Scandals have always been a part of the political landscape in America. Plunkitt of Tamany Hall, by William Riordan explains the scandals of political parties of New York which occurred a century ago. George Washington Plunkitt was the leader of Tamany Hall during that time, and in his book he talks about plain politics, honest and dishonest graft, how civil service laws weakened Tamany hall, political patronage, and even gives practical advice about how to …showed first 75 words of 735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 735 total…financial rewards of his company. Nowadays politics is all about publicity and money. Politics is a game of money and power. those who play well succeed and those who lose just lose. I personally thought that grafting was not a good practice, because the city lost money to Plunkitt, which was tax-payers money. However, like he said “George Washington. Plunkitt saw his opportunities, and He took ’em.” He played the game of politics and succeeded!