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As the crusade progressed the details of the great crime, becoming better understood, made Tammany's position intolerable.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “As the crusade progressed the details of the great crime, becoming better understood, made Tammany's position…”
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This quote indicates the growing awareness of Tammany Hall's corruption as public sentiment shifted against it.
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