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The writing on the wall / J. Keppler.

The writing on the wall / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a dinner party attended by presidential candidate James G. Blaine who is trying to cover himself with pages of the New York Tribune, and by his side, vice-presidential candidate John A. Logan... More

George Hunt - Passing everything on the road / J. Keppler.

George Hunt - Passing everything on the road / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a street on a winter's day, crowded with horse-drawn sleighs, some of which are attempting to get ahead of the others. On the left, a sleigh labeled "J. Gould" carrying Gould, Whitelaw Reid, ... More

The dynamiter's false friends / F. Opper.

The dynamiter's false friends / F. Opper.

Illustration shows newspaper editors Whitelaw Reid and Murat Halstead trying to distance themselves from Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa holding newspaper headlines that indicate their earlier support. Caption: They ... More

Silly old women! - their little brooms can't sweep back the great big ocean / Dalrymple.

Silly old women! - their little brooms can't sweep back the great big ...

Print shows several men dressed as maids holding brooms, standing on shore or awash in huge waves labeled "Business Revival" and "Sound Money"; the men are identified on their bonnets or on their brooms as "Hoa... More

The national dime-museum - will be run during the presidential campaign / Gillam.

The national dime-museum - will be run during the presidential campaig...

Illustration shows a gallery of presidential candidates, clockwise, from bottom left: John Kelly as a card-playing pig, Chester A. Arthur as "The Snake Charmer" charming a snake labeled "Stalwart Vote" with a h... More

Crowding the cabinet-making business / J. Keppler. Joseph Pulitzer

Crowding the cabinet-making business / J. Keppler. Joseph Pulitzer

Illustration shows newspaper editors James Gordon "Bennett" holding up a bust of Roscoe Conkling labeled "Sect. Interior" and a tray labeled "Bennett's Beauties" at his feet; Whitelaw "Reid" holding a tray labe... More

Gulliver-Cleveland takes possession of the enemy's fleet and deprives them of their strength / Gillam.

Gulliver-Cleveland takes possession of the enemy's fleet and deprives ...

Illustration shows President Cleveland as Gulliver with a rope labeled "Good Policy" tied to the ships of the "Republican Party" and pulling them toward the opposite shore where a group of men, among them Ambas... More

Harrison and Reid, and the people

Harrison and Reid, and the people

The drawing shows Columbia, the female figure of America, in a feathered crown, standing before a throne atop a pedestal leaning on a fasces. Two of its rods are labeled "S.C." and "Mass.," and are tied togeth... More

It's no use kicking, he must obey his boss / C.J. Taylor.

It's no use kicking, he must obey his boss / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Thomas C. Platt waving his top hat while riding on the back of a bucking donkey labeled "Tribune" and with the face of Whitelaw Reid, in the ring at the "G.O.P. Circus"; among those in the audience ... More

His boasted magnetism - and the kind of metal it attracts / Gillam.

His boasted magnetism - and the kind of metal it attracts / Gillam.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine as the "plumed knight" wearing cabbage leaves on his head with two plumes labeled "Brag" and "Bluster", and with a quill pen labeled "Gail Hamilton"; he holds a sword labeled ... More

Thanksgiving day, 1884 - "let us be thankful!" / Gillam.

Thanksgiving day, 1884 - "let us be thankful!" / Gillam.

Illustration shows a glum Thanksgiving Day feast with the downtrodden Republican presidential candidate James G. Blaine and his supporters "W.W. Phelps, [Roscoe Conkling at an open door], William Mahone, Cabot ... More

"The sleeping party" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"The sleeping party" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows a woman labeled "Republican Party" asleep in the background, with members of her court, some dressed as women, also asleep, in the foreground; depicted are Whitlaw Reid, Murat Halstead, Russe... More

Thanksgiving / C.J. Taylor. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Thanksgiving / C.J. Taylor. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows a vignette cartoon with young women watching a football game at center, and surrounding vignettes depicting William McKinley as Napoleon I, "New Jersey" cleaning up gambling and horse racing, an uni... More

"Who laughs last laughs best" / Dalrymple.

"Who laughs last laughs best" / Dalrymple.

