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[His] idea was not to corrupt the city government, but to be it; not to hire votes in councils, but
to own councilmen; and so, having seized control of his own organization, he nominated cheap
or dependent men for the select and common councils. Relatives and friends were his first
recourse, then came bartenders, saloon-keepers, liquor dealers ...
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