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Ever wondered what the story was behind these two famous party animals?
Democrats today say the donkey is smart and brave, while Republicans say the elephant is strong and dignified. Increasingly, people say both animals simply stink.
Actually, the parties didn't pick these labels – they got stuck with them! Their origin as symbols for the parties is attributed to a political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, who used the donkey and the elephant in cartoons drawn for Harper's Weekly in the 1870's. Popular recognition of the images overrode the parties' own wishes – neither officially adopted the donkey or the elphant as their emblem, but both came to accept the reality that the symbols had stuck.
One version is that Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called him a jackass (a donkey), and Jackson decided to use the image of the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters. Thomas Nast used the Democratic donkey in newspaper cartoons and made the symbol famous.
Nast also invented the Republican elephant. In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled “The Republican Vote.” That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party.
Nast's "Third Term Panic" cartoon represents the hoax of a donkey and meant to scare Republican sympathizers from electing President Grant to a third term.
Democrats today say the donkey is smart and brave, while Republicans say the elephant is strong and dignified. Increasingly, people say both animals simply stink.
Actually, the parties didn't pick these labels – they got stuck with them! Their origin as symbols for the parties is attributed to a political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, who used the donkey and the elephant in cartoons drawn for Harper's Weekly in the 1870's. Popular recognition of the images overrode the parties' own wishes – neither officially adopted the donkey or the elphant as their emblem, but both came to accept the reality that the symbols had stuck.
One version is that Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called him a jackass (a donkey), and Jackson decided to use the image of the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters. Thomas Nast used the Democratic donkey in newspaper cartoons and made the symbol famous.
Nast also invented the Republican elephant. In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled “The Republican Vote.” That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party.
Nast's "Third Term Panic" cartoon represents the hoax of a donkey and meant to scare Republican sympathizers from electing President Grant to a third term.
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Because of it’s involvement with the Association of American Clubs (AAC), the members of American Society of Barcelona are entitled to participate in activities hosted by AAC member-clubs at the host club's member price and to avail themselves of the privileges and use of local club facilities, where available. If you are planning to visit an AAC member city and wish to take advantage of your associate club member benefits, contact us at ad......@amersoc.com to receive your letter of introduction.