Review of reviews and world's work . note that Mr. , a Lancashire iromnaster, has proposed toleave the whole regulation of hours of labor to thelocal trades unions, the employer merely beingallowed a right to make representations, but not tovote on a question on which, in many phases, he mustbe better informed than any of his workmen. CURRENT HISTORY IN CARICATURE. Thomas Nast, the Veteran Cartoonist. IT has now been some twenty-eight years since ThomasNast contributed to Harpers Weekhj that wonder-fully impressive cartoon, almost his first, which showedthegi-aves of Union heroes, who
Review of reviews and world's work . note that Mr. , a Lancashire iromnaster, has proposed toleave the whole regulation of hours of labor to thelocal trades unions, the employer merely beingallowed a right to make representations, but not tovote on a question on which, in many phases, he mustbe better informed than any of his workmen. CURRENT HISTORY IN CARICATURE. Thomas Nast, the Veteran Cartoonist. IT has now been some twenty-eight years since ThomasNast contributed to Harpers Weekhj that wonder-fully impressive cartoon, almost his first, which showedthegi-aves of Union heroes, who fell in a useless in that most discouraged of moments, on theeve of the Republican Convention which nominated Lin-coln, one could scarcely be too rash in assigning greatand serious influence in quickening the Northern cause tothis maiden effort of the young cartoonist, then in histwenty-fourth year. Ever since that memorable first ap-pearance Nast has been generally recognized as the fore-most of American X MR. THOMAS NAST. The Tammany Tiger, the Democratic Donkey, and theRepubUcan Elephant were bom to the world through hisprolific genius. But while great as an artist in his especial hne, Nastwill without doubt live in history more particularly be-cause of the seriousness and conscientiousness which char-acterizes his work. It was not the bought product of askillful caricaturist merely which shamed the doubtingUnionists in W, and which, ten years later, did such a no-ble devoi r in aiding to defeat the notorious Tweed Gang;it was, in addition, the firm conviction and unwaver-ing principle of Thomas Nast himself which shone throughand inspired his drawings, which always put him m theservice of the right cause, as he might judge it, and againstthe wrong and dishonest cause. An example of this was Mr. Nasts invariable refusal tocaricature General Grant, and his bitter, undaunted pur-suit and persecution of the political parasites preying on New York. ,
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