Who is the one who really controls the Big Apple (New York City)?

In 1938, the vast majority of New Yorkers would tell you that this person was not New York Mayor LaGuardia, nor New York Governor Lehmann, nor Roosevelt who entered the White House from New York State, but "Suchems." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Sachemus" is not the name of a single person, but the exclusive name given to the supreme leader of the Tammoni Society, which means "chief" in the Indian language. For more than 70 years after the Civil War, New York City politics was controlled by the Tammoni Society's successive "Sacchems."

As a native New Yorker, John knew all too well what the Tammony Society was all about. Founded in 1786 by a group of former Continental Army soldiers under George Washington, this political organization was originally a national patriotic charity.

But now, it has become the largest political and business corruption group in the United States, controlling not only the Democratic Party in New York City, but also the political life of the entire New York City.

Anyone who knows the American political system knows that the entire administrative system is divided into two parts.

One is a system of "senior bureaucracy" composed of presidents, vice presidents, secretaries of state, ministers, vice-ministers, governors-in-chief, envoys, and other officials at or above the bureau level. These people are generally appointed directly by the president, and when the president steps down, these thousands of people will have to follow suit.

The other is the so-called grass-roots civil service system "below the bureau level". It has little to do with these people who becomes president, they are only responsible for implementing the executive orders of their superiors. Although these people do not have much power, they tend to hold a certain position for a long time and also form a special influence in certain fields.

Like the federal government, the mayor of New York City is elected, and senior city officials are appointed by the mayor. But New York's grassroots civil service has been in the hands of the Tammony Association on the side of the Democratic Party.

This is also the reason why New York is obviously the area with the largest concentration of capital tycoons, but the Republican Party, which represents the interests of the bigwigs, has always been unable to fight the Democratic Party. Even if you win the election, it is useless, the mayor can't command the grassroots civil servants below, and no matter how good the policy is, it won't be implemented.

Moreover, if the Tammoni Association only controlled the government of New York, after all, the struggle between the two parties generally does not involve such a low level. The point is that they also began to get involved in the New York elections.

First, they used their power to win a large number of votes by helping foreign immigrants naturalize and providing them with food, shelter, and work. You know, since the Irish potato crisis, New York has added at least 100,000 foreign immigrants every year.

They then used the votes to influence the election and increase their influence over the Democratic Party. Originally, the Democrats cooperated with the Tammoni Association because they saw their ability to win votes and used them as election machines. As a result, for decades, the Democratic Party in New York State was controlled by the Tammony Association.

From 1850 onwards, the appointment of New York City officials was completely controlled by the Tammony Society. They placed key members of the association in key positions in various government departments, and manipulated the finances, personnel, and law and order of New York City.

Today, the Tammoni Society has become a stronghold for careerists who use power for personal gain. They have used their power to contract power supply, water supply, road paving and other projects to association members and relevant officials to extract high "kickbacks".

At the craziest of times, then-"Sachems" Tweed alone looted $45 million from taxpayers through political and business collusion.

The more John thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was justified. The people William asked him to take care of were all middle-level cadres of the county board of supervisors and the municipal management committee of the Republican Party. If Dewey wanted to take action on the Tammoni Society corruption case, these people should be of great use.

John knew that not only the Republicans, but also the Democrats had long wanted to attack the Tammoni Association. It's just that one has failed to catch it, and the other is just a rat trap. (Roosevelt tried to arrest Jimmy Hines several times when he was governor of New York, but was unable to do so.) ）

Therefore, although Dewey's move seems dangerous, it is actually not very risky. Especially when compared to the benefits after the fact, this risk is simply not worth mentioning.

Historically, Dewey "became a god" in one fell swoop by virtue of his efforts to defeat the corrupt Tammoni clique. As a result, he became "America's preeminent prosecutor and prosecutor," serving as governor of New York and running twice as a Republican presidential candidate.

Although he failed to run for president twice, Dewey's previous achievements were enough to last a lifetime in politics, especially the judicial system.

John was a little envious and jealous of Dewey, a small prosecutor who was only two years older than him. Why did this guy treat the party bigwigs like this. Before the age of 40, the road to the political summit has been paved.

As for himself, he is still working hard to contribute to his "road to godhood", in order to make some good karma and have a "backer" in the future. Why is the gap between this person and man so big?

It was useless to sigh no matter how much he sighed, John still had to honestly follow the plans of the party bigwigs. In the past two days, he frequently took those "little bureau chiefs" to attend various public or semi-public political gatherings.

John is sending a signal: these are my people, everyone give some face, don't touch them casually.

Which one of the people in the mixed political circle is not a human spirit, and everyone quickly understands what John means. Vanderbilt is a big family in New York, and John has just made the state bigwigs owe favors. Now people just want to keep a few "old ministries", who can say anything.

Anyway, it's just a few "inconsequential" petty officials, and as long as William doesn't come back from Rhode Island, they really don't hurt at every turn. Now that you can understand the favor you owe, why not.

Judging from the feedback John received, the response from the Democratic Party was still very fast. Life has been much better since those guys went back. Although there is still no hope of promotion, it is no longer a "poor worm" who is excluded everywhere. At least in their respective acres and thirds of land, it is a lot easier to speak.

Well, the mission is done. If it weren't for William's repeated advice, John would have taken Adele's mother and daughter back to Los Angeles. He didn't want to stay and hold Dewey's stinky feet.

Moreover, the overthrow of the Tamoni corrupt clique is not something that can be done overnight. John estimated that Dewey would have to secretly investigate for three or five years before he dared to make a move. Occasionally serve as Dewey's wingman and help him cover up, but if he really wants to get involved and become Dewey's assistant, John is not interested in this.

Just as John and Adele were discussing whether to go to Los Angeles together first, or go to Washington to clean up the house. New York Governor Lehman's secretary called and asked him to come to the governor's office early the next morning.

What can this old guy do with me? John was a little puzzled for a moment. Don't look at William and Lehmann in the media these days, looking like "good friends", in fact, there are not too many dirty things between the two. John didn't think Lyman would be kind enough to him.

Unexpectedly, when they met the next day, Lyman was very enthusiastic about John. The compliments to John and FedEx made John blush.

After that, Lyman not only came up with a cooperation agreement between the state department of civil affairs and FedEx, but also an invitation. The invitation was an invitation from President Roosevelt to the Hot Springs Town.

When Roosevelt asked John to be his special observer, he said that he would invite him to come to his home when John returned home. John thought he was just talking, but he didn't expect it to be true.

Unbeknownst to John, Roosevelt had been thinking about him for days in the hot spring town on the outskirts of Atlanta. In the days when the New England hurricane was raging, Roosevelt had been recuperating in the hot spring town.

If the country had been left in the previous life, such a leader would have been scolded to death a long time ago. But in the United States, it was normal for Roosevelt to take a vacation to recuperate at this time. The hurricane disaster is the New York State government's own business, and he, the federal president, has no authority to deal with it.

Before extending the invitation to John, Roosevelt had repeatedly studied John's reports written in Europe and personally consulted Stimson, Davis, Donovan, and others.

Eventually, Roosevelt decided to interview John once before deciding whether to make him a participant in a "secret plan."