Once more, to the Senate!.
In this biting sketch by Thomas Nast, the 'father of the American cartoon,' we see a bizarre character marching off to the Senate. Dressed in a shirt labeled 'Mustard Plaster' and wearing a battered helmet, he carries a giant painter's palette like a shield, loaded with 'Pitch Black,' 'Red,' and 'Pure White.' He leans on a crutch as he leaves a doorway where a suited man nervously peeks out, likely a politician sending his 'whitewasher' to cover up a scandal. Nast, famous for taking down Boss Tweed, is likely mocking the Senate committees that tried to paint over corruption with 'Pure White' lies.
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