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The bounty jumper of 1894 / Dalrymple.

The bounty jumper of 1894 / Dalrymple.

Print shows Benjamin Harrison standing on the deck of a ship labeled "Republican Party", under sails labeled "Prohibitory Protection"; he is holding a rope that leads to a rowboat labeled "McKinleyism" with Wil... More

The American farmer - where he has to sell, and where he has to buy / Dalrymple.

The American farmer - where he has to sell, and where he has to buy / ...

Print shows Uncle Sam as an American farmer trying to sell his products labeled "Pork, Wheat, Butter, Beef, Oats", and corn overseas where there is stiff "Open Competition" at the "Market of the World" represen... More

Puck magazine cover - The neglected idol / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - The neglected idol / Dalrymple.

Print shows William McKinley as Napoleon I, wearing the hat, coat, and sword in the style of Napoleon, standing on a pedestal labeled "Protection", with a tiny wreath labeled "From Southern Friends" lying on th... More

The spring athletic meeting / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The spring athletic meeting / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows Grover Cleveland lifting a heavy weight labeled "Silver Question", he has several medals pinned to his chest, with him are "W.E. Russell", David B. Hill, Robert E. Pattison, Adlai E. Stevenson, Jame... More

He has one medicine for all ills / J.S. Pughe.

He has one medicine for all ills / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows President McKinley as a physician dispensing strong "Tariff" medicine in the men's ward of a sanatorium where beds line the walls and are occupied by a "Business Man", a "Populist", a "Jingoist", a ... More

His foolish effort to raise the wind / Dalrymple.

His foolish effort to raise the wind / Dalrymple.

Print shows President McKinley sitting in a sailboat labeled "Prosperity", using a bellows labeled "Tariff for Trusts" to generate enough wind to fill the sails and propel the boat. Illus. from Puck, v. 41, no... More

Our "infant" industries -- why can't they be content with the half they make honestly? / Keppler.

Our "infant" industries -- why can't they be content with the half the...

Illustration showing a gigantic Andrew Carnegie standing between two large pumps, one labeled "Protective tariff" representing the Treasury building and the other labeled "Legitimate business" representing his ... More

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne tightening a knot in a cord "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" around the waist of a man "Cuba" holding a "cane knife."... More

Theodore Roosevelt - Wire tapping, Political Cartoon

Theodore Roosevelt - Wire tapping, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows a bicycle messenger rushing from the White House to the Capitol with a roll of papers. As he speeds along papers labeled "Remove 16 Dutch veto," "Must not hurt sugar trust," and "Annexation is the... More

The campaign issue / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The campaign issue / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." holding an empty "Dinner Pail" which he is asking a woman labeled "Mrs. Consumer" to fill, she is holding an "Empty Market-Basket" labeled "Tariff Tax... More

Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty's due for an awful fall / K.

Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty's due for an awful fall / K.

Illustration shows Humpty Dumpty labeled "Excessive Protection" slipping off a wall labeled "Tariff Wall", many men have thrown a rope labeled "Stand Pat Influence" around his waist, hoping to prevent him from ... More

Nursing our infant industries / F. Graetz.

Nursing our infant industries / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows several congressmen and senators dressed as women nursing symbols of American industry; Sherman and Blaine feeding "American Swine" as it sits on a rocking horse, William D. Kelley, known as ... More

The original political dude out-duded / F. Opper.

The original political dude out-duded / F. Opper.

Print shows Chester A. Arthur dressed as a dandy, walking on a sidewalk with a young woman labeled "Republican Party" who is carrying a small dog labeled "Protection"; standing behind them, on the sidewalk, is ... More

Foes in his path - the herculean task before our next president / Gillam.

Foes in his path - the herculean task before our next president / Gill...

