Judge, 1892-07-30 · page 16 of 16
Judge — July 30, 1892 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This political cartoon attacks Adlai Stevenson (likely the Civil War-era Vice President under Grover Cleveland) as a "Copperhead"—the derisive term for Northern opponents of the Union cause during the Civil War. The image depicts a figure in a cemetery standing over graves marked "Gettysburg" and "Died for the Union," with a snake (symbolizing treachery) coiled nearby. The satire condemns Stevenson for allegedly: belonging to an anti-Union secret society, supporting a Democratic platform calling the war a failure, and hiring a substitute rather than serving when drafted. The cartoon's message equates his actions with betrayal of fallen soldiers, arguing his political opposition prolonged the war and cost lives.
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GETTYSBU < THE COPPERHEAD. Adlai Stevenson was a member of a secret Anti-Union Society during the war, was an elector on a Democratic platform which declared the war a ; failure, and when he was drafted he sent a substitute. comicbooks.com