Will He Go in The Traces, from Puck Possibly 1879

"Will He Go in The Traces?" is a satirical cartoon by James A. Wales from 1879. It depicts the Democratic Party, represented by a donkey, refusing to be harnessed to a carriage driven by a man representing the Republican Party. The image, published in *Puck* magazine, uses the popular symbol of the donkey to criticize the Democratic Party's resistance to the Republican agenda in the 1880 Presidential Race. The artist's satirical style highlights the political climate of the time with humor and exaggeration, engaging viewers in a thought-provoking commentary on American politics.