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Yesterday, November 23, marked the anniversary of Boss Tweed's return to the U.S. after he had fled to Spain and been recaptured. Very interesting how he was recognized way back in 1876 in a foreign country on the basis of his likeness in a cartoon. Most of the time we think that if you escaped the country before the internet era, you were more or less free; however, this is far from the case. Anyway, I would like to discuss the story of this interesting figure.
Tweed was dead by then, and Teapot Dome was a Republican scandal during the Harding Administration in the 1920s, not Democratic. The first great U.S. political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, did many anti-Tammany Hall cartoons of Tweed.
I will cheerfully admit that US History is not generally my strong suit outside of American Military History. I tend to get Teapot Dome and Tammany Hall mixed up and know next to nothing about wither scandal. I think Teapot Dome had something to do with oil and Tamany Hall with corruption in NYC politics. I am sure that some rough internet research would fix my deficiencies, I just cannot find the time lately.
