Stephen Dorsey Political Cartoon

Political cartoon from Puck lampooning Stephen Wallace Dorsey’s participation in the so-called Star Route Frauds; 1881. The caption reads, “On the Trail of Corruption. Ex-Senator Dorsey—’Hold on! You will implicate bigger men than you expect.'”

drawing of man positioned at star-shaped patch in the grass labeled "star route," wearing a suit and holding messenger bag and club, surrounded by other figures with the White House in the background

Courtesy of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library

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Post-Reconstruction through the Gilded Age (1875 - 1900)

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Thing

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drawing of man positioned at star-shaped patch in the grass labeled "star route," wearing a suit and holding messenger bag and club, surrounded by other figures with the White House in the background Dorsey, Stephen Wallace