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“Grand Larceny vs. Petty Larceny …”
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This cartoon takes the perspective that the
amount of money stolen by the Tweed Ring from the New York City treasury ($12
million) pales in comparison with the money "stolen" by the Grant
administration ($168 million). Cartoonist Matt Morgan has arrived at the latter
figure by calculating the increased debt of Southern states due to the
Reconstruction policies of the national and state Republican administrations. In
the artist's view, the aim of the expenditures is not the public good, but
sustaining President Grant and other Republicans in power. The message is
reinforced by a spurious quote attributed to Grant. |
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