Despite the mayor’s un-questioned questionability he found un-wavering support from the City’s working class, particularly the Irish, who felt that he protected them from a…
“…patronizing, Anti-Immigrant elite class…”
Ahh! Man of the People, sort, eh?!
Could say…
“…Mayor Wood’s deliberate failure to enforce temperance laws which would have restricted drinking saloons made him a hero among the under-class…”
A good man - I knew it !
At least not all bad, anyway…
“ To help maintain his iron like grip on the city, however, Wood misused…
New York’s Finest
…as a personal cudgel to guarantee election results & therefore his power…”
At least the people could have a drink, ocassionally !
…Sorry, you’ll have to excuse me a minute…
