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2c. Huey Long @

Corruption

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Destroyed the old political machine to in place one that he created. Furthered attacks on oil companies with a bill that would tax them further for his personal use.

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“Huey Pierce Long. “ Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale,1998. Gale Biography In Context. Print. 4 Feb.2015.

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Tells how Long pursued a better life for citizens of Louisiana and help bring realization to Louisiana politics but also used dictator methods to control it.

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2a. Huey Long@

Control

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Huey Long was elected senator and used the state guard to get a new set of governors in before he left. Through them he made secret police and in acted many other things to help him keep control like a parliament democracy.

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2d. Huey Long @

Keeping Control

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For Long it was easy to keep control! First, the people loved him and he was refereed to as the common peoples champion. Also, he kept the promise he made to the people. Last he controlled all the big hitters.

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