Complex sentence: Hammond, a corrupt and apathetic, though charismatic, party hack, cares little for the pressing problems of the day, declaring that crushing unemployment and rampant bootlegging are "local problems" that the federal government should stay out of.
Split into simpler sentences: Hammond, a corrupt and apathetic, though charismatic, party hack, cares little for the pressing problems of the day. He declares unemployment and rampant bootlegging are "local problems" that the federal government should stay out of.