A new scythe cuts clean

A new scythe cuts clean. Illustration shows Mayor Seth Low and Father Knickerbocker standing in the tall grass in front of New York City Hall; Mayor Low is rolling up his sleeves and holding a scythe labeled New Administration with which he is cutting the grass labeled Salaries, Dummies, Sinecure, and Padded Payroles and on which are male heads of government workers or others representing waste in government. Date 1902 January 8. A new scythe cuts clean. Illustration shows Mayor Seth Low and Father Knickerbocker standing in the tall grass in front of New York City Hall; Mayor Low is rolling up his sleeves and holding a scythe labeled New Administration with which he is cutting the grass labeled Salaries, Dummies, Sinecure, and Padded Payroles and on which are male heads of government workers or others representing waste in government. Date 1902 January 8

Clean Cuts Dummies Knickerbocker Labeled Padded Puck Representing Salaries Scythe Seth Waste

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