Jewish influences in American life : $b volume III of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a third selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn IndependentFord, Henry
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Jewish influences in American life : $b volume III of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a third selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent
Ford, Henry
Antisemitic literature; Jews -- United States; United States -- Ethnic relations
Why this change? Is it due to the dying out of Tammany Hall as a
political force? No, Tammany is still there, as any New York politician
will tell you. Is it due, then, to a reform of that organization? No,
the Tammany tiger has not changed its stripes. Then, perhaps, this
change is due to public sentiment? Not at all. The explanation is to be
found along other lines.
There was a time when fearless publications told the truth about
Tammany, but _Harper’s Weekly_ and others which waged fierce war against
the Tiger, have either gone out of existence or have fallen under
control of the Jews. The silence which has shrouded certain matters must
not be noted and set aside without reference to the changed control of
the press. There was a time when public bodies like the Citizens’ Union
organized to oppose Tammany and to keep a volunteer vigil on its
activities: these groups have succumbed to Jewish contributions and
officership and no longer stand guard.
The outcry against Tammany seemed to be hushed the moment that Tammany
patronage fell into the hands of New York Jews, where it now reposes,
the Kehillah being the real political center, and Tammany but a
distributing station—a sort of organizational “Gentile front” for the
more powerful Kehillah. A few Tammany leaders are permitted to strut out
in front, but everyone knows that from the Wigwam chiefs the power has
departed, it is now to be found in Jewish conferences. Murphy is still
the titular head of Tammany, but like a Samson shorn, he is not feared
and obeyed as of yore. In fact, the Judaization of Tammany Hall is now
complete. Once in a while the Irish—always a match for the Jews—rear
their heads and show battle, but for the most part Jewish money rules
and the Tiger lies down.
Tammany Hall was one of the strongest political organizations ever seen
in the United States, potent not only in municipal and state politics,
but often exercising a decisive influence on national affairs. It was,
without exaggeration, _powerful_.
If there is one quality that attracts Jews, it is power. Wherever the
seat of power may be, thither they swarm obsequiously. As Tammany was
power and the gate of power, it was natural that the Jews of the biggest
Jewish city in the world should court it. Doubtless, they were also
affected by the incongruity of the fact that in the biggest Jewish city,
the most solid political power was non-Jewish. That was a condition
which called for correction.
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