Title
In the City of Brotherly Love
Subject
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949
Political cartoons
Political corruption
Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Cemeteries
Voting registers
Voting
Description
Two men walk through a cemetery adding names from the headstones to the Philadelphia voting list while an angry mob protests outside the cemetery wall.
Republican machine politics drove the city of Philadelphia during the early twentieth century under party boss Israel Durham and those that followed. As the power of the Republican bosses waned during the twenties and corruption unveiled, the city revolted against Republican machine politics and moved toward Al Smith for president, a progressive Democrat.
Captions: "First Gang Politician - 'Hark I hear a noise! Second Gang Politician' - 'Maybe they won't discover us. We need two hundred more votes in this ward.'"
Republican machine politics drove the city of Philadelphia during the early twentieth century under party boss Israel Durham and those that followed. As the power of the Republican bosses waned during the twenties and corruption unveiled, the city revolted against Republican machine politics and moved toward Al Smith for president, a progressive Democrat.
Captions: "First Gang Politician - 'Hark I hear a noise! Second Gang Politician' - 'Maybe they won't discover us. We need two hundred more votes in this ward.'"
Creator
McCutcheon, John T.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
400977
John T. McCutcheon Collection
Original Format
political cartoon
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
43 x 37 cm