1872 Election Concerns in Political Cartoons

The concerns of the 1872 political election are pointedly revealed by the political cartoons of the time. The Democratic candidate Horace Greeley was running against Republican Ulysses Grant, who ultimately won the election. One of the prominent political cartoons of the day was the ôRight vs. Mightö cartoon by cartoonist Matt Morgan, dated October 19, 1872 (ô1872 Grant vs. Greeleyö). This cartoon depicts President Ulysses Grant and the Republicans as corrupt politicians; in fact, some of the Republicans in the cartoon wear striped clothing that looks like prison inmate uniforms (ô1872 Grant vs. Greeleyö). The cartoon portrays Grant and the Republicans as those who ôsteal from the public treasury, bribe voters, stuff ballot boxes, and reward patronage positions to po

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