Corruption in Government Corruption Scalawags and Carpetbaggers Scalawags

Corruption in Government

Corruption Scalawags and Carpetbaggers Scalawags – white southerner who joined the republican party in hopes to get African American votes for office. Carpetbaggers – Northern who moved to the south after the war Grant and Patronage Grant was an honest man with no political experience Grant picked friends for office. (Patronage) Grants friends turned out to be dishonest

KKK threats against Carpetbaggers

Corruption Whiskey Ring Internal Revenue Collectors and other officials were taking kick backs from Whiskey Companies In return Whiskey companies would not have to pay taxes on their product Political Machine A group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city Offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political or financial support

Political Cartoon Each ring around the barrel is another form of corruption Tammany Ring Canal Ring Indian Ring Sign in the back I beg to repeat these fraudes on the government shall be proded to the very bottom

Corruption Graft Illegal use of political influence for personal gain For example if the city signed a contract with a construction company to build a city building that company would charge more then the actual cost and give that money back to the politician Boss Tweed (William M. Tweed) Head of the most powerful Political Machine in NYC EX: New York County Courthouse should have only cost $3 million but city was charged $13 million Thomas Nast a political cartoonist helped to make the public aware of the Tweed Ring

Tammany Hall

Boss Tweed, “ As long as I count the Votes, what are you going to do about it?

Assignment Scalawags Carpetbaggers Patronage Political Machine Graft Do the following tasks for the above mentioned terms. 1. Define the word. 2. Explain the word in your words. (Summary) 3. Use the word in a sentence. 4. Draw a picture of your word.