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| | [[File:C2aa3d4b.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tammany Hall]] | | [[File:C2aa3d4b.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tammany Hall]] |
| − | The '''Tammany Hall''' was a political club in New York City that largely controlled the [[Democrat Party]] in Manhattan from 1800 to the 1950s. Opponents, such as the [[Bourbon Democrats]], always called it corrupt, charging that it traded favors for votes. | + | The '''Tammany Hall''' was a political club in [[New York City]] that mostly controlled the [[Democrat Party]] in [[Manhattan]] from 1800 to the 1950s. Opponents, such as the [[Bourbon Democrats]], always called it corrupt, charging that it traded favors for votes. |
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| − | Most of Tammany's leaders were Irish Catholics, but the most notorious leader was a Protestant, William "Boss" Tweed, in the 1860s. | + | Most of Tammany's leaders were [[Irish]] [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholics]], but the most notorious leader was a [[Protestant]], William "Boss" Tweed, in the 1860s. |
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| | When [[Al Smith]] ran for President in 1928, anti-Catholics across the country attacked his association with Tammany. (Smith was quite honest, but he was endorsed by Tammany Hall.) | | When [[Al Smith]] ran for President in 1928, anti-Catholics across the country attacked his association with Tammany. (Smith was quite honest, but he was endorsed by Tammany Hall.) |
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| − | By extension, the term "little Tammany" has often been applied to a Democrat Party machine in a smaller city, such as Kansas City in the 1930s. | + | By extension, the term "little Tammany" has often been applied to a Democrat Party machine in a smaller city, such as [[Kansas City]] in the 1930s. |
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| − | Political cartoons by [[Thomas Nast]] were very effective in weakening the power of Tammany Hall and overcoming some of its corruption.<ref>https://billofrightsinstitute.org/activities/cartoon-analysis-thomas-nast-takes-on-boss-tweed-1871</ref> | + | Political cartoons by [[Thomas Nast]] were very effective in using mockery to weaken the power of Tammany Hall and overcome some of its corruption.<ref>https://billofrightsinstitute.org/activities/cartoon-analysis-thomas-nast-takes-on-boss-tweed-1871</ref> |
| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| | *[[Pork-barrel legislation]] | | *[[Pork-barrel legislation]] |