page_title: Georgia Republican Party
section_title: Symbols and name
hierarchical_section_title: Georgia Republican Party / Symbols and name
caption_attribution_description: "The Third-Term Panic", by Thomas Nast, originally published in en:Harper's Magazine 7 November 1874. English: A braying ass, in a lion's coat, and "N.Y. Herald" collar, frightening animals in the forest: a giraffe ("N. Y. Tribune"), a unicorn ("N. Y. Times"), and an owl ("N. Y. World"); an ostrich, its head buried, represents "Temperance". An elephant, "The Republican Vote", stands near broken planks (Inflation, Repudiation, Home Rule, and Re-construction). Under the elephant, a pit labeled "Southern Claims. Chaos. Rum." A fox ("Democratic Party") has its forepaws on the plank "Reform. (Tammany. K.K.)" The title refers to U.S. Grant's possible bid for a third presidential term. This possibility was criticized by N.Y. Herald owner and editor James Gordon Bennett, Jr.Français&#160;: L'âne déguisé en lion (représentant The New York Times), marqué du césarisme, met en fuite les autres animaux de la forêt&#160;: la girafe (New York Tribune), la licorne (New York Herald), l'autruche (la modération)... Le renard (symbolisant le parti démocrate), se cache dans les fourrés et tient sous ses pattes une planche marquée Reform (Tammany' K. K.) (demandant la réforme du Tammany Hall). L'éléphant, symbole du vote républicain semble briser sous ses pieds les autres planches de la politique permettant de combler l'abîme entre le Nord et le Sud (Re-construction, Inflation, Repudiation). La caricature fait référence à la possibilité pour le président Grant de briguer un troisième mandat, alors que James Gordon Bennett, Jr., critiquait cette idée et ses conséquences.
context_page_description: The Georgia Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.
context_section_description: The mascot (symbol) of the Georgia Republican Party is the elephant. The elephant was originally constructed by artist Thomas Nast, in response to the criticism of a possible third term by President Ulysses S. Grant.
  The cartoon's image was taken from one of Aesop's fables, "The Ass in the Lion's Skin."  It follows up with, "At last coming upon a fox, he [the ass] tried to frighten him also, but the fox no sooner heard the sound of his voice than he exclaimed, 'I might possibly have been frightened myself, if I had not hear your bray.'"
  "The moral of the fable is that although a fool may disguise his appearance, his words will reveal his true nature. To Nast, the New York Herald is not a roaring lion to be feared, but a braying ass to be ridiculed. The reference in the citation to "Shakespeare or Bacon" is a jibe at Bennett's contention that Shakespeare's works were actually written by Sir Francis Bacon."
  In modern day, the symbol of the elephant is seen as a regular commodity, showing up on campaign merchandise and other party materials. Ordinary people would most likely not understand the rise of the elephant, or its history, but understand the symbolic nature of the beast in today's political climate.
  The elephant for the GOP rivals the Democrats' donkey.
caption: Depiction of party symbols
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