Will he cast his sword into the balance? Cartoon showing Chester Arthur, dressed as a Roman, by "Republican scales," holding sword "patronage," with Mitchell "indepencent reps.," also dressed as a Roman, on one end of the scales, and James Donald Cameron "bossism" on the other end of scales. Political Cartoon, 1882

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