The Democratic Team, by A. B. Frost - Harper\'s Weekly, November 11, 1876 for Sale

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The Democratic Team, by A. B. Frost - Harper\'s Weekly, November 11, 1876 For Sale

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The Democratic Team, by A. B. Frost - Harper\'s Weekly, November 11, 1876:
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The Democratic Team - \"Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together\".

by A. B. Frost - Harper\'s Weekly, November 11, 1876FULL PAGE PRINT FROM ORIGINAL ISSUE OF HARPER\'S WEEKLY. Page size approx 16x10 inches. Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
\"During the mid-1870s, John Morrissey battled John Kelly for control of theDemocratic party in New York City. In 1872 Kelly had succeeded William Tweed asthe \"reform\" boss of Tammany Hall, and a few years later Morrisseyformed an anti-Kelly faction that eventually became known as Irving Hall.

In 1876 Kelly worked against Governor Samuel Tilden\'s presidential nomination,but dutifully accepted his party\'s decision. Morrissey, on the other hand, was along-time backer of the New York governor and was said by critics to be thedriving force behind him. It served the purposes of the pro-Republican Harper\'sWeekly to depict Morrissey, instead of Kelly, in charge of Tammany Hall. Usingthe tactic of guilt by association, the newspaper linked Morrissey to bothTammany Hall and Tilden, thus tainting the Democratic nominee with thecorruption of Tammany Hall.

In this cartoon Morrissey steers the Democratic \"team\" of Tilden (r)and his vice-presidential running-mate, Thomas Hendricks (l). Morrissey\'sdisreputable background as a prize-fighter is recalled by his broken nose and asa gambling-house proprietor by the card symbols on his sleeves. The biblicalquote from Deuteronomy 22:10 is meant to evoke the conflicting monetary views ofthe hard-money Tilden and the soft-money Hendricks. Tilden is further ridiculedthrough depiction as the stubborn, and more diminutive, ass to Hendricks\' ox.Note that the legs of Hendricks\' ox convey forward movement, while the legs ofTilden\'s ass are dug into the ground, impeding progress\".