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"Our Political Snake-Charmer"
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In February 1860 Stephen Douglas was the leading contender for the Democratic
presidential nomination which was to be decided at the upcoming national
convention in Charleston. In this Vanity Fair cartoon he is depicted as a
snake-charmer, precariously handling the snakes of various political parties and
factions—Republican, Democrat, American, Old Line Whigs, Anti-Lecompton, and
Southern American. The artist places John Forney, the editor of the Philadelphia
Press and a major Douglas promoter, in the background as Douglas’s
flute-player. Forney’s position is indicative of his key behind-the-scenes
role in Douglas’s campaign. |
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