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“The Good Time to Come” |
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Cartoonist: Thomas Hogan |
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Source: Harper's Weekly |
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Date:
November 23, 1872, p. 909
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
This elaborate cartoon is Edenic in its
celebration of President Ulysses S. Grant's reelection. The Angel of Peace,
bathed in a brilliant heavenly light, heralds all good things to come, including
"impartial suffrage" (i.e., the enforcement of voting rights for black
men) and "universal education" (i.e., public schools). In the center,
the names of the president and his new vice president, Henry Wilson, appear over
the radiant, pristine facade of the Capitol and other federal government
buildings. On the right, the symbols of peace and prosperity include a public
schoolhouse, factories, ships, and a railroad. On the left side, cheering
citizens include families, soldiers, and farmers with their hay wagons. Above
the latter (far left), the ominous clouds of "Anarchy,"
"Disloyalty," and "Ruin" dissipate in the glow of Republican
victory. |
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