Print shows Grover Cleveland driving a stagecoach labeled "Administration Coach" carrying "Columbia" and being pulled by two horses labeled "Honest Principles" and "Sound Policy"; it is stuck in a hole labeled ... More

Not this time! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Not this time! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows President Cleveland at the helm of the "Ship of State", it's sails labeled "Honest Pensions, Wilson Tariff Bill, Sound Financial Policy, Adherence to the Traditional Policy of Non-Interference", [an... More

The greatest show on earth - "who can ride the mule?" / J. Keppler.

The greatest show on earth - "who can ride the mule?" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a circus performance under the big top with Uncle Sam as ringmaster for a show with a bucking bronco or donkey labeled "Tariff Question"; the donkey has already thrown one man labeled "Democr... More

The end of the republican party After "The Destruction of Jerusalem" by Kaulbach.

The end of the republican party After "The Destruction of Jerusalem" b...

After a large painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach showing the "destruction of Jerusalem", this print shows the demise of the Republican Party with various Republicans, Mugwumps, Democrats, and allegorical figures,... More

Two political paths / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

Two political paths / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows "Evarts, Reid, Robeson, Logan, [and] Blaine" and William W. Phelps standing on the remains of a bridge "Washed Away by the Freshet of Nov. 1884" labeled "Partisan Civil Service" and finding i... More

Coroner Harrison is a little too previous / Dalrymple.

Coroner Harrison is a little too previous / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam reclining in a chair with his feet resting on a foot stool, on a table next to him are medications labeled "Tariff Reform Tonic" and "Repeal of Sherman Silver Law Elixir", on the floor nex... More

The industrial "cold snap" is over / F. Opper.

The industrial "cold snap" is over / F. Opper.

Print shows William McKinley as a snowman holding papers labeled "Prohbitory [sic] Tariff" and melting beneath a blazing sun labeled "Business Revival"; in the foreground, Matthew S. Quay and James D. Cameron t... More

The skeleton at the feast / J.S. Pughe.

The skeleton at the feast / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows several Republican politicians wearing Roman togas, seated around a banquet table with a skeleton that is holding a standard labeled "McKinley's Shaky Financial Record"; gathered around the table ar... More

The deadly upas tree of Wall Street / J. Keppler.

The deadly upas tree of Wall Street / J. Keppler.

Print shows a large, old tree at the edge of body of water with Albany, N.Y. on the right, in the background, and the U.S. Capitol on the left, in the background. Hanging from the branches are many coins with "... More

The opening of the "aggressive" campaign / J.K.

The opening of the "aggressive" campaign / J.K.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid, in the dark shadows of a street, pouring alcohol from a large jug labeled "Tribune Tonic Crooked Campaign Brand" into the open mouth of an Irish man wearing a plumed hat, a cap... More

The knight of the wind-bag enters the senatorial field / Gillam.

The knight of the wind-bag enters the senatorial field / Gillam.

Illustration shows William M. Evarts as a knight on horseback with Whitelaw Reid as his page who is blowing a horn labeled "Evarts Letter" outside the "Albany Legislature" castle to announce Evarts' arrival. Re... More

The dead issue / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The dead issue / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows President Cleveland standing on the steps of the "White House", watching a funeral procession with the hearse labeled "Calamity Cry killed by Business Revival" and a long line of Republican mourners... More

W-h-o-a!!! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

W-h-o-a!!! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows William McKinley driving a large circus carriage labeled "McKinley's Presidential Band Wagon" being pulled by the Republican Elephant labeled "G.O.P." which has come to a stop at a sign at the edge ... More

The true meaning of Republican harmony / Gillam.

The true meaning of Republican harmony / Gillam.

Illustration shows several Republicans in a temple, with a sacrificial lamb labeled "Civil Service Reform" at the base of a statue labeled "Patronage" with a trident labeled "Spoils"; among them are Chester A. ... More

The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public morality / Gillam.

The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public mo...

