Political machine
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In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives and that is characterized by a high degree of lea
In this 1889 Udo Keppler cartoon from Puck, all of New York City politics revolves around boss Richard Croker.
1869 tobacco label featuring William M. Tweed, 19th-century political boss of New York City
Mugwumps
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The Mugwumps were Republican political activists in the United States who were intensely opposed to political corruption. They famously switched parties from the Republican Party by supporting the Dem
1884 cartoon by Bernhard Gillam in Puck magazine which ridicules James G. Blaine as the man tattooed with many indelible scandals. A parody of Phryne Before the Areopagus, an 1861 painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.
Many editors supported the cause, such as E.L. Godkin
A "bogus" cremation for the benefit of the "life-long Democrats" 1885 cartoon by Joseph Keppler from Puck magazine