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title: The new Democratic eucalyptus tree purifies a political morass
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eucalyptus-cleveland-1884/
description: 'Puck centerfold by Joseph Keppler, 27 August 1884: Grover Cleveland as a tree labelled ''Eucalyptus Clevelandus'', its roots marked ''Honor'' and ''Honesty''…'
section: Collection
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# The new Democratic eucalyptus tree purifies a political morass

Puck centerfold by Joseph Keppler, 27 August 1884: Grover Cleveland as a tree labelled 'Eucalyptus Clevelandus', its roots marked 'Honor' and 'Honesty', clearing a swamp of ghostly vapours labelled 'Stupidity', 'K.K.K.', 'Bourbonism', 'Butlerism', 'Kellyism', 'Ward Bossism' and 'Spoils System', with 'Democratic Head-Quarters' in the background. The caption quotes an encyclopaedia entry on the eucalyptus as a purifier of malarious air.

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