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“Our Portrait Gallery—No. 10: Douglas in search of his Mother…” and “Rail Lyrics—No. 10” |
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Cartoonist: Unknown |
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Source: The Rail Splitter (Chicago) |
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Date:
August 25, 1860, p. 1
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
This cartoon and poem in The Chicago Rail Splitter (Chicago) poke fun at Northern Democratic presidential nominee Stephen Douglas for using a visit to his mother as a pretext for a campaign tour of the Northeast. There was a longstanding tradition against presidential candidates stumping for office. Douglas’s 1860 electioneering in the Northeast and later in the South were the first issues-oriented speaking tours by a presidential nominee.
Douglas was known as a hard drinker, and the “great principle” in his pocket is a bottle of alcohol. |
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