Illustration shows a procession carrying an embalmed James G. Blaine to place among other embalmed Republicans in an Egyptian tomb; among those previously embalmed are Thomas C. Platt, Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas... More

Caricature, Squeezed dry / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Squeezed dry / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows John Kelly dressed as an old woman street vendor, sitting at "Mrs. J. Kelly Political Fruit Stand", selling "N.Y. Patronage Lemonade"; he has tossed to the gutter a lemon labeled "Edson" that... More

Consistent civil service reform / F. Opper.

Consistent civil service reform / F. Opper.

Illustration shows President Cleveland handing a paper that states "Re-appointment for Honesty and Efficiency" to Henry G. Pearson for his appointment as Postmaster in New York. Pearson is carrying a box labele... More

The Republican Christmas tree / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The Republican Christmas tree / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a large Christmas tree decorated with ornaments labeled with political offices and presidential appointments; Thomas C. Platt and Matthew S. Quay, who is dressed as a woman, are standing in front of... More

Our national dog-show / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Our national dog-show / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a dog show where a variety of breeds are competing; in the upper left corner, labeled the "Judges' Stand" are several newspaper editors, among them are James Gordon Bennett (N.Y. Herald), Whi... More

The only source from which he gets absolution / J. Keppler.

The only source from which he gets absolution / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid, as a bishop, absolving James G. Blaine, who is kneeling on a long list of scandals, at a confessional labeled "Tribune Sanctum". Includes a statement published in the "N.Y. Tri... More

The resistless march of reform - the "hostiles" must go! / F. Opper.

The resistless march of reform - the "hostiles" must go! / F. Opper.

Illustration shows a large group of politicians, newspaper editors, Tammany Hall bosses, and others, dressed as Native Americans, one carrying a banner that shows a crude drawing of the Tammany(?) tiger labeled... More

Peace, and the good will of all men / Gillam.

Peace, and the good will of all men / Gillam.

Illustration shows a large group of men, some laying wreaths at the base of a bust portrait statue of Ulysses S. Grant that also includes "Grant's Last Letter"; the wreaths are labeled "Southern Soldiers, North... More

They will have to come to it / Gillam.

They will have to come to it / Gillam.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine and John Logan standing next to a grave as Whitelaw Reid places a wreath labeled "To the Memory of Discord" on the grave; the tombstone states "To the Memory of Sectional Stri... More

Through the jungle / Keppler, Jr., Political Cartoon

Through the jungle / Keppler, Jr., Political Cartoon

Print shows President Cleveland as an explorer, with cabinet members John G. Carlisle and Walter Q. Gresham, in a jungle, where they have come across a band of monkeys labeled "D. Hill, C. Dana, W. Reid, Blackb... More

The Republican schoolma'am and her pupils / Dalrymple.

The Republican schoolma'am and her pupils / Dalrymple.

Print shows an elderly woman sitting in a chair on a platform, instructing her students in lessons that have probably been taken from the "Republican Campaign Text Book" sitting on a table on the right, or from... More

More than she can carry / J. Keppler.

More than she can carry / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid placing a bundled-up package labeled "Blaine" and "Rotten Record" on top of a large pile in a basket being carried by a woman labeled "Republican Party" who is stooped under the... More

The monopolists' may-pole / F. Opper.

The monopolists' may-pole / F. Opper.

Illustration shows several wealthy men, "Gould, W.K. Vanderbilt, W.H. Vanderbilt, Sage, Cornell, [and] Cornelius Vanderbilt", some dressed as women, holding ticker tape and dancing around a may pole; Cyrus W. F... More

A flirtation that may lead to serious results in the fall / F. Opper.

A flirtation that may lead to serious results in the fall / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid holding a folding fan labeled "Tribune Windiphone" and dressed as a woman, standing on a beach with John Kelly who is wearing a swimsuit and bonnet, at his feet is a dead fish l... More

The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows William McKinley, as Napoleon I, riding a white horse labeled "Ohio" and carrying a sword labeled "McKinley", on the banks of a river, leading an army that includes Benjamin Harrison, Thomas B. Reed... More

The national honor and credit in good hands / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

The national honor and credit in good hands / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitz...

