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“The Cast He Has In His Eye” |
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Cartoonist: Thomas Nast |
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Source: Harper's Weekly |
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Date:
October 11, 1884, p. 678
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
This cartoon pokes fun at the drooping eye of Benjamin Butler as it argues that the real reason he entered the 1884 presidential campaign as the nominee of the Greenback-Labor party was to make himself a stronger candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1888. |
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