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“Tardy Help”

Topic:
The Hill and Tammany Machines
Source:
Judge
Cartoonist:
Victor Gillam
Date:
August 27, 1892, p. 133
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This cartoon reveals the passive hostility of the New York political machines of Senator David B. Hill and Tammany Hall to the presidential candidacy of Grover Cleveland. With a fire raging at “The Democratic Hotel” across the street, Democratic national chairman William Harrity tries to rouse the assistance of (left-right): Senator Hill; “Boss” Richard Croker of Tammany Hall; and Democratic state chairman Edward Murphy. Croker and Murphy ignore Harrity at the direction of Hill, who says, “Let her burn, boys; and when the flames have gone too far we will make a bluff at extinguishing them!”

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