Description: Bad Case of Chill political cartoon, 1892

Bad Case of Chill political cartoon, 1892

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Main Author:	Swayze, R. C. (Creator)
Collection:	Hampton L. Carson papers (#0117)
Date:	1892-07-24
Alternate Date:	July 24, 1892
Extent:	1 loose page
Box Number:	Box 52
Folder Number:	Folder 11
Format:	Electronic
Language:	English
Published:	James Elverson, 1838-1911
Subjects and Genres:	Clipping Political cartoons
Copyright:	Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:	https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12174
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Summary:	Grover Cleveland is the only president elected to serve two non-consecutive terms. He defeated Republican candidate James Blaine in 1884 and became the 22nd president. In 1888, Cleveland lost the presidency to Republican Benjamin Harrison although he had won the popular vote. In 1892, Cleveland ran for third time and defeated Harrison. In the political cartoon, Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland and his running mate Adlai Stevenson swim in the "presidential sea." John Bull, the symbol for Great Britain, and William F. Harrity, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Cleveland's campaign manager, are in a small boat. They call out to Cleveland and Stevenson. In the background there are several icebergs threatening Cleveland's re-election campaign. The icebergs are labeled "mock civil service reform, Cleveland speeches, free trade," and "Tammany". During his first term as president (1884-1888), Cleveland supported civil service reform, but his critics argued that his reforms did not go far enough. He also opposed the New York Democratic machine, Tammany Hall, whose support he needed to win the election. Furthermore, as president he unsuccessfully attempted to pass legislation to lower tariffs. Tariff reform became a central issue during the 1888 presidential election, and ultimately, his support of free trade led him to lose the 1888 election to Harrison.

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Grover Cleveland is the only president elected to serve two non-consecutive terms. He defeated Republican candidate James Blaine in 1884 and became the 22nd president. In 1888, Cleveland lost the presidency to Republican Benjamin Harrison although he had won the popular vote. In 1892, Cleveland ran for third time and defeated Harrison.

In the political cartoon, Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland and his running mate Adlai Stevenson swim in the "presidential sea." John Bull, the symbol for Great Britain, and William F. Harrity, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Cleveland's campaign manager, are in a small boat. They call out to Cleveland and Stevenson. In the background there are several icebergs threatening Cleveland's re-election campaign. The icebergs are labeled "mock civil service reform, Cleveland speeches, free trade," and "Tammany". During his first term as president (1884-1888), Cleveland supported civil service reform, but his critics argued that his reforms did not go far enough. He also opposed the New York Democratic machine, Tammany Hall, whose support he needed to win the election. Furthermore, as president he unsuccessfully attempted to pass legislation to lower tariffs. Tariff reform became a central issue during the 1888 presidential election, and ultimately, his support of free trade led him to lose the 1888 election to Harrison.

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