Print shows President Cleveland holding papers labeled "National Honor and Credit" behind his back, as he faces a group of newspaper editors and legislators labeled "Tribune, N.Y. Sun, Tom Reed, Hill, World, Te... More

The Republican Ponce de Leon and his followers / Keppler, Jr.

The Republican Ponce de Leon and his followers / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows a group of conquistadors labeled "Hoar, Sherman, Depew, Harrison, Reed, McKinley [as Ponce de León], Wanamaker, W. Reid, Boutelle, [and] Foraker" gathered around a pool of water labeled "High Protec... More

Now let the lion beware! / Dalrymple.

Now let the lion beware! / Dalrymple.

Print shows Henry C. Lodge playing a horn labeled "Discrimination Against England", Benjamin Harrison playing cymbals labeled "Bimetallic Standard", Thomas B. Reed beating a tub labeled "Bimetallism" with a clu... More

New York's new solar system / Keppler.

New York's new solar system / Keppler.

Print shows Richard Croker as a radiant sun at the center of New York's "Solar System" with such figures labeled "Pawnbroker, Brewer, Laborer, Hayseed, Fireman, Gambler, Liquor Dealer, Contractor, Soubrette, [a... More

"Stop thief!" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"Stop thief!" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration, reminiscent of Thomas Nast's cartoon of the same title published in Harper's Weekly, October 7, 1871, hence "That trick is very stale", shows a group of monopolists and Blaine supporters scatterin... More

Caricature, A preliminary set-to / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A preliminary set-to / Gillam., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows James G. Blaine badly bruised after boxing a round against the "Ohio Secretary of State" who is slumped against the ropes; William W. Phelps and Whitelaw Reid attempt to revive Blaine with a ... More

Theodore Roosevelt - Bottom's dream, Political Cartoon

Theodore Roosevelt - Bottom's dream, Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Puck's stereotypical Irishman labeled "Democracy" in the role of "Bottom" from Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream", with Puck holding the head of an ass above him. He is holding a paper t... More

Puck magazine cover - "Love's labor's lost" / Gillam.

Puck magazine cover - "Love's labor's lost" / Gillam.

Illustration shows heavily tattooed James G. Blaine sitting on a stool while Whitelaw Reid, using a brush labeled "Tribune Excuses" and a "Explanation Pumice Stone", and William W. Phelps, using "Vindication Sa... More

Puck's notion of the kind of fancy-dress charity ball that would be a real, solid financial success / J. Keppler.

Puck's notion of the kind of fancy-dress charity ball that would be a ...

Illustration shows a costume ball with a band of newspaper editors labeled "Herald, Sun, Staats-Zeitung, World, Times, [and] Evening Post" conducted by Puck; among those present are James G. Blaine, Whitelaw Re... More

The four Rips; or, twenty years behind the age / Gillam.

The four Rips; or, twenty years behind the age / Gillam.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam seated at a table in front of "Uncle Sam's Inter-State Market" with a businessman labeled "Northern Capital" on the right and an agricultural producer labeled "Southern Goods - Cott... More

Puck magazine cover - False weather-prophets / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - False weather-prophets / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid on the roof top of a building, looking through a telescope at the sun labeled "Civil Service Reform", and Charles A. Dana on the neighboring roof top checking a "Sun Barometer";... More

The fake operator and his dupe / Keppler, Jr.

The fake operator and his dupe / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York Tribune newspaper, typing headlines that appear on ticker tape that is being read by a stalwart Republican; the headlines include: "The Country on the Brink of ... More

Hopelessly bound to the stake / Gillam.

Hopelessly bound to the stake / Gillam.

Print shows a man labeled "Workman" tied to a stake labeled "Monopoly" and sitting on a flaming pile of logs with the faces of Jay Gould, William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Roscoe Conkling, Cyrus W. Field, Wh... More

He can't beat his own record / J. Keppler.

He can't beat his own record / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine standing on a racetrack labeled "Republican Race Track" in an arena, apparently frozen in position as his tattooed ghost races past him and a sign that states "Presidential Ra... More

Another patient for Pasteur / F. Opper.

