The two retired bar'ls
The two retired bar'ls. Illustration shows a man labeled Flower sitting on a barrel labeled For a Presidential Nomination Only and Samuel J. Tilden sitting on a barrel labeled Plenty of Advice but no Money, SJT. they are back to back; Tilden is reading a book labeled The Fraud of 1876. In the background on the left is the gloomy New York Democratic Camp with several dejected-looking men in front of a tent with a sign that reads We have lost our Bar'l; but we have a Patriot; across the ravine, on the right, is the jubilant NY Republican Camp with several excited men, one holding a sign that states We have a Bar'l and 2 Patriots, on the ground is a barrel labeled Davenport and with a $. The Democratic ticket went on to win the New York State election in November. Date 1885 October 7. The two retired bar'ls. Illustration shows a man labeled Flower sitting on a barrel labeled For a Presidential Nomination Only and Samuel J. Tilden sitting on a barrel labeled Plenty of Advice but no Money, SJT. they are back to back; Tilden is reading a book labeled The Fraud of 1876. In the background on the left is the gloomy New York Democratic Camp with several dejected-looking men in front of a tent with a sign that reads We have lost our Bar'l; but we have a Patriot; across the ravine, on the right, is the jubilant NY Republican Camp with several excited men, one holding a sign that states We have a Bar'l and 2 Patriots, on the ground is a barrel labeled Davenport and with a $. The Democratic ticket went on to win the New York State election in November. Date 1885 October 7
