The new leader and the old chorus
Subject(s): Beggars, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Brady, Thomas Jefferson, 1839-1904, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917, Civil service reform, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Keifer, Joseph Warren, 1836-1932, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Mahone, William, 1826-1895, Patronage, Political, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Political parties--Platforms, Riddleberger, Harrison Holt, 1844-1890, Roach, John, 1813-1887, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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John Logan, labeled “New Leader” of the Republican Party, the “party of Reform and Puritee,” holds a paper that states “Logan Speec[h] at Boston July 1885.” He is standing in the street between the White House and the U.S. Treasury, leading a chorus of tramps identified as “J. Gould, Field, Mahone, Roach, Riddleberger, T. Platt, Ex leader [James G. Blaine], Robeson, Keifer, Chandler, Brady, [and] Dorsey,” and an unidentified blind man who looks like Benjamin F. Butler. Some carry battered hand-pails labeled “Empty Hopes.” On the United States Treasury building is a sign, “Notice No Tramps,” and on the White House, where President Cleveland is leaning out a window, is another sign that states “No Tramps Admitted.” Uncle Sam, as a policeman, is leaning against the wall.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-07-15
Creator(s)
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
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Chicago:
The new leader and the old chorus. [July 15, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287546. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. The new leader and the old chorus. [15 Jul. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287546.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1885, July 15]. The new leader and the old chorus.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287546.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.