A new bull in the ring
Subject(s): Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Bull rings, Bulls, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Davis, David, 1815-1886, Democratic donkey (Symbolic character), Democratic Party (U.S.), Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886, Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893, Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903, MacVeagh, Wayne, 1833-1917, McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1865-1940, Monopolies, National Greenback Party, National Independent Party (U.S.), Presidents--Elections, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Scandals, Thurman, Allen Granbery, 1813-1895, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886
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Print shows Chester A. Arthur riding the Republican elephant tossed high in the air in a “Political Arena.” The elephant is patched with scandals labeled “Credit Mobilier, Collusion with Monopolies, Back Pay Grab, Third Termism, Whiskey Ring, Navy Ring, [and] Dorsey ‘Soap’ 1880.” Below, on the floor of the arena, Samuel J. Tilden is sitting backwards on a donkey labeled “Incurable” and Puck’s Independent Party figure is riding a bucking bull, its horns labeled “Anti-Monopoly” and “Tariff Reform.” Puck applauds from a viewing stand on the right; sitting in the grandstand at left are Ulysses S. Grant, Cyrus W. Field, Rutherford B. Hayes, Thomas F. Bayard, Winfield Scott Hancock, Benjamin F. Butler, Adams, David Davis, Allen G. Thurman, William M. Evarts, Abram S. Hewitt, George F. Edmunds, Wayne MacVeagh, and George B. McClellan. Caption: Puck presents another prophetic cartoon – and the sooner it is realized the better.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-04-19
Creator(s)
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
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:
A new bull in the ring. [April 19, 1882]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287898. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913. A new bull in the ring. [19 Apr. 1882]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287898.
APA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913., [1882, April 19]. A new bull in the ring.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287898.
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.