Black Horse Cavalry
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The Black Horse Cavalry was a bipartisan group of corruptionists in the New York state legislature
which during the last quarter of the 19th century preyed particularly on corporations. It usually blackmailed by introducing bills
against the corporations (strike bills) which would be killed if sufficient money were forthcoming.
New York Legislature
The New York State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The New York Constitution does not designate an official term for the two houses together...
which during the last quarter of the 19th century preyed particularly on corporations. It usually blackmailed by introducing bills
Bills
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against the corporations (strike bills) which would be killed if sufficient money were forthcoming.
Sources
- Dictionary of American History by James Truslow AdamsJames Truslow AdamsJames Truslow Adams was an American writer and historian. He was not related to the famous Adams family...
, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940