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Benjamin Butler
...in the Weekly). His cock-eye, unethical if never-quite-proved dealings, autocratic and sometimes chameleon-like behavior, and frequent failures, made him a caricaturist’s dream come true. He led the charge in the...
“Peevish School-boys, Worthless of Such Honor”
...Albert Bigelow Paine, his Republican targets were angry. Senator John Logan complained to Nast’s friend Norton Chipman: “Little Nast thinks he can teach statesmen how to run the government! Anybody...
A General Blow Up – Dead Asses Kicking a Live Lion
Harper’s Weekly – May 16, 1874 It took political courage to veto the Inflation Bill, so Nast’s depiction of President Ulysses Grant as a lion was apt. The Fine-Ass Committee...
The Economical Council, Albany, New York
...of bishops were identified on their miters or vestments. Their religious commandments written on the wall behind Tweed were: “Thou shalt steal, bear false witness, and vote often. They all...
The Power Behind the Throne
...Hoffman all had positive public images, while the press was largely controlled. Tammany excelled at keeping mouths and records closed, so meaningful information was hard to come by. In fact,...
Our Modern Falstaff Reviewing His Army
...the Ring, as a diminutive royal jester in front. (Falstaff was commissioned to raise an army for Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, but he allowed the able-bodied to bribe their way...
“That’s What’s the Matter”
Harper’s Weekly – October 7, 1871 After the polls closed and the ballot box shenanigans were complete, two canvassers in each district tallied the votes and forwarded the results to...
The New Board of Education
...books published by Tweed’s New York Printing Company. This would have cost Harper Brothers at least $50,000 annually if Tweed had not been overthrown. There was some internal debate, but...
The American River Ganges
...River Ganges. Sub-titled The Priests and the Children, it accompanied Eugene Lawrence’s scathing commentary of the same name on the preceding page. Lawrence pointed out that public schools in the...
Shadows of Forthcoming Events (extract)
...Senator; another rumor had Tweed wanting to be ambassador to England. Comptroller Connolly would continue to hold the fort as the city’s financial boss, while chief strategist Sweeny, rejecting any...