A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "blow over." "Let us prey."

In this political cartoon, showing Boss Tweed and his associates as vultures perched on a corpse representing New York, what do the bones and skulls most likely represent?

Boss Tweed's defeated rivals within the Democratic Party
Boss Tweed's defeated political opponents in the Republican Party
institutions and groups hurt by Boss Tweed's corrupt dealmaking
corrupt institutions and groups that Boss Tweed aided

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institutions and groups hurt by Boss Tweed's corrupt dealmaking