Prostitution Of Public Office Jamas Blaine Tammany Hall Boss Tweed Harper's Weekly 1884

Published in "Harper's Weekly 1884". This is a genuine 133 years old antique wood-cut engraving. Sheet size 16” x 11”. See Photos for close up details. This is an original wood block print not a reproduction. 

As in "Grave Regrets," Nast associates Republican presidential nominee James Blaine in this cartoon with the ghost of William Tweed, the corrupt boss of the notorious Tweed Ring which stole $6,000,000 from the New York City treasury in the late 1860s and early 1870s. Nast pictures Blaine with the usual sartorial accessories: the white-feathered hat of the "Plumed Knight"; and the salesman's bag labeled with "20 Years of …" The latter phrase in this case is completed by bluntly comparing Blaine to a prostitute selling favors. Peeking out from behind the door are two of the nominee's most vocal champions, New York Tribune editor Whitelaw Reid (left) and Congressman William Walter Phelps of New Jersey (right).

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