Romish politics - anything to beat Grant / Th. Nast.

Caricature of "Irish Roman Catholic invader", who is telling Horace Greeley: "The Y.M.C.A. want the Bible in the public school, assuming that this is a Christian country. We want the Priest, the Brother, and the Sister in our public schools, not assuming, but endeavoring to effect, that this is a Catholic country".
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1872 Aug. 17.
Reference copy may be in LOT 7012.
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Caption card tracings: Pres. contests 1872; Catholic Church; Artists, Publ. I.; Cartoons, US 1872; Y.M.C.A.; Religion Church and state; B.I.; Irish in U.S.; Shelf.