Illustration shows Grover Cleveland as Hercules carrying a large club labeled "Honest Legislation", encountering a group of troublemakers along the "Administration Road" to "Success" seen in the distant backgro... More

The Administration sawmill / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

The Administration sawmill / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Cleveland standing next to a large "Reform Buzz-Saw" labeled "Pat. 1884 by G. Cleveland" at a sawmill, where three members of his cabinet "Manning, Whitney, [and] Bayard" are millin... More

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Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Just what might have been expected / J.S. Pughe.

Just what might have been expected / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Willima McKinley sitting on the porch of a house labeled "Presidential Hopes", flying a banner that states "The Foreigner Pays the Tax", built on stilts on a sandy beach; a rising tide labeled "Busi... More

A self-evident fact / J.S. Pughe.

A self-evident fact / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Uncle Sam sitting in a wooden tub labeled "Dingley Bill", rowing with oars labeled "Monopoly" in a small pool labeled "Home Market" near a sign that states "Republican Goose Pond". Beyond the pond a... More

Two obstacles that must be removed before Uncle Sam can drive on / Dalrymple.

Two obstacles that must be removed before Uncle Sam can drive on / Dal...

Print shows President McKinley standing on the roadside near a large rock labeled "Unsetteld Tariff Question", as Vice President Hobart and members of McKinley's cabinet attempt to clear the roadway by removing... More

Puck magazine cover - He is learning better / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - He is learning better / Keppler.

Print shows an old woman sitting in a chair with a parrot labeled "Infant Industries" perched next to her and a cat playing beside her chair with a ball of yarn labeled "Dingley Yarn"; sitting on a stool at her... More

[In the interests of humanity and the American sugar refining combine]

[In the interests of humanity and the American sugar refining combine]

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne sitting on the Republican side of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber dangling a fishing line over the Democratic side. The fish hook is labeled... More

[Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief], Political Cartoon

[Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... More

The last straw / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The last straw / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the Republican elephant collapsing under the weight of Republican and/or Roosevelt policies, such as a large crown labeled "Imperialism", a "Big Stick", a basket labeled "Odellism", a mail po... More

Protection / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Protection / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows an ostrich labeled "Republican Party" with its head stuck in a hole labeled "'Stand Pat' Policy" as a tornado advances from behind with dark clouds labeled "Tariff Reform". Illus. in: Puck, ... More

"Down!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"Down!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a group of football players labeled "Steel Trust, Tool Trust, Tobacco Trust, Clothing Trust, Leather Trust, Oil Trust, Coal Trust, [and] Beef Trust" tackling a "Consumer" with a football labe... More

Cleveland Soup, 1893. Strikes = Lock-outs = No work / Leon Barritt.

Cleveland Soup, 1893. Strikes = Lock-outs = No work / Leon Barritt.

Postcard for the American Protective Tariff League shows a bowl labeled "Cleveland Soup, 1893". The words "free trade" and "lest we forget" appear to the left and right of the bowl, a spoon "democracy" rests in... More

Bribe takers both / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Bribe takers both / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows, on the left, a man labeled "Tariff Coddled Manufacturer" voting with one hand and receiving a bribe in the form of "High-Protection Schedule" from a large hand labeled "Rep. Congress" extend... More

In the republican eden / Keppler., Political Cartoon

In the republican eden / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a scene in the Garden of Eden with God or an angel labeled "The Trusts" pointing toward an apple tree labeled "The Tariff"; Theodore Roosevelt, as Adam, is crouched behind a fig bush to hide ... More

The dope-fiends / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The dope-fiends / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson as a doctor holding aloft a bottle of "Tariff Subsidy Morphine" among a group of men at the "Democratic Sanitarium - Morphine and other Drug Habits Cured"; on a table are bottl... More

To swat 'em is waste of time / L.M. Glackens.

To swat 'em is waste of time / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a swarm of mosquitos labeled "Trust" flying over a swamp labeled "High Protective Tariff"; an insert shows an oil can labeled "Revision Downward Oil - Wilson Brand". Caption: Pour oil, and p... More

Cold mornings in September / K. with apologies.

Cold mornings in September / K. with apologies.

Illustration shows a large man with a $ in his hair, wearing a bathing suit labeled "High Tariff Graft Interests", standing in a lake labeled "The New Tariff"; he is shivering from the sudden change in the clim... More

Aladdin and the wonderful lamp / K.

Aladdin and the wonderful lamp / K.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Consumer" rubbing a lamp labeled "Tariff Question" from which a genii has emerged labeled "Wilson". Caption: The Genii What are my lord's commands? / Aladdin Reduce the cost... More

Tyrants prostrate liberty triumphant, Political Cartoon

Tyrants prostrate liberty triumphant, Political Cartoon

A polemic applauding Democratic support of the Dorrite cause in Rhode Island. (See also "Trouble in the Spartan Ranks," and "The Great Political Car and Last Load of Patriots," nos. 1843-6 and 1845-5). In the ... More

George Hunt - Democratic harmony under the Jeffersonian banner / J. Keppler.

George Hunt - Democratic harmony under the Jeffersonian banner / J. Ke...

Illustration shows Thomas F. Bayard carrying a banner that shows a portrait of Thomas Jefferson and is labeled "Jeffersonian Principles", with a streamer at top that states "A Government of the People, by the P... More

Caricature, What 's in it? / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, What 's in it? / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam sitting at a table in the "Congresssional Lunch Rooms", he is being served a large sausage labeled "Tariff Bill" by a waiter labeled "Republican", another waiter labeled "Democrat" ... More

"The tribute to the Minotaur" - the interests of all other states sacrificed to the protection monster of Pennsylvania / Gillam with apologies to A. Gendron.

"The tribute to the Minotaur" - the interests of all other states sacr...

Illustration shows Samuel J. Randall seated at one end of a gondola and William D. Kelley standing at the other end calling out "to the Protection Minotaur of Pennsylvania", between them are several maiden wome... More

He's back again! / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

He's back again! / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a gigantic, well-dressed pig labeled "Protection Glutton" confidently striding into Congress carrying a paper that states "We Demand a Prohibitory Tariff on all Imports, in the Interest of the Suffe... More

Puck magazine cover - "McKinleyism" / Keppler. Businessman

Puck magazine cover - "McKinleyism" / Keppler. Businessman

Print shows, on the left, a fat businessman labeled "Monopolist" being welcomed into the "U.S. Senate", and on the right, a "Tax Payer" being booted out by a large shoe labeled "Tariff Legislation". Illus. fro... More

He'd better cut behind / J.S. Pughe.

He'd better cut behind / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows President McKinley driving a sleigh labeled "Prosperity", drawn by a horse labeled "Administration", and towing two small sleds, one labeled "Defective Currency System" is carrying William Jennings ... More

Its good is doubtful - its harm is certain / Keppler.

Its good is doubtful - its harm is certain / Keppler.

Print shows two smug, well-dressed men, one labeled "Exporter" and the other labeled "Farmer" riding in a fine carriage driven by the Roman god Mercury, his cape labeled "Commerce", and drawn by two horses labe... More

Then he (Thayer) went away back - and sat down

Then he (Thayer) went away back - and sat down

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots of the tree are labeled "Dutch Standard," "Cartel," and "Boun... More

El juego Americano ping-pong Cuando se cansarán?

El juego Americano ping-pong Cuando se cansarán?

Cartoon shows Cuban President Thomas Estrada y Palma and Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada playing ping pong on a table labeled "Washington / Havana" with a ball "Tratado reciprocidad Cubana America... More

The proposed concession to Cuba / K.

The proposed concession to Cuba / K.

Illustration shows a young woman labeled "Cuba" turning away from Uncle Sam who is offering her a plate labeled "Reduction of Tariff on Cuban Sugar" with an egg labeled 20% on it; in the background a man labele... More

Caricature, Frightened / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Frightened / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a tiny dog labeled "Cuban Reciprocity" barking at a man who has climbed a fence out of fear, his hat labeled "Sugar Trust" has fallen to the ground. Illus. in: Puck, v. 51, no. 1314 (1902 Ma... More

The Philippine Oliver asks for more / Keppler.

