The only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of election in 1884
Subject(s): Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886, Presidents--Elections, Scandals, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886
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A man has hooks for hands and has labels over his ears and mouth that state “Deaf” and “Dumb.” Hanging from one hook is a paper that states “Elected.” Drowning in paper in the background are Benjamin Butler with notes that state “Big Talk Butler, Big Promises Butler, I’m Going to Reform Everything, B.F.B., [and] The Government Belongs to its Friends,” Winfield Scott Hancock with notes that state “Foolish Letters” and “What I Know About the Tariff Question, Hancock,” and Samuel J. Tilden, holding a quill pen, with a note labeled “Cipher Dispatches.” Caption: One who can neither make foolish speeches, write foolish letters, nor listen to foolish counsel.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1883-01-24
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
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:
The only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of election in 1884. [January 24, 1883]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288126. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. The only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of election in 1884. [24 Jan. 1883]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288126.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1883, January 24]. The only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of election in 1884.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288126.
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. March 12, 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.