Another patient for Pasteur / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Carl Schurz and newspaper editor George W. Curtis carrying fellow editor Whitelaw Reid up the gangplank of a "French Steamer"; Puck, holding his lithographic pencil, stands at the bottom of t... More

The circus has come! / Keppler., Political Cartoon

The circus has come! / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Print shows William C. "Whitney" as the ringmaster at a circus where "D.B. Hill" is performing a horse riding trick by trying to ride two horses at once, a small horse labeled "Gold Standard" and a larger horse... More

Waiting for the good times to blow over / Dalrymple.

Waiting for the good times to blow over / Dalrymple.

Print shows a large female figure holding a cornucopia labeled "Prosperity 1895", floating toward rays of light that illuminate industrial facilities; she hovers above a group of men gathered around a platform ... More

The allies under the new flag - the Republicans and the monopolists train their guns on the workingmen / Gillam.

The allies under the new flag - the Republicans and the monopolists tr...

Print shows the Republican and monopolist allies raising a flag that states "Down with the Workingman and Up with the Tariff" in an artillery battery where they are aiming a cannon toward "Fort Labor" which is ... More

The political Courtney / Gillam., Confederate States of America.

The political Courtney / Gillam., Confederate States of America.

Illustration shows a scene at a boathouse where an exhausted James G. Blaine, suffering from "Guano Gout", is being attended to by Jay Gould, Whitelaw Reid, George M. Robeson, William W. Phelps, and Stephen B. ... More

The olympus of corruption - "Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the gods" / Gillam.

The olympus of corruption - "Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the go...

Illustration shows James G. Blaine as Apollo playing a lyre labeled "N.Y. Tribune" fashioned from the body of Whitelaw Reid, before a gathering of the gods on Olympus; among those present are Cyrus Field as Mer... More

Raising the funds to buy the presidency / J. Keppler.

Raising the funds to buy the presidency / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows Puck's Independent Party figure sitting on the left next to Puck beneath a sign that states "Independent Road to the White House"; at center, Almon M. Clapp, with a cashbox labeled "Republica... More

Puck magazine cover - Spoiling their calculations / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Spoiling their calculations / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine and Chester A. Arthur sitting at a table on which are papers that state "The Republican State Convention at Utica, N.Y., April 23 1884" and "The Delegates At Large of New York... More

Mr. Hill tries it on / Gillam. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Mr. Hill tries it on / Gillam. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Illustration shows the Governor of New York, David B. Hill, riding backwards on the Democratic donkey labeled "Democracy" running on railroad tracks near a sign that states "Look Out for the Enlightening Expres... More

The opium-joint of the Republican "irreconcilables" -- a cheap way of being happy / Zimmerman.

The opium-joint of the Republican "irreconcilables" -- a cheap way of ...

Illustration shows a scene in an opium den labeled "Bloody Shirt Joint - Blaine & Reid Managers" with James G. Blaine passing out pipes labeled "Tribune Editorials, Blaine's Augusta Speech, Blaine Speeches, [an... More

Two kinds of fool Americans / F.M. Hutchins.

Two kinds of fool Americans / F.M. Hutchins.

Print shows Puck standing between two views of Americans depicted on large sheets of paper; on the left are "The Jingoes" identified as "Reid, Frye, Hoar, [and] Lodge" among others, Reid carries a flag that sta... More

Phryne before the Chicago tribunal / Gillam, with apologies to J.L. Gerome.

Phryne before the Chicago tribunal / Gillam, with apologies to J.L. Ge...

Illustration showing Republican presidential candidate James G. Blaine as the prostitute "Phryne", revealed by Whitelaw Reid, wearing shorts, a bib labeled "Magnetic Pad", and covered with tatoos relating to hi... More

Representative journals & journalists of America

Representative journals & journalists of America

Print shows portraits of journalists and their newspapers, top row, from left: Joseph R. Hawley of the "Hartford Courant", Oswald Ottendorfer of the "New-Yorker Staats-Beitung", Whitelaw Reid of the "New-York T... More

Another bombardment - the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington / Gillam.

Another bombardment - the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Wa...

