My rivals stood silent.

I got the lot for $2.50 and gave them their share.

That's how the attempt to do Plunkitt ended, and that's how all such attempts end.
I've told you how I got rich by honest graft.

Now, let me tell you that most politicians who are accused of robbin' the city get rich the same way.
They didn't steal a dollar from the city treasury.

They just seen their opportunities and took them.