Bars were as integral to the political scene of post-Civil
War Boston as personation, and almost any man who voted right, deserved a free
beer, or maybe several free beers, come polling day. Alcohol and politics –
each seemed almost an extension of the other. The saloon was the workingman’s
club, where politics were debated and ward bosses held court.
from Jack (A Life Like No Other) by Geoffrey Peret.
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