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Progress of reform!!! No. 1

Progress of reform!!! No. 1. A scene in New York, outside the gates of City Hall Park. Two well-dressed men with top hats overturn the table of two apple-women. One of the men (from all appearances a Loco Foco radical Democrat) shouts at the women, What right have you to live? Come, clear out! The other man topples a table from which fall apples, cigars, and what looks like a cider churn, ordering them to Clear out here! Horrified by the mens actions, the women, who are surrounded by their ragged children, protest, You take my life, when you take the means by which I live and God forgive the plunderers of my fatherless babes! Watching the uproar is a genteel young couple walking at right. The woman asks her companion, Law! Mr. Brown aint you glad that these disgusting beings will no longer offend the eyes of pious and respectable people? He replies, in an affected accent, Yes, my de--aw! They are werry of-fensive... In the background is visible the north side of City Hall, from which flies an American flag with the cryptic words Order Reigns in Warsaw. To the right appears another building marked Post Office (actually John Vanderlyns Rotunda, which over time saw a number of uses as a public building). Weitenkampf suggests that the subject is David Hale, influential publisher of the New York Journal of Commerce, and his campaign against work on Sundays. The man overturning the table is probably identifiable as Hale. Date 1844. Progress of reform!!! No. 1. A scene in New York, outside the gates of City Hall Park. Two well-dressed men with top hats overturn the table of two apple-women. One of the men (from all appearances a Loco Foco radical Democrat) shouts at the women, What right have you to live? Come, clear out! The other man topples a table from which fall apples, cigars, and what looks like a cider churn, ordering them to Clear out here! Horrified by the mens actions, the women, who are surrounded by their ragged children, protest, You take my

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is a captivating photograph that captures a pivotal moment in New York City's history, showcasing the tensions between the city's social classes and the ongoing debate over labor reform. The image, taken in 1844 outside the gates of City Hall Park, depicts two well-dressed men in top hats, one identified as a Loco Foco radical Democrat, forcibly removing the tables of two apple-women. The men shout at the women, demanding they "clear out," as their children look on in horror. The apple-women, dressed in ragged clothing, protest, "You take my life, when you take the means by which I live, and God forgive the plunderers of my fatherless babes!" The genteel young couple in the background, who appear shocked by the scene, ask each other if they are glad that the "disgusting beings" will no longer offend the eyes of "pious and respectable people." The man responds, affectedly, "Yes, my dear!" In the background, the north side of City Hall is visible, with an American flag flying and the cryptic words "Order Reigns in Warsaw." The building to the right is marked "Post Office," although it is actually John Vanderlyn's Rotunda, which over time saw a number of uses as a public building. The subject of this photograph is believed to be David Hale, an influential publisher of the New York Journal of Commerce, who was campaigning against work on Sundays. The man overturning the table is likely to be Hale himself. This powerful image serves as a reminder of the social and economic struggles that shaped the city during this period, and the ongoing debates over labor rights and the role of government in regulating commerce.

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