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Political cartoons

Heaton, Harold R., -1940

Political corruption

Deneen, Charles Samuel, 1863-1940

Grafting

Chicago (Ill.). Office of the Mayor

Busse, Fred A., 1866-1914

Governor Charles S. Deneen and Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse shake hands while their fingers dig into a pie labeled "Convention Feb. 3, '12; Jobs: Indorsement for Governor" allowing steam labeled "graft" to rise. A smaller figure representing the plain people peers over the edge of the table and exclaimes "Say, where is my chance?" Although remembered as reform minded, Deneen's detractors argued that his support of direct primaries and referendums concealed his ambitions to control party politics by handpicking the party slate for which the public would vote.

Heaton, Harold R.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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Harold R. Heaton Collection

political cartoon

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44 x 37 cm