1884 Blaine Logan Jugate Prez Campaign Token/Medal Union Shield Back Silver Colr

Description: Here's a 1" brass or bronze token or medal with a silver finish showing the men who received the 1884 republican party's presidential nominations, James G. Blaine and his running-mate, John Logan. The first, national republican ticket to lose since 1860, (hence the slogan on back), they blew it at the end by not repudiating what one supporter had said about democrats being the party of "rum, Romanism and rebellion", thereby angering many Irish Catholic voters so they failed to carry New York state. That's where their opponent, Grover Cleveland was governor, anyway. If you think politics is bad now, when he ran for president, Cleveland's opponents sang, "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa? Off to the White House, Haw, Haw, Haw." That's because bachelor Grover supposedly had fathered a child out of wedlock and kept that fact under wraps. Now things like that are accepted. Cleveland's supporters used to sing; "James G. Blaine, James G. Blaine. The Con-tin-en-tal liar from the State of Maine." That was back when being a proverbial liar was considered a bad thing in politics -pre-Bill Clinton - and now it's accepted. We've come a long way, baby. Logan was a Civil War general who helped establish the veteran's organization, G.A.R. Perhaps that's why a civil war union shield appears on the back side of this token. We have another one of these for sale in our eBay store with a brass color finish, our item 303632685238. This is in nice condition but please look at our images to judge condition for yourself so you can be happy with your purchase. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence. We'll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases even if eBay says we don't. We just issue a refund for any overpayment. Shipping on this will be $5.50 with tracking.

Price: 45 USD

Location: Beverly Hills, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-16T15:52:42.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD