The new political pilgrim's progress - passing the ogre / Gillam.
Print shows members of the 47th Congress carrying on their shoulders large money bags labeled "Surplus $150,000,000" and "Appropriations", and a sign that states "No large appropriations for the Navy whilst Rob... More
The opium-joint of the Republican "irreconcilables" -- a cheap way of ...
Illustration shows a scene in an opium den labeled "Bloody Shirt Joint - Blaine & Reid Managers" with James G. Blaine passing out pipes labeled "Tribune Editorials, Blaine's Augusta Speech, Blaine Speeches, [an... More
The new leader and the old chorus / Gillam.
Illustration shows John Logan labeled "New Leader" of the Republican Party, the "party of Reform and Puritee", holding a paper that states "Logan Speec[h] at Boston July 1885", standing in the street between th... More
Christmas at Washington / J. Keppler '83.
Print shows several members of Congress around a large Christmas tree labeled "Tax Surplus" decorated with money bags labeled "Surplus"; the legislators carry bags in which to place the bags of surplus they plu... More
"The sleeping party" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a woman labeled "Republican Party" asleep in the background, with members of her court, some dressed as women, also asleep, in the foreground; depicted are Whitlaw Reid, Murat Halstead, Russe... More
Not this time! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows President Cleveland at the helm of the "Ship of State", it's sails labeled "Honest Pensions, Wilson Tariff Bill, Sound Financial Policy, Adherence to the Traditional Policy of Non-Interference", [an... More
The circus has come! / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Print shows William C. "Whitney" as the ringmaster at a circus where "D.B. Hill" is performing a horse riding trick by trying to ride two horses at once, a small horse labeled "Gold Standard" and a larger horse... More
Waiting for the good times to blow over / Dalrymple.
Print shows a large female figure holding a cornucopia labeled "Prosperity 1895", floating toward rays of light that illuminate industrial facilities; she hovers above a group of men gathered around a platform ... More
Out of a clear sky comes a fierce nor'wester! / Dalrymple.
Print shows several men on a ship at sea with a waterspout, labeled "Western Republican Silver Sentiment" and looking like Thomas H. Carter, bearing down on the ship; at the helm, labeled "Sound Money" is John ... More
The three buddensieks of the American navy / F. Opper.
Illustration shows George M. Robeson, William E. Chandler, and John Roach sitting on the hull of a ship resting on its side with patches labeled "Repairs" partially covering holes. Caption: A historical pictur... More
The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon
Print shows William McKinley, as Napoleon I, riding a white horse labeled "Ohio" and carrying a sword labeled "McKinley", on the banks of a river, leading an army that includes Benjamin Harrison, Thomas B. Reed... More
No party lines when the national honor is in peril / Dalrymple.
Print shows the combined forces of the gold standard supporters, including some newspaper editors, and a reluctant William McKinley, marching under the standard "The Nation's Credit Must Be Upheld", toward a fo... More
![A very shaky show / [F. Opper].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvYS12ZXJ5LXNoYWt5LXNob3ctZi1vcHBlci02NGFiY2QtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "A very shaky show / [F. Opper].")
A very shaky show / [F. Opper].
Print shows David B. Hill as a strong man on a stage in a theater, wearing a suit stuffed with straw and medals that state "I am a Democrat, From Liquor Dealors, [and] Champion of Peanut Politics", among weight... More
The dead issue / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows President Cleveland standing on the steps of the "White House", watching a funeral procession with the hearse labeled "Calamity Cry killed by Business Revival" and a long line of Republican mourners... More
They are away off the track / Dalrymple.
Print shows many presidential hopefuls labeled "Davis, Tillman, Chandler, Lodge, Quay, Frye, Wolcutt, Turpie, Hoar, Morgan, [and] Hill" wading through a swamp labeled "Financial Buncombe, Jingoism, Blunders, De... More
The resistless march of reform - the "hostiles" must go! / F. Opper.
Illustration shows a large group of politicians, newspaper editors, Tammany Hall bosses, and others, dressed as Native Americans, one carrying a banner that shows a crude drawing of the Tammany(?) tiger labeled... More
The new coat / F. Opper. - Public domain photogrpaph
Print shows William E. Chandler as a store clerk at the "Republican Misfit Clothing Company" helping David B. Hill purchase some new clothes; Hill is trying on a new coat that has a large golden medal labeled "... More
"Give it another twist, Grover - we're all with you!" / J.S. Pughe.
Print shows President Grover Cleveland, wearing military uniform, giving a twist to the British Lion's tail as it stands on a small island labeled "Great Britain" just off the coast of the "United States" where... More
The "peanut" Hagenbeck and his "senatorial courtesy" animal show / C.J...
Print shows David B. Hill as the animal trainer Carl "Hagenbeck" performing a circus act with trained animals labeled "Murphy, Pugh, Chandler, Peffer, Morgan, Coke, Higgins, Stewart, Teller, Cullom, [and] Hoar"... More
Puck magazine cover - His battle-ground / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows William E. Chandler, former Secretary of the Navy under President Arthur, saluting from a trapdoor in the floor where he is in hiding; red-stained papers labeled "Plan of Campaign Against England" b... More
"Let us have peace" / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows President Grover Cleveland and British Prime Minister Robert Cecil, Lord Salisbury, dressed as Natives, smoking peace pipes filled with "Common Sense Tobacco"; sitting with Cleveland, also dressed a... More
"Ship-building for repairs" / Gillam., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, carrying a large book labeled "Navy Yard Investigations", confronting George M. Robeson, William E. Chandler, and John Roach, who are cowering at hi... More
Even worse than he thought / Dalrymple.
Print shows the spirit of General Winfield S. Hancock holding a paper that states "Governors Island 1880. The Tariff is a Local Issue. Gen. W.S. Hancock", among congressmen in a congressional chamber where sena... More
The Republican Christmas tree / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon
Print shows a large Christmas tree decorated with ornaments labeled with political offices and presidential appointments; Thomas C. Platt and Matthew S. Quay, who is dressed as a woman, are standing in front of... More
A few pleasant recollections of the fifty-fourth Congress / J.S. Pughe...
Print shows a large group of members of the Fifty-Fourth Congress, many dressed as Natives, some wearing grass skirts, most are armed with spears or clubs, some have shields, four are reading the "Reminiscences... More
Collapse of another Buddensiek structure John Roach - "It's all Whitne...
Illustration shows John Roach with George Robeson and William Chandler holding a paper labeled "J. Roach & Co. assignments" as Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney beats a door with a club in front of a co... More
A very sick patient - he pays well, but the senaotrial quacks can't sa...
Print shows several legislators as quack physicians trying to cure a large sick man labeled "Protection" with a packet of "Boodle" on his lap; from left, "Hill, Pugh, Vest, Chandler, Brice, Hoar, Peffer, Gorman... More
Shrunk to their proper size at last - an edifying sight in the United ...
Print shows members of the U.S. Senate looking down on five diminutive members seated in the front, they are identified as "Hill Repudiated by New York", "Murphy Repudiated by New York", "Gorman Repudiated by M... More
Puck's political hunting-ground -- how he has made game of the politic...
Illustration shows Puck holding a shotgun over one shoulder and a dead owl in his raised right hand, with him are two hunting dogs labeled "Wit" and "Satire"; he is surrounded by dead animals that have the face... More