The catspaw / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a cat wearing a hat labeled "American Labor" reaching for a toy labeled "Tariff Benefits" that is very close to the fire labeled "Politics" in a fireplace; sitting to the right of the fireplace, in the background, is a large ape wearing a crown shaped like a money bag labeled "Protected Monopoly", next to it are many bags of money.

Caption: Isn't it about time that the American workingman got wise?
Illus. in: Puck, v. 72, no. 1855 (1912 September 18), centerfold.
Copyright 1912 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.