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Grant-able manifest destiny

1 pp 1862

Ulysses S. Grant as a juggler, juggling rings with the names of potential U. S. possessions and spheres of influence written on them.

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Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"

1 pp 1856

This cartoon "portrays the Democratic leaders as jovial and unscrupulous marauders. Robbery, murder and abduction (common occurrences during the struggle between free-soil and pro-slavery advocates in the new states) are laid to Pierce, Buchanan, Cass, Marcy and Douglas. The cheefulness with which these men supported measures leading to such crimes are forcibly emphasized by the cartoonist in depicting them as actual outlaws."

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Social and Political Cartoons

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The great match at Baltimore, between the "Illinois Bantam" and the "Old Cock" of the white house

1 pp 1860

Second Democratic Convention meeting. The Illinois Bantam Stephen A. Douglas defeats James Buchanan, incumbent president, for the nomination but still faces a challenge from John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky. The Democratic Party was split so Douglas and Breckinridge both ran. Douglas took only Missouri and part of New Jersey, while Breckenridge took 11 southern states. The election was won by Abraham Lincoln.

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The modern colossus

1 pp 1848

Election of 1848. Martin van Buren, ex-President and "Free-Soil" Party candidate is shown trying to bridge the gap between the Whig-Abolition platform and the Democratic platform. Both major parties, the Whigs and the Democrats tried to avoid the slavery question during the campaign, whereas the "Free-Soil" party confronted it head on. The Free-Soilers while losing the Presidential election, won enough Congressional seats in the House to hold the balance of power in the absence of a majority in either of the other parties. Z. Taylor, the Whig candidate, defeated Lewis Cass and Van Buren to win the election. Left to right: Abby Felsom; Martin van Buren; William O. Butler; John C. Calhoun; Lewis Cass.

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The rehabilitation of the Democratic Party

1 pp 1885

Illustration shows a scene inside "Cleveland's Clothing Establishment" where President Cleveland and Thomas F. Bayard are fitting a man labeled "Reform Democracy" with the "Thos. Jefferson Pattern", while cabinet members Lucius Q.C. Lamar, William C. Whitney, Daniel Manning, [and] Augustus H. Garland measure, cut, and sew fabric labeled "Justice, Anti-Silver Swindle, New Navy, [and] Honest Administration, Interior Department" on the left side of the shop. A sign on the wall states "No Over-Charging nor Double-Dealing" and a poster shows the "Spring 1885 Styles". Just outside the door is an old man reaching in to grab discarded rags labeled "Spoils System, Old Record, Fraud" and a shillelagh labeled "Rowdy Influence" to place in his cart labeled "G.O. Rep. Party. Highest Price Paid for Castoff Clo's".

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Grant-able manifest destiny

Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"

Social and Political Cartoons

The great match at Baltimore, between the "Illinois Bantam" and the "Old Cock" of the white house

The modern colossus

The rehabilitation of the Democratic Party