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Thomas L. James, the man who stamped out the Star Route swindle / J. K...

Print shows Thomas L. James, Postmaster General, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, among papers emblazoned with stars, littering the floor, holding a stamp labeled "Indicment" [sic] in his right hand... More

Lebaudy délivré par la mort

"Délivré par la mort ! Les hommes de proie" (à propos de l'affaire Max Lebaudy).

Puck magazine cover - An uncompleted task / J.A. Wales.

Print shows I. Wayne MacVeagh wearing a workman's apron and holding papers labeled "Wayne McVeagh Resignation", standing in front of a brick wall with a large star on it labeled "To be Bricked up for Star Route... More

One thing he can not shake off / Gillam.

Illustration shows Chester A. Arthur as a cat, with the spout labeled "'Soap' Campaign 1880", that has broken off a pitcher, around his neck; the pitcher labeled "N.Y. Ward Politics" lies on the ground nearby. ... More

Brother Tallman "What never?" Brother Broadman "No, never!" Brother T ...

Print shows Theodore Tilton as "Brother Tallman" and Henry Ward Beecher as "Brother Broadman", full-length portraits, facing each other, standing on the sidewalk outside a building, as Tilton accuses Beecher of... More

The result of the Star Route trials / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows a well-dressed Robert G. Ingersoll carrying two large bags of money labeled "Counsel Fees" as he departs the "Washington Court House"; exiting on the right side, wearing tattered clothing, ar... More

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 only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of elec...

Illustration shows a man with hooks for hands and with labeles over his ears and mouth that state "Deaf" and "Dumb", hanging from one hook is a paper that states "Elected". Drowning in paper in the background a... More

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

The honor of the country in danger / Gillam.

Illustration shows the spirits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln looking at a throne draped with an American flag beneath a sign that states "This coming term will end the first hundred years of the Amer... More

The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat / E. Delaney del. ; Crui...

Cartoon shows Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of York's military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers, civilians and clergymen clustering around her with outstretched arms; Mr. Wad... More

Puck's pyrotechnics - Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all / Opper & C...

Print shows a fireworks display with Puck bowing on a stage in front of a "Fan Light" featuring the likenesses of William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, and Jay Gould; on stage with Puck is a hand... More

"Me and Jack" / Gillam after a popular print.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine wearing shorts, sitting on a board extending over a pond with John A. Logan, as a dog, sitting next to him; a can labeled "Pro-Slavery" is tied to the dog's tail and there is ... More

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

A new bull in the ring / F. Graetz.

Print shows Chester A. Arthur riding the Republican elephant tossed high in the air in a "Political Arena", the elephant is patched with scandals labeled "Credit Mobilier, Collusion with Monopolies, Back Pay Gr... More

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

"Turn the rascals out" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a ship labeled "Life Insurance" taken over by pirates labeled "Pres. $100,000, 1st V.P. $50,000, 2nd V.P. $40,000, 3rd V.P., 4th V.P., 5th V.P. [and] Sonny" who are forcing scapegoats to walk... More

Satterfield cartoon about floods of political scandals

in the spring of 1904, many parts of the northeastern United Etates experienced severe flooding .Bob Satterfield portrayed politicians, bureaucrats, etc, trapped in the floods - which are not of water, but of scandal.

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

Dorsey, the American "informer" - he finds one willing ear / F. Opper.

Print shows the interior of the "N.Y. Sun Editorial Rooms" where "Political Scandals [are] Promptly Attended to", also "Post Mortem Scandals Especially Desired", with elderly editor Charles A. Dana sitting at a... More

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

Bob Satterfield cartoon about Uncle Sam's 1903 Christmas presents

Editorial cartoon, "Uncle Sam's Christmas Smokers." The cartoon depicts Uncle Sam having received several cigars as Christmas presents; however, they are actually exploding cigars -- that is, various scandals ... More

A way out of President Arthur's dilemma / Gillam.

Print shows Ulysses S. Grant recommending to President Chester A. Arthur some "friends" of his as political appointees; all the men shown were involved in scandals during Grant's administration. Caption: Gener... More

Blaine O'Maine / J. Keppler. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows James G. Blaine running through a swamp, chasing a firefly labeled "Presidency" that is thumbing its nose at him. Blaine is leaving a "Bad Political Record" behind him that begins with his "E... More

The false "friend of the workingman" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine standing before starving miners outside the entrance to the "Hocking Valley Mines", he is holding a paper that states "Blaine's $25,000 share in 'Hocking Valley' Ohio" and on ... More

Caricature, Tantalus / J. Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows James G. Blaine as Tantalus chained to a large rock labeled "Mulligan Letters" and standing on rocks labeled "Guano" and "Northern Pacific R.R.", yearning to reach a table laden with food and... More

Puck's plan to relieve the country of two embarrassments - give Grant ...

Illustration shows Ulysses S. Grant as a king sitting on a throne, surrounded by his courtiers, identified as Rev. J.P. Newman, Henry Ward Beecher, Roscoe Conkling, Jay Gould, George W. Childs, William Belknap,... More

More rough riding / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a "Rough Rider" carrying a pike labeled "Fearlessness" and riding an elephant labeled "Administration"; he has chased many men labeled "Dishonest Official" and... More

The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Robert G. Ingersoll, attorney in the Star Route trials, pumping Montfort C. Rerdell, depicted as a pump, for more "Evidence" as Thomas J. Brady and Stephen W. Dorsey stand in the "Prisoners B... More

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

"Where's my square deal?" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows James H. Hyde labeled "Life Insurance Company" drowning in a sea of papers labeled "Exposure, Bribery, Syndicate Profits, Dummy Deals, Wholesale Graft, Fake Transactions, Juggled Reports, 'Ye... More

The new baby / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a man labeled "Corporate Corruption" and a young boy labeled "Rail Road Scandal" lying in bed, and another young child labeled "Life Insurance Scandal" trying to climb into the bed; a man dep... More

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

Out of a job once more! / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows the entrance to the "Republican Headquarter" with a foot extending out the door, having given the boot to a barrel dressed as a cleric labeled "Clerical Slanders", a bag labeled "British Gold... More

A failure in fly-paper / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows flypaper labeled "Butler Fly-Paper Prepared only by Blaine, Elkins, & Co." to which flies do not stick, on a plate on a table; Stephen B. Elkins, standing in the background, is drinking from ... More

A black and white photo of a smiling woman. Mary astor actress silent ...

Stock photography: The most beautiful woman in hollywood. hollywood stars, classic hollywood, hollywood glamour, hollywood stars, classic hollywood, hollywood glamour, hollywood glamour, hollywood stars, classi... More

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