Spoils System Cartoon, 1885
by Thomas Nast
Title
Spoils System Cartoon, 1885
Artist
Thomas Nast
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Drawing - Engraving
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NAST: SPOILS SYSTEM, 1885.
'Defying the people.' Commentary on the spoils system of political appointments; Columbia admonishes Congressman William Walter Phelps for a comment indicating a belief that political patronage will win out over reform. Cartoon by Thomas Nast, from Harper's Weekly, 1885.
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