And it was Nast who provided the Republicans with their elephant. "The Third-term Panic" by Thomas Nast, published in 1874 by Harper's Weekly, on a possible third term by President Ulysses S. Grant.

The donkey – a more polite and gender-neutral word for “jackass” – became the symbol of the Democratic Party. The word “jackass” remained a term of ridicule. Twain defends the jackass.

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On this day in 1870, Harper’s Weekly ran Thomas Nast’s drawing “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion.” ... solidified the donkey as the symbol of the Democrats.

The donkey – a more polite and gender-neutral word for “jackass” – became the symbol of the Democratic Party. The word “jackass” remained a term of ridicule. Twain defends the jackass.