Assertion: party | /r/AtLocation | control of local government
Facets:
value: of .
type: OTHER
value: of the courts
type: OTHER
value: of public finances
type: OTHER
value: of the police
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Operating in this manner, a party could frequently guarantee a majority in an election to the candidates of its choosing, and, once it was in control of local government, of the police, the courts, and public finances, etc., the machine and its clients were assured of impunity in illicit activities such as prostitution and gambling rings and of the granting of public contracts to favoured businessmen.