Jasper McLevy in Political Comics
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Jasper McLevy, depicted as the cat responsible for cleaning out the "rats" in state political. The rats lament, "The fun will be over when Jasper gets here."
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McLevy wielding a stick branded "good government" driving the glutonous "pigs" from "the public crib." Connecting McLevy's housecleaning in Bridgeport to the state-wide need for political reform, the caption reads "What Jasper did for Bridgeport he will do for Connecticut."
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The lid pops off of Waterbury, symbolizing the general political unrest and push toward change. The cartoon hints that Jasper McLevy is coming, and that he'll do the same for Waterbury that he did for Bridgeport.
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This cartoon portrays the Republican and Democrat parties as "raiders" perfroming the "same old song" and warns the reader to not let them continue on. It advocates Jasper McLevy state-wide.