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Definition Of Politics
The Encyclopædia Britannica defines "political
machine" as, "in U.S. politics, a party
organization, headed by a single boss or small
autocratic group, that commands enough votes to
maintain political and administrative control of
a city, county, or state". William Safire, in his
Safire's Political Dictionary, defines "machine
politics" as "the election of officials and the
passage of legislation through the power of an
organization created for political action"
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Function
A political machine is a party organization that
recruits its members by the use of tangible
incentivesmoney, political jobsand that is
characterized by a high degree of leadership
control over member activity. Political machines
started as grass roots organizations to gain the
patronage needed to win the modern election.
Having strong patronage, these "clubs" were the
main driving force in gaining and getting out the
"straight party vote" in the election districts.
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The Impact Of Politics
As cities and their problems grew rapidly the
political environment changed. No longer did
politicians run small manageable cities. These
were big cities with big city problems and the
government structures designed to cope with these
problems grew. As the government grew it became
the livelihood for many professional politicians.
Some would argue that these politicians were
corrupt, they would argue that they provided a
needed service.
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Negative Effects Of
Politics
The machines were run by a boss who in turn had
precinct captains, ward captains and district
captains underneath him. All of them made sure
that the poor has what they needed. They also
made sure the poor voted... for them!
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Corruption Of Politics
Political machines also often accepted payments
from criminal enterprises in exchange for
protection from police interference with their
activities. In New York City, for example,
protection money paid by gambling and
prostitution rackets offered the infamous
political machine led by William Marcy Tweed a
steady source of income during the mid-19th
century. On election day, a massed army of
small-time thugs and hoodlums returned the favors
of the Tweed Ring by stuffing ballot boxes with
votes for Tweed and intimidating voters.
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In The United States
In the late 19th century, large cities in the
United States Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas
City, New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louiswere
accused of using political machine.This system of
political controlknown as "bossism"emerged
particularly in the Gilded Age. A single powerful
figure (the boss) was at the center and was bound
together to a complex organization of lesser
figures (the political machine) by reciprocity in
promoting financial and social self-interest.
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Voting Strategy
Many machines formed in cities to serve
immigrants to the U.S. in the late 19th century
who viewed machines as a vehicle for political
enfranchisement. Machine workers helped win
elections by turning out large numbers of voters
on election day. It was in the machine's
interests to only maintain a minimally winning
amount of support. Once they were in the majority
and could count on a win, there was less need to
recruit new members
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