Mackerels in the Moonlight: Four Corrupt American MayorsMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2004 M08 31 - 284 páginas Political corruption is easy to define--the use of public office for private gain--but it isn't so readily seen because politicians cover their tracks so well. Four of America's most corrupt mayors and their shady dealings are covered in this work. "Big Bill" Thompson, who was mayor of Chicago three times, is considered America's worst mayor, having, among other questionable activities, accepted support from gangster Al Capone. Frank Hague of Jersey City described his town as the "moralest city in the nation" and banished prostitution and pornography, but he saw no evil in gambling and Jersey City became a gambling mecca. Jimmy Walker of New York City was a "good time" mayor and did well as the city prospered, but cared little for the city's money and his own when the Great Depression struck. James Michael Curley of Boston openly asserted that "politics is my business," but he flaunted a lavish home built entirely at the public's expense and was elected again and again, once while he was still in jail. |
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... ward . What the Second Ward needs is decent streets and enough lights at night to protect citizens from holdup men . I want to pledge myself to work for better condition of the streets . It is time the aldermen of this ward pay some ...
... Ward just so they could wrest that ward away from him . The reformers of the Second Ward thought they saw in Thompson one of their own and of like mind . He wasn't , but they ral- lied to his support - a vote for Thompson was an ...
... wards , tracing them with his finger , and he explained the feudal system of American politics , whereby the precinct captain is gov- erned by a ward lieutenant , the lieutenant by a ward leader , and each ward leader by the boss.1 In ...
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Preface | 1 |
From Home on the Range to Hat in the Ring | 11 |
The Playboy as Politician | 18 |
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