Post by jchang on Oct 1, 2013 15:48:00 GMT
This is picture I see political machines in a circle facing outward. It seems like they are all being asked the question “Who stole the people’s money” separately. The political machines are trying to save their own butts but blaming the person to their left. They band together to work as one to steal money from people, but when things do not go their way, they start to turn against each other. It is like a free-for-all, every man for themselves. The political machines are now in trouble and no one wants to get caught so everyone says ‘Twas him.
In the ring, Boss Tweed is there with his crew. Tammany Hall the political machines are in the ring. Boss Tweed is the fat man to the left and his “friends” or the people he hired are all around him. Other than his friends whom he had hired to live off the people through their taxes, it seems like big company owners are in the ring. These company owners will bribe political machines, they would give them money and gifts in return for popularity or acceptance to the community. Many company owners were not popular among the community because these factories would be polluting the area, and change everything in a community. Therefore the owners will go to the machines and give them money in return for a speech which changes the attitudes, and view towards the factories. The illustrator feels anger towards Tammany Hall. The illustrator is catching up with the schemes behind Tammany Hall and is bringing awareness to society. People are noticing that their money is disappearing and questions are rising, and the answer is finally found. Tammany Hall is corrupt, they are cheating people and stealing their money and finally they are caught. The illustrator is more than furious; he is outraged because the people who everyone trusted so much had cheated them the whole time. The illustrator is making a fool out of Tammany Hall because everyone knows they are the ones who stole the money, but none of them are admitting to it. There is not one person who the illustrator is angry with but it is everyone inside the ring.
In the ring, Boss Tweed is there with his crew. Tammany Hall the political machines are in the ring. Boss Tweed is the fat man to the left and his “friends” or the people he hired are all around him. Other than his friends whom he had hired to live off the people through their taxes, it seems like big company owners are in the ring. These company owners will bribe political machines, they would give them money and gifts in return for popularity or acceptance to the community. Many company owners were not popular among the community because these factories would be polluting the area, and change everything in a community. Therefore the owners will go to the machines and give them money in return for a speech which changes the attitudes, and view towards the factories. The illustrator feels anger towards Tammany Hall. The illustrator is catching up with the schemes behind Tammany Hall and is bringing awareness to society. People are noticing that their money is disappearing and questions are rising, and the answer is finally found. Tammany Hall is corrupt, they are cheating people and stealing their money and finally they are caught. The illustrator is more than furious; he is outraged because the people who everyone trusted so much had cheated them the whole time. The illustrator is making a fool out of Tammany Hall because everyone knows they are the ones who stole the money, but none of them are admitting to it. There is not one person who the illustrator is angry with but it is everyone inside the ring.