The administration’s hardest job
Subject(s): Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Endicott, William Crowninshield, 1826-1900, Garland, A. H. (Augustus Hill), 1832-1899, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Manning, Daniel, 1831-1887, McLaughlin, Hugh, 1827-1904, McLean, John R. (John Roll), 1848-1916, Vilas, William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908, Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904
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President Cleveland and his cabinet officers struggle to push and pull the Democratic donkey labeled “Bourbon Democracy” into a stable labeled “Reform Stables.” On the donkey’s hooves, acting as brakes, are the faces of John Kelly labeled “Spoils System,” Charles A. Dana labeled “Anti-Civil Service Reform,” “Mclaughlin”, [and] “J.R. M’Lean.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-07-22
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Publication Date
2014-01-29
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Original Collection
Prints and Photographs division
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
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The administration’s hardest job. [July 22, 1885?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287549. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. The administration’s hardest job. [22 Jul. 1885?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287549.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894.: , [1885, July 22?]. The administration’s hardest job. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287549.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
