File:Gopher State Cartoon by R. O. Sweeny.jpg

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Gopher State Cartoon - 1858

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English: This is the original 1858 drawing of a cartoon that was published as a broadsheet. The cartoon by R. O. Sweeny of Saint Paul depicts a railroad car full of bondholders being pulled by nine striped rodents with human heads, representing the legislators. It parodies one of the first acts of the first Minnesota state legislature to amend the new constitution, enabling them to issue credit and loan $5 million to railroad interests. It passed with 25,023 votes in favor and 6,733 against.
From the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society.
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Source https://www.mnhs.org/blog/collectionsupclose/why-is-minnesota-the-gopher-state
Author R. O. Sweeny - Artist

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