see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammany_Hall#:~:text=Tammany%20Hall%20became%20a%20locally,crack%20down%20on%20Tammany%20Hall.
See also "Boss Tweed".
Everything old is new again
Immigrants to Dem voters, cartoons from Thomas Nast - made oversized so you can read the fine print.
Thanks for this post. How soon we forget...