Invisible Government

John Francis Hylan, Mayor of New York City from 1918 to 1925:

“The real menace of our republic is this invisible government which like an octopus sprawls its slimy length over city, state and nation.  It seizes in its long and powerful tentacles, our executive officers, our legislative bodies our schools, our courts  our newspapers, and every agency created for the public protection”…”The little coterie of international bankers virtually runs the United States Government for their own selfish purposes.”