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Sheehan, John C., secretary, Aqueduct Commission

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He shouldn’t have any trouble in choosing

He shouldn’t have any trouble in choosing

Father Knickerbocker, labeled “Greater New York” with a “Vote” in his pocket, is deciding between the “Tammany” Tiger on the left, representing “Spoils Gov’t” and kneeling on its “Record” of “Tweedism, Crokerism, Sheehanism, [and] Free Silverism,” and Seth Low, on the right, representing “Non-Partisan Gov’t,” standing on his record of an “Upright Public and Private Career.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-10-13

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

“The independents fought nobly!”

“The independents fought nobly!”

In the aftermath of a battle, David B. Hill is draped over a cannon, while Charles A. Dana and many New York politicians, identified as “Croker, Grant, Hinckley, Sheehan, Gilroy, Murphy, McLaughlin, Smyth, [and] Divver,” as well as the Tammany Tiger, appear to have some wound or injury. Puck is standing on the right holding a military standard that states, “The Principles We Fought For. Free Raw Materials – Civil Service Reform – Honest Money – Economical Government.” Caption: Puck–It is for the benefit of any party to be purified of its baser elements!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-11-21

Creator(s)

Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909

A down-hill movement

A down-hill movement

A wagon labeled “Free Silver” is filled with a group of “free silver” supporters identified as “Tillman, Boies, Sheehan, Bland, Blackburn, Bryan, Sewall, Pattison, Sibley, Jones, Geo. Fred Williams, Peffer, [and] Altgeld.” Tillman holds a pitchfork with flag labeled “Repudiation” and Altgeld holds a burning torch. The wagon had been harnessed to a mule wearing a halter labeled “Democracy.” It has broken loose and is gathering speed as it rolls backwards down a hill. Caption: Silver Lunatics–Hip, hip, hurrah! Just see how much faster we are going since we cut loose!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-08-12

Creator(s)

Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929