https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc Chapter 15 Section 3 en-us 2018-02-15 10:09:44 UTC 2025-09-27 13:51:22 UTC hello@padlet.com mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231833146 - desire for money and power made national politics corrupt]]> 2018-02-15 10:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231833146 recarter https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231833313 2018-02-15 10:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231833313 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231833379 While the well-oiled political machines provided city dwellers with services, many political bosses fell victim to corruption as their influence grew.]]> 2018-02-15 10:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231833379 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231833864 Head of Tammany Hall]]> 2018-02-15 10:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231833864 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231834440 = giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected
 = Andrew Jackson's Spoils System]]> 2018-02-15 10:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231834440 recarter https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231834468 In the late 19th century, cities suffered under inefficient government. As a result, cities were influenced by dog-eat-dog Social Darwinism. This then made it easier for the political machine to influence the cities.]]> 2018-02-15 10:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231834468 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231834559 One scheme, the construction of the New York Country Courthouse, involved extravagant graft. The project cost taxpayers $13 millions, while the actual construction cost was $3 millions. The difference went to Tweed’s wallet.]]> 2018-02-15 10:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231834559 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231835101 When the loyalty of voters was not enough to carry an election, some political machines turned to fraud. Using fake names, party faithfuls cast as many votes as were needed to win.]]> 2018-02-15 10:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231835101 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231836673 unqualified employees

• owing their jobs to political connections
• using their jobs for personal gain

]]> 2018-02-15 10:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231836673 recarter https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231836789 - An organised group that controlled the activities of a political party cities such as Baltimore, New York and San Francisco.
- It offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political or financial support.
- It was organised as a pyramid. At the base were local precinct workers and captains who reported to their ward boss. 
- The ward boss helped the poor and gained their votes by doing favours and providing services. 
- At the top of the pyramid was the city boss, who controlled the activities of the political party throughout the city.]]> 2018-02-15 10:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231836789 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231838780 Tweed was charged in corruption and went to jail for 1 year. After leaving jail, he was quickly arrested for another charge. While serving a second sentence, Tweed escaped. He was captured in jail because officials identified him from a Thomas Nast cartoon.]]> 2018-02-15 10:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231838780 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231838827

the elimination of patronage

adoption of a merit system of hiring

]]> 2018-02-15 10:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231838827 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231839753 With employees no longer a source of campaign contributions, politicians turned to wealthy business owners. Therefore, the alliance between government and big business became stronger than ever.]]> 2018-02-15 10:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231839753 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231840880 should go to the most qualified people

• no matter their political views or who recommended them

]]> 2018-02-15 10:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231840880 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231841016 - Election of 1884 - Democratic Party wins for the first time in 28 years with candidate Grover Cleveland.
- Cleveland runs for reelection in 1888 against former Indiana senator Benjamin Harrison.]]> 2018-02-15 10:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231841016 recarter https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231841216 - Served as the mayor of the city whether or not they were officially appointed.
-Had access to jobs, business licenses, and influenced the courts.
- Some bosses built parks, waterworks, and gave money to schools.
- Some bosses also provided government support for new businesses.]]> 2018-02-15 10:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231841216 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231841701 - Republican president Rutherford B. Hayes (1877 - 1881)
- not supported by Congress
- named independents to his cabinet
- set up a commission investigating customhouses (known centers of patronage) - fired 2 of the top officers of the NYC customhouse, where jobs were controlled by the Republican Party]]> 2018-02-15 10:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/231841701 recarter https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232680626 - Since most of the bosses were first or second generation of immigrants, they were able to speak to new immigrants in their own language.
- They helped them with jobs, neutralisation, and housing.
- In return, the immigrants provided votes for the bosses.]]> 2018-02-18 12:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232680626 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232741386 - authorized a bipartisan civil service commission
- appointments to federal jobs made through a merit system based on candidates' performance on an examination ]]> 2018-02-18 19:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232741386 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232750861 - public administration becoming more honest and efficient
- politicians turning to other sources for donations]]> 2018-02-18 20:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232750861 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232754077 1. Reformers
2. Stalwarts - supported patronage]]> 2018-02-18 21:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232754077 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232755805 - Hayes doesn't run for reelection
- neither reformers nor Stalwarts could win a majority of delegates
- independent presidential candidate wins]]> 2018-02-18 21:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232755805 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232756483 President James A. Garfield - Ohio congressman; tied to reformers
Vice-President Chester A. Arthur - Stalwart]]> 2018-02-18 21:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232756483 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232757854 - gave reformers most patronage jobs]]> 2018-02-18 21:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232757854 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232758868 Garfield assassinated by a Stalwart in July 1881]]> 2018-02-18 21:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232758868 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232759048 - turned reformer once president]]> 2018-02-18 21:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232759048 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232832846 - first elected in 1884; ran for reelection in 1888; elected again in 1892
- member of the Democratic Party
- Tried to lower tariff rates, but Congress refused to support him.
- Supported a bill for lowering the McKinley Tariff, but refused to sign it because it also provided a federal income tax.
- The Wilson-Gorman Tariff became a law without the president’s signature.]]> 2018-02-19 08:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232832846 gekuvshinnikov https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232834786 - in 1888, he took the majority of electoral votes and presidency
- member of the Republican Party
- financed by companies that wanted even higher tariffs
- signed the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, which raised tariffs on manufactured goods]]> 2018-02-19 08:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/232834786 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/233750688 end at 8:11]]> 2018-02-21 14:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/233750688 mamacovei https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/241109765 graft = illegal use of political influence for personal gain; bribery and other corrupt practices;]]> 2018-03-12 20:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/241109765 https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/241621243 2018-03-13 20:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/recarter/dv6j0385ricc/wish/241621243