The reason the cartoonist did this was to expose Tweed as a corrupt person that was embezzling public funds for his personal use.
What did Thomas Nast expose?
The cartoonist Thomas worked very hard in order to expose the fraudulent person that the Boss Tweed was.
He used his cartoons to bring the activities of the man to light in order to show how he was mismanaging public funds.
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