tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post5593113817686113130..comments2023-12-14T21:13:46.857-06:00Comments on Tom Roeser's Blog: CHICAGOS SUPREME SOVIET DEMOCRATIC PARTY
32% Turnout Provides the Same Old (Yawn) Results as Apathy Dominates.
Belief Grows that Change Can Only Come from the U. S. Prosecutor.Jake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-35680578552606359282007-03-02T04:03:01.000-06:002007-03-02T04:03:01.000-06:00Mayor William H. Thompson was much maligned for to...Mayor William H. Thompson was much maligned for tolerating corruption and refusing to curb Prohibition Era crime. Some of the criticism is merited, but Anton Cermak epitomized far worse corruption. Cermak was a double agent who served as a legislator and lobbyist for the liquor interests simultaneously without any concerns about conflicts of interest. Cermak actively sought to bring control of the beer and liquor trade into City Hall and may well have been targetted by gangsters after he failed to have Frank Nitti killed by special police officers. It is worth noting that it took the Great Depression to allow the Cermak's Democrats the opportunity to seize control of Chicago and Cook County government. In 1928, Cermak was defeated soundly in a bid for the US Senate and the Democratic Party was nearly broke in Cook County.Dan Kelleynoreply@blogger.com