President's Day 2016

Name/Title

President's Day 2016

Entry/Object ID

2015.4.228

Description

Political cartoon drawn by Richard Muccio for the Warren Tribune Chronicle. The colored cartoon features two panels. The left panel includes a caricature of Niles' new Mayor Tom Scarnecchia with a pile of papers on his desk labeled "Niles Fiscal Problems." An image of McKinley addresses the mayor "Ralph's gotta be glad he's not in your shoes!" the left panel features a caricature of Niles' former mayor Ralph Infante surrounded by figures representing the I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service), Niles P.D. (Police Department), Ohio B.C.I. (Bureau of Criminal Investigation), Ohio Auditor's Office, The F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office. All are agencies investigating the former mayor on charges of corruption. Infante says "Wanna bet?" Two small figures in the lower right corner of the ight panel say "His new entourage?" The back of the page shows the U.S. Flag flying at half-staff in front of the Supreme Court Building, with a partial article regarding the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Collection

Scarmuzzi

Acquisition

Accession

2015.4.0

Source or Donor

Patricia A. Scarmuzzi

Acquisition Method

Gift