One of the first images to play on Jackson's nickname ... scaring a group of animals around it. An elephant represents the mighty Republican vote, stumbling into a hidden pit.

German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly ...

I’m a donkey guy myself. Can’t help it; I come from a “working class” family, although I’ve never been that nuts about ...