Complex sentence: The cartoons tended to be political in nature, with Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and Métis rebel leader Louis Riel as favourite topics, and the Pacific Scandal gave Bengough much fodder to raise his reputation as a political caricaturist.
Split into simpler sentences: The cartoons tended to be political, with Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and Métis rebel leader Louis Riel as favourite targets. The Pacific Scandal gave Bengough much fodder to raise his reputation as a political caricaturist.