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"The Die is Cast’—Caesar and Pompey in Ohio"

Topic:
Republican Presidential Candidates
Source:
Harper's Weekly
Cartoonist:
Thomas Nast
Date:
April 17, 1880, p. 252
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In 1880, Treasury Secretary (and former senator) John Sherman of Ohio and Senator James Blaine of Maine were major contenders for the Republican presidential nomination. This cartoon reflects Sherman's anger at Blaine's successful attempt to gain backing within the Ohio delegation, at the expense of Sherman, the state's favorite-son candidate. Artist Thomas Nast's overall theme presents the men as "spoilsmen"-i.e., unprincipled politicians who use the patronage system ("the spoils of victory") to gain and keep power for their own sake, not for the good of the people. The cartoonist, an advocate of civil service reform (see "Civil Service Reform" in Issues), uses several symbols to communicate his message of ruthless power for personal gain.
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