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Civil War, "Bloody Shirt," and Black Americans |
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“Not a Fit Party to Trust” |
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Cartoonist: Bernhard Gillam |
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Source: Harper's Weekly |
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Date:
October 9, 1880, p. 652
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
This cartoon is a clear statement that the American voters should not turn
control of the federal government over to the Democratic party because it is the
party of Rebellion (i.e., the Confederate cause). Twenty years have not been
enough time to wipe away that indictment. Uncle Sam points out the treacherous
rocks into which the Democratic party nearly wrecked the Ship of State:
"Rebel Pensions," "Lost Cause," "Rebel Claims,"
"Repudiation," "Fraud," "Spoils," and
"Inflation." The rejected Winfield Hancock is joined by (left to
right): former congressman Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts, Senator L. Q. C.
Lamar of Mississippi, Senator Wade Hampton of South Carolina, and Louisville
Courier-Journal editor Henry Watterson of Kentucky. |
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