Political Bosses in America

With the industrialization of the United States, the political boss has made rapid progress, and the political boss has held power. At the end of the 19th century, there are political bosses in almost every big city, or at least one of them has the power. Many immigrants from all over the world began to flood the major cities. Past city diversity, America's city diversity is unique. The only common thing about new immigrants is the dream of becoming rich and the current poverty.

As the urban population has increased, new political forces have emerged. The new political forces are political machines controlled by their superiors, and that machine is just a group with political power. The city's boss will manage many important aspects of the city, including the municipal government, police, fire department, municipal institutions that grant business permits, and the funds used to fund large-scale construction projects. Sadly, not all bosses are correct, some use illegal means to win the elections, others like New York's Tweed Ring corrupt and abuse power.

The 1800s were characterized by political bribery and corruption at the state and federal levels. Bribery and corruption soon became a feature of urban politics, lacking adequate and regulated government actions. Mechanical politics is a political system, and the party is dominated by "party's boss". "Party boss" is a professional politician who governs the municipal government and manages the "machine" used to end the work. Construction contractors accept bribes and sell permission to operate utilities such as transportation, water supply, electricity. "Machine" manages the voter's loyalty by allocating political and economic interests such as employment and city contracts. Political machinery and party bosses exchange votes to help new immigrants, especially immigrants, provide services such as employment, housing and police protection.

Individual politics may seem simple and complicated. To maintain power, my boss had to make his voters happy. Most political bosses are seeking the latest and most desperate part of the growing population - immigrants. Occasionally my boss will provide a safe kitchen to accept the vote. Individuals who are community leaders receive city work fees in exchange for their loyalties, sometimes. My boss knows that they must also appeal to big companies and reward them by signing highly profitable contracts with factories and public works projects. Then, these industries will invest a lot of money to keep political machinery power. It looks easy: "You scratch my back, I will hurt you."