The sublimely audacious hoax of the Democratic convention, the spectacle of hordes of unconscious puppets of Shaughnessy in the background, the exposure of masterly effrontery hitherto unparalleled in the history of political bossism; these were the culminating, dramatic features of the story, without which it would be as Samson shorn of power.
"The Lash"
Olin L. Lyman
A strong impression that serious party strife and bossism prevail in the Socialist organization is gained by those who read the Marxian papers and magazines.
"The Red Conspiracy"
Joseph J. Mereto
I do mean, however, that there is no reason to point to Australia as a wonder-worker of woman's accomplishment, since her influence has been unable to free labor from the thralldom of political bossism.
"Anarchism and Other Essays"
Emma Goldman