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"The Republican Candidate and His Warwick"

Topic:
James G. Blaine: Power Behind the Throne?
Source:
Harper's Weekly
Cartoonist:
William Allen Rogers
Date:
October 13, 1888, p. 769
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This cartoon continues the theme of James Blaine as the power behind Harrison’s throne. The citation informs readers with a quote from Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, Part II that the Republican nominee is sleeping uneasily as he dreams of Blaine dominating his administration and the world. The former and future secretary of state is called “Warwick,” after the first earl of Warwick, Richard Neville (1428-1471), who was known as “the kingmaker” for his role in England’s Wars of the Roses.

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