[Ads-l] Antedating of "Black and Tan" (Political Term)

[Shapiro, Fred]

Black and Tan (OED, 2.a., 1866)

1864 Camden (N.J.) Democrat 23 Jan. 1/7 (Genealogy Bank)

In manners, Mr. Colfax is a gentleman; in religion, more or less of a Christian; in politics, a black-and-tan Republican.

Fred Shapiro

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