Print shows newspaper editors Charles A. Dana, James G. Bennett, Carl Schurz, Henry Watterson, George W. Curtis, and Whitelaw Reid, as well as Puck, with a fleet of paper gunboats labeled "N.Y. Times, N.Y. Sun,... More

"Evacuation day" March 4th, 1885 - a Democratic dream / Gillam. Joseph Pulitzer

"Evacuation day" March 4th, 1885 - a Democratic dream / Gillam. Joseph...

Print shows the Republican Party, laying down their arms, lead by Chester A. Arthur, with George M. Robeson, James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, Whitelaw Reid, Carl Schurz, John Sherman, Charles J. Folger, Robert... More

The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge / F. Opper.

The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge / F. Opper.

Illustration shows a large procession crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, at the front, dressed as policeman with nightsticks, are several newspaper editors, among them are James Gordon Bennett, Oswald Ottendorfer, W... More

The pyrrhic victory of the Mulligan guards in Maine / J. Keppler.

The pyrrhic victory of the Mulligan guards in Maine / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine dressed as a knight, the plumes of his helmet labeled "Speakership Record, Mulligan Letters, [and] Credit Mobilier", he holds papers labeled "Aggressive Cash Campaign", and re... More

"The Mulligan guard lies, but - surrenders" / J. Keppler.

"The Mulligan guard lies, but - surrenders" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows an explosion at the "Claim Agency, Formerly Republican Head Quarters" with William M. Evarts peeking through the opening in the tent to survey the damage; several small kiosks labeled "Machin... More

"Whitelaw Reid refuses to accept the New York senatorship" / Gillam.

"Whitelaw Reid refuses to accept the New York senatorship" / Gillam.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid, dressed as a dandy, turning away from a young woman labeled "N.Y. State" who is carrying a bucket labeled "Reform Milk" and headed in a direction indicated by a sign "To Reform... More

"The soul of Blaine" still on the rampage / Gillam.

"The soul of Blaine" still on the rampage / Gillam.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine, wearing Elizabethan style dress, and a small band of accomplices labeled "Clapp, Reid, Murat Halstead, Elkins, [and] Mahone" making their way down a Tudor style street, marki... More

The Administration sawmill / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

The Administration sawmill / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Cleveland standing next to a large "Reform Buzz-Saw" labeled "Pat. 1884 by G. Cleveland" at a sawmill, where three members of his cabinet "Manning, Whitney, [and] Bayard" are millin... More

The two old parties have no use for her / Dalrymple.

The two old parties have no use for her / Dalrymple.

Print shows an old woman with a broom labeled "Spoils System" evicting from the "Democratic Home" a young woman labeled "Civil Service Reform" carrying a bag labeled "Civil Service Laws"; on the street are Benj... More

The extermination of Tammany with a straight Republican ticket / F. Opper.

The extermination of Tammany with a straight Republican ticket / F. Op...

Print shows a tableau painting showing Whitelaw Reid subduing the Tammany Tiger with a broken knife labeled "Straight Rep. Ticket" is being displayed on a stage; Thomas C. Platt, standing on the left, is admiri... More

Representative journals & journalists of America

Representative journals & journalists of America

Print shows portraits of journalists and their newspapers, top row, from left: Joseph R. Hawley of the "Hartford Courant", Oswald Ottendorfer of the "New-Yorker Staats-Beitung", Whitelaw Reid of the "New-York T... More

Building the ark / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Building the ark / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Republican revelers in the foreground making music as they pass a reform ark being constructed in the background. Depicted are John Sherman playing pipes labeled "Southern Outrages", John Log... More

The "press view" at the candidate show / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

The "press view" at the candidate show / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a gallery where many presidential candidates are on display for the press; among the candidates are Jerry Simpson, William A. Peffer, Robert E. Pattison, David B. Hill, James E. Campbell, William C.... More

Mrs. Whitelaw Reid wood engraving, Library of Congress

Mrs. Whitelaw Reid wood engraving, Library of Congress

Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, three-quarters length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1892 Oct. 1, p. 937.

Stone and wrought iron gate at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and Whitelaw Reid, Purchase, New York

Stone and wrought iron gate at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and White...

