A Job Lot

Political cartoon by Thomas Nast with the caption 'A Job Lot' The cartoon depicts Gould as the corrupt and mighty manipulator of Blaine. Here, Gould explains to Blaine (using a quote from the Mulligan letters) how the success of the nominee will make him even more useful to the financier than his former (and now deceased) partners, Fisk and Tweed. Blaine, with his salesman's satchel open, agrees to the plan, with the stipulation that he, too, gets a piece of the action. Notice that Blaine wears a knee patch to cover the hole worn from begging for votes. A ticker-tape machine runs on the left. The cartoon is taken from Harper's magazine (25 October 1884). USA, 25 October 1884 (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images).