Why they dislike him — he will not prove himself a cat’s-paw in the enterprise
Subject(s): Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Civil service reform, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Grady, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1853-1912, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Lions, Monkeys, Patronage, Political, Political parties--Platforms, Presidents--Elections, Tammany Hall
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Grover Cleveland is a lion with his paw on a monkey labeled “T. Grady” on top of a rock labeled “Civil Service Reform.” Nearby is a small fire in which are roasting chestnuts labeled “City Spoils, State Spoils, [and] National Spoils Chestnut.” Cleveland is looking over his right shoulder at a group of monkeys in a tree. Among them are John Kelly, Charles A. Dana, Benjamin F. Butler, Henry Ward Beecher, and three monkeys labeled “Dynamiter, Ward Boss, [and] N. Y. Alderman.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-09-03
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
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Why they dislike him — he will not prove himself a cat’s-paw in the enterprise. [September 3, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287605. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. Why they dislike him — he will not prove himself a cat’s-paw in the enterprise. [3 Sep. 1884]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287605.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1884, September 3]. Why they dislike him — he will not prove himself a cat’s-paw in the enterprise.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287605.
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. April 16, 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.