In album: Ophir Farm, 1895, leaf 1. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Reid family papers (Library of Congress). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1996:040 LM-NV-23

Bridge with rustic work railings and road at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and Whitelaw Reid, Purchase, New York

Bridge with rustic work railings and road at Ophir Farm, home of Elisa...

In album: Ophir Farm, 1895, leaf 2. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Reid family papers (Library of Congress). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1996:040 LM-NV-23

A great past and a pitiful present / Gillam.

A great past and a pitiful present / Gillam.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid, John Sherman, George F. Hoar, and John Logan lifting Uncle Sam above a swamp filled with several faces of corruption labeled "Blainism, Robesonism, Mahone Repudiation, Land Gra... More

Caricature, A desperate situation, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A desperate situation, public domain cartoon image

Print shows Charles A. Schieren headed for city hall labeled "Brooklyn", carrying a book labeled "Business Administration Schieren"; in the foreground, Whitelaw Reid is straddling a trunk labeled "To Salt River... More

He beats them all to pieces / F. Opper.

He beats them all to pieces / F. Opper.

Print shows newspaper editor Whitelaw Reid sitting at a desk, writing editorials condemning the Democrats for the Wilson Tariff Bill, expressing such "Copy for the Tribune" as "The Wilson Bill is meant to incre... More

Harmony and envy / K. after Garnier's "Jour de Fête."

Harmony and envy / K. after Garnier's "Jour de Fête."

Illustration shows a street scene with three monks, Whitelaw Reid, James G. Blaine, and John Logan, walking a few steps ahead of a band of merry revelers composed of Puck, Puck's figure for the "Independent" pa... More

A hard pull / J. Keppler. - Public domain  painting

A hard pull / J. Keppler. - Public domain painting

Illustration shows James G. Blaine dressed as a knight, the plumes of his helmet labeled "Dodger, Speakership Record, [and] Mulligan Letters", he holds papers labeled "Aggressive Cash Campaign" and has his othe... More

"Blaine will be vindicated in November" --N.Y. Tribune / Gillam.

"Blaine will be vindicated in November" --N.Y. Tribune / Gillam.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine, dressed like a Roman statesman, standing on a pedestal that states "What are you going to do about it", a phrase attributed to Boss Tweed. The ghost of Tweed stands behind Bl... More

They saw their "Flying Dutchman" - it crossed their path, and they were lost / Gillam.

They saw their "Flying Dutchman" - it crossed their path, and they wer...

Illustration shows the shipwreck of a ship that lost its course at the sight of the "Flying Dutchman" labeled "Speeches" with the face of James G. Blaine as the ship's figurehead and using the "Bloody Shirt" as... More

Phryne before the Chicago tribunal / Gillam, with apologies to J.L. Gerome.

Phryne before the Chicago tribunal / Gillam, with apologies to J.L. Ge...

Illustration showing Republican presidential candidate James G. Blaine as the prostitute "Phryne", revealed by Whitelaw Reid, wearing shorts, a bib labeled "Magnetic Pad", and covered with tatoos relating to hi... More

Stone gatehouse at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and Whitelaw Reid, Purchase, New York

Stone gatehouse at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and Whitelaw Reid, Pu...

In album: Ophir Farm, 1895, leaf 21. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Reid family papers (Library of Congress). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1996:040 LM-NV-23

The wail of the Jingos / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

The wail of the Jingos / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows "The United Order of Jingoes", comprised of newspaper editors and legislators identified as "Dana, Pulitzer, Reed, Frye, Reid, Lodge, Allison, Boutelle, [and] Hoar", sitting outside the White House ... More

Driveway leading to mansion at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and Whitelaw Reid, Purchase, New York

Driveway leading to mansion at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and White...

In album: Ophir Farm, 1895, leaf 3. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Reid family papers (Library of Congress). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1996:040 LM-NV-23

Driveway leading to mansion at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and Whitelaw Reid, Purchase, New York

Driveway leading to mansion at Ophir Farm, home of Elisabeth and White...

In album: Ophir Farm, 1895, leaf 6. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Reid family papers (Library of Congress). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1996:040 LM-NV-23