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# Political Cartoon Analysis: "A Slipper That No Democratic Foot Can Wear" **Publication:** Judge magazine, August 22, 1885 **The Cartoon:** A woman labeled "Cleveland" reclines luxuriously while attendants serve her. She holds a fan marked "Cleveland" and rests her feet on what appears to be a partisan slipper. **Political Context:** This satirizes President Grover Cleveland (who took office in 1885) and Democratic Party politics. The "slipper that no Democratic foot can wear" likely critiques Cleveland's independent or controversial policies that alienated fellow Democrats—Cleveland was known for opposing patronage and party machine politics, positions that conflicted with traditional Democratic expectations. **The Satire:** The cartoon mocks Cleveland's refusal to conform to Democratic Party demands, suggesting his policies don't fit the party's actual interests or expectations, regardless of which Democrat holds power.