WHAT DOES TAMMANYISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of Tammanyism in the English dictionary
The definition of Tammanyism in the dictionary is the principles and activities of Tammany Hall, the central organization of the Democratic Party in New York county, notorious for the corruption in city and state politics that it fostered in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAMMANYISM»
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Biographical Sketches: With Other Literary Remains of the ...
TAMMANYISM. We learn from the papers that some efforts are making in
Philadelphia to introduce Tammanyism into Pennsylvania. In the event of
success, its progress westwardly may be expected. The same power that
requires its existence ...
John Wilson Campbell, 1838
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O Brave New Words!: Native American Loanwords in Current English
... of an organization exercising or seeking municipal political control by methods
often associated with corruption or bossism Tammanyism - (etym. above); the
political principles or practices associated with Tammany Hall Tammanyite - (
etym.
... and to-day is occupying a most important position in Washington, superseding
officers who have had long years of creditable service. I think that that is one
instance of ' ' Tammanyism, ' ' as far as the present Government is concerned.
New Zealand. Parliament, 1946
At the present time it is " Tammanyism " within the law, but Tammanyism " all the
same. Now, the Prime Minister smiles at my remark, but I will just read to him and
remind him what his opinion was on this question in the year 1895. The Right ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1923
Tammanyism is "politics" at its worst, with this difference — Tammanyism violates
the rules of politics itself for the profit of Tammany leaders, their families and their
pay clients. It would be bad enough if Tammanyism's corruption and waste ...
James Emmet Finegan, 1933
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Thinking Through the Past: Since 1865
Tammanyism in New York has more to offer, therefore it recruits faster and
miseducates in more subtle ways. It can intimidate more and bribe more without
mnning into the penal law. Tammanyism menaces democracy not so much
because of ...
7
Once Upon a Time in New York: Jimmy Walker, Franklin ...
The Republicans had blown Walker's trial into an issue of Roosevelt and
Tammanyism. In his political biography, Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox, James
MacGregor Burns observed, “The Governor had walked the political tightrope
expertly.
... sniping, Smith turned on bigger game. Already he had dropped a hint about
Chinese slavery. Now references to Tammanyism and Nonconformity were
nothing other than aiming shots at his next target, the President of the Board of
Trade.
Michael Edwards, Christopher Reid, 2004
9
The World's Balance Wheel
Clericalism, Tammanyism, Bolshevism, Syndicalism — and all in the guise of
interest in the people — get their holds and their profits in this way. It is essential
that we be locally wise and history wise. Any class or section or organization that
is ...
10
The Triumph of Ethnic Progressivism: urban political culture ...
Both sides pursued their favorite reform themes: the GGA equated “Curleyism”
with “Tammanyism” and called for the end of “old machine rule”; Curley portrayed
himself as a reformer battling “bosses” with “unlimited resources.” But these ...
James J. CONNOLLY, James J Connolly, 2009
