Cartoon, The Great Trick Act (Disraeli)

Cartoon, The Great Trick Act -- a satirical comment on the Conservative Party's recent success in the General Election. Depicting Benjamin Disraeli as a female horse rider in a circus, with Richard Cross (Home Secretary) as ringmaster. A clown, representing Victuallers (Little Wittler) complains that the victuallers helped Disraeli to power, and have had no reward for it -- on the contrary, the new government has brought in an Intoxicating Liquors Bill, which doesn't help them at all

Analogy Bareback Benefited Comment Complains Disraeli Electoral Helped Intoxicating Legislation Majority Metaphor Offended Parliamentary Publican Reward Ringmaster Tory Trick Victuallers

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