Clay Ewing (d. 1907)
Bookshare.org - Books By Author
Here is a list of our books by George Washington Plunkitt . There is 1 book by this author in our collection. These are books 0 through 1 of 1.
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Plunkitt's Diary
The Diary of George Washington Plunkitt. William L. Riordon. George Washington Plunkitt 18421924 was a State Senator from New York s Fifteenth Assembly
http://www2.ohlone.edu/people/shanna/PlunkittDiary.htm

Extractions: William L. Riordon George Washington Plunkitt [1842–1924] was a State Senator from New York's Fifteenth Assembly District, and for forty years a member of the notorious "Tammany Hall" circle of New York City's Democratic Party. Plunkitt obviously enjoyed politics: even after becoming wealthy through what he candidly called "honest graft," he continued to wield power, usually from a seat at the shoeshine stand in front of the New York County Courthouse. The following excerpt of Plunkitt's diary, which he kept meticulously, chronicles a typical day in the life of a Tammany Hall operative. It shows how the successful district worker at the turn of the century was not only a politician, but a social welfare agent who earned votes for his party by doing favors for his constituents. It is reprinted from reporter William L. Riordon's Plunkitt of Tammany Hall The life of the Tammany district leader is strenuous. To his work is due the wonderful recuperative power of the organization. One year it goes down in defeat and the prediction is made that it will never again raise its head. The district leader, undaunted by defeat, collects his scattered forces, organizes them as only Tammany knows how to organize, and in a little while the organization is as strong as ever.
Graft And Corruption In Urban Politics
George Washington Plunkitt s on Stephens and the reforms Plunkitt On the Shame of the Cities Paul Elmer More, The New Morality
http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/2010/graft.htm
Plunkitt Of Tammany Hall - George Washington Plunkitt - Microsoft Reader EBooks
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