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Post by ddispoto on Oct 1, 2013 4:03:09 GMT
In this picture I see men that were in Tammany Hall standing in a ring pointing to each other. They are blaming each other for the question, "Who stole the people's money?" No one is willing to take responsibility and instead are pointing fingers at the guy standing next to him. They men are dressed up, possibly for a political meaning. Some of the man have writing on their backs, although I can't tell what that writing says. The men in the ring are the men that were in Tammany Hall, a wealthy political machine in NYC. I cannot be positive, but I believe that the man on the left, holding the hat, is William "Boss" Tweed, the leader of Tammany Hall. Although, it doesn't state it, I believe that the illustrator made him the largest man, and one of the most noticeable, because of the large amount of power he had. The illustrator feels that no one in Tammany Hall took the blame for the loss of people's money. Under the drawing, the illustrator put "Twas him" which represents how when asked the question, "Who stole the people's money?," they all just accused the guy standing next to them. I think that the illustrator put the men in a ring, to show how close they were and how they acted like they would stick together, but then turned them around to prove just how fast those men would turn their backs on one another.
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