Bernhard Gillam

Bernhard Gillam (April 28, 1856 – January 19, 1896) was an English-born American political cartoonist.Gillam's cartoons on James G. Blaine during the 1884 US presidential campaign played a large part in Grover Cleveland's election to office.Blaine threatened legal action, but backed down on the advice of his political friends.According to Blaine biographer David Saville Muzzey, "it is doubtful if any cartoon in our history ever had the vogue and influence of Gillam's Tattooed Man.During the presidential campaigns of 1888 and 1892, Gillam's cartoons depicted the dangers of the free-trade policy of the Democrats and the benefits of Republican protectionism.
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