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Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890

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More than she can carry

More than she can carry

Whitelaw Reid places a bundled-up package labeled “Blaine” and “Rotten Record” on top of a large pile in a basket being carried by a woman labeled “Republican Party” who is stooped under the burden and leaning on a staff labeled “War Record.” Others already in the basket are “Kellogg” labeled “Returning Board & Star Ro,” “Keifer” labeled “Speakership Corruption,” “Dorsey” labeled “Star Route Swindle,” “Brady” labeled “Star Route Swindle,” “Robeson” labeled “Navy Ring,” “Grant’s IId Term Washington Ring,” and “Belknap” who resigned as Grant’s Secretary of War in 1876. A man labeled “Phelps Whitewasher” is holding the ladder for Reid.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-05-14

Puck’s plan to relieve the country of two embarrassments – give Grant the surplus, and let him spend it on a little court of his own

Puck’s plan to relieve the country of two embarrassments – give Grant the surplus, and let him spend it on a little court of his own

Ulysses S. Grant as a king sits on a throne, surrounded by his courtiers, identified as Rev. J. P. Newman, Henry Ward Beecher, Roscoe Conkling, Jay Gould, George W. Childs, William Belknap, G. Jones, Senator John P. Jones, Simon Cameron, James Donald Cameron, James D. Fish, John A. Logan, T. C. Platt, George M. Robeson, [and] Joseph W. Keifer.” The unidentified man standing behind Logan may be Ferdinand Ward. At center is a large cushion covered with coins labeled “$150,000,000 Surplus – Result of Over-Taxation.” In the background is a standard that states “Glory to the Ex-Decoy for Grant & Ward.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-05-21

The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public morality

The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public morality

A procession carries an embalmed James Gillespie Blaine to a place among other embalmed Republicans in an Egyptian tomb. Among those previously embalmed are Thomas Collier Platt, Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas Brady, Ulysses S. Grant, Roscoe Conkling, George M. Robeson, Joseph W. Keifer, William P. Kellogg, and William Belknap. Among those carrying the embalmed Blaine, labeled “Nominated June 6, Embalmed Nov. 1884” are William W. Phelps, Whitelaw Reid, William H. Robertson, Powell Clayton, and Joseph Medill. Caption: The wire-pullers have nominated him; but the people will send him where they have sent the others.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-06-11

A way out of President Arthur’s dilemma

A way out of President Arthur’s dilemma

Ulysses S. Grant recommends to President Chester A. Arthur some “friends” of his as political appointees. All the men shown were involved in scandals during Grant’s administration. Caption: General Grant “Don’t be troubled if a few fellows do decline. Here are some friends of mine who never refuse office.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1881-11-02

Letter from Basil Wilson Duke to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Basil Wilson Duke to Theodore Roosevelt

Basil Wilson Duke endorses Morris Belknap as Kentucky gubernatorial candidate. Duke speculates that the result of the election will be a Republican victory, as the Democrats are divided, discontent, and have engaged in fraud. He also concludes that the Republican party is fractured, especially the African Americans whom he thinks will not vote in the polls.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-28