Question

A speech in praise of this politician described them tearing from the “throat of treason the tongue of slander,” and “snatching the tongue of democracy.” That speech gave this politician their most enduring nickname and was given by Robert (-5[1])Ingersoll. (15[2]-5[1])Though another artist ridiculed them in the “Tattooed Man” cartoons, (15[1])Thomas Nast (15[2])supported a policy proposed by this politician with a cartoon that depicted Catholic priests as (*) crocodiles. (-5[1])Letters (10[1])detailing this man’s (10[1])corrupt railroad (10[1])dealings were revealed to the public by James Mulligan. (10[2]-5[3])This (10[2])“Plumed Knight” (10[1])allegedly (10[1])lost the state of New York due (-5[1])to “Rum, (-5[1])Romanism, (10[1])and Rebellion.” (10[1]-5[1])For 10 (-5[1])points, name this Republican (10[1])who lost (-5[1])the 1884 Presidential (-5[1])Election, (10[2]-5[3])a “Continental (10[1])Liar” from Maine. (10[3]0[1])■END■ (10[9]0[7])

ANSWER: James G. Blaine [or James Gillespie Blaine]
<GT, American History>
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Thomas HartWarwickCambridge B6810
Cohen WiegersEmory AGeorgia B7110
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Ryan SunBerkeley BBerkeley A8210
James StevensonMichigan A Kenyon A 82-5
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Ryan HumphreyTexas ATexas B8210
Owen ArnesonMissouri AMissouri B82-5
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Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsGeorge Washington A98-5
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell R100-5
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Aedan CooperOttawa COttawa B106-5
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL H2OWUSTL XYZ109-5
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Anton AkroushMSU A and FriendBoston College11010
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William HoustonChicago BNotre Dame A11510
Neal JoshiWUSTL XYZWUSTL H2O11510
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