Photo of Puck,Pyrrhic Victory of Mulligan Guards in Maine,1884,Keppler,Dorsey

Title: The pyrrhic victory of the Mulligan guards in Maine / J. Keppler.
Creator(s): Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1884 September 17.
Summary: 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 rests his left hand on the head of W.W. Phelps who is holding a sword and a battered shield labeled 'Blaines Magnetism'. Whitelaw Reid, wearing a paper hat, carries a standard that states 'Moral Ideas,' (crossed out) 'Soap and Success!' Stephen B. Elkins presents a 'Report' to John A. Logan and Blaine that states 'Great Victory in Maine! Blaine Vindicated! Cost $265,000'. Charles A. Dana sits in the lower right corner pouring 'Personal Animosity' into cannonballs labeled 'Personal Animosity, Spite, Mud Bombs, [and] Malice'. Frederick Douglass holds a sign labeled 'Mulligan Guards Blaine's Record' that appears to have drawn considerable enemy fire. On the left, 'A.M. Clapp' turns his empty pockets inside out and George M. Robeson looks at an empty cash barrel. In the background, there is action at the 'Whiskey Arsenal, Fort Cleveland, Polls, [and] Fort St. John', and casualties on the battlefield.
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption: 'Another victory like this and our money's gone!'
Illus. from Puck, v. 16, no. 393, (1884 September 17), centerfold.
Copyright 1884 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Clapp, A. M.--(Almon M.)
Robeson, George M.--(George Maxwell),--1829-1897.
Douglass, Frederick,--1818-1895.
Elkins, Stephen B.--(Stephen Benton),--1841-1911.
Raum, Green B.--(Green Berry),--1829-1909.
Reid, Whitelaw,--1837-1912.
Logan, John Alexander,--1826-1886.
Blaine, James Gillespie,--1830-1893.
Dorsey, Stephen Wallace,--1842-1916.
Brady, Thomas J.--(Thomas Jefferson),--1839-1904.
Phelps, William Walter,--1839-1894.
Dana, Charles A.--(Charles Anderson),--1819-1897.
Presidential elections--1880-1890.
Corruption--1880-1890.
Scandals--1880-1890.
Campaigns & battles--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2011661828/
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