The Philippine Oliver asks for more / Keppler.

Illustration shows a large, bloated man wearing an apron labeled "The Trusts", standing next to a large cauldron labeled "Tariff Reduction"; standing in front of him is a diminutive, emaciated man labeled "The ... More

An unexpected challenge / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

An unexpected challenge / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows the newly elected Democratic governor of Massachusetts, William L. Douglas, as a gladiator holding a sword labeled "Popular Approval" and a shield showing the Seal of the State of Massachuset... More

The Hoosier Don Quixote / J.K. after Doré.

The Hoosier Don Quixote / J.K. after Doré.

Illustration shows Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks as Don Quixote sitting in a chair, reading, with a sword in raised right hand, with visions of former (and current) presidents, as well as some of the soci... More

"Go home! D'yer hear me? Go home!" / L.M. Glackens.

"Go home! D'yer hear me? Go home!" / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Republican Campaign Manager" waving a cane, topped with the head of an elephant, at a small dog wearing a collar labeled "The Tariff" that has been following him. Illus. in: P... More

The chariot race / apologies to U. Checa.

The chariot race / apologies to U. Checa.

Illustration shows a chariot race with "Miss Democracy driving" a team of democratic donkeys labeled "Dem. Congressional Campaign" and President "Taft" driving a team of white horses labeled "Rep. Congressional... More

Some class to this rail-splitter / J.K.

Some class to this rail-splitter / J.K.

Illustration shows President Taft using an axe with the handle labeled "Tax Reform" and the head labeled "Argument" to drive a wedge labeled "Reciprocity" into a log labeled "Party Solidarity". Illus. in: Puck... More

Woodrow and the bean-stalk / L.M. Glackens.

Woodrow and the bean-stalk / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Wilson" with an axe labeled "Tariff Revision" has chopped through vines labeled "Excessive Protection" causing a giant labeled "Monopoly" to fall to the ground. Illus. in: Puc... More

The effect of "Negative Gravity" : I don't know how it's done, Benjamin, but it's agin reason

The effect of "Negative Gravity" : I don't know how it's done, Benjami...

Title on verso. Cf. CAI - Rogers, no. 75 (B size). (DLC/PP-1932:0029). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 32:809 (Oct. 27, 1888).

Gulliver-Cleveland takes possession of the enemy's fleet and deprives them of their strength / Gillam.

Gulliver-Cleveland takes possession of the enemy's fleet and deprives ...

Illustration shows President Cleveland as Gulliver with a rope labeled "Good Policy" tied to the ships of the "Republican Party" and pulling them toward the opposite shore where a group of men, among them Ambas... More

A X-mas dream - Drawing. Public domain image.

A X-mas dream - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The keepers at the gate / Keppler.

The keepers at the gate / Keppler.

Print shows a farmer on "Prosperity Road" stopped at a gate labeled "Dingley Tariff", standing in his wagon, handing a heavy bag labeled "Toll" to a well-dressed bloated man labeled "Monopoly" sitting on a larg... More

Wrapped up in his pet idea / Dalrymple.

Wrapped up in his pet idea / Dalrymple.

Print shows President McKinley wearing a long cape labeled "Protection Monomania", sitting at a desk working on his "Tariff Plans", while ignoring a businessman who offers "Suggestions for Financial Reform"; in... More

The Reciprocity situation La situacion del asunto reciprocidad.

The Reciprocity situation La situacion del asunto reciprocidad.

Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada standing in front of a blank sheet of paper and a bottle of ink. His arms are being tied behind his back by Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma who ... More

[Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon]

[Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon]

Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled "Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard." On the right the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled "Sugar... More

[The uplifting of Cuba] - Political cartoon, public domain image

[The uplifting of Cuba] - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert Morris, Francis Griffith Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James Albertus Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket ... More

[Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small]

[Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small]

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne standing on two documents, "Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust," and "Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do n... More

Caricature, Left again / Kep., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Left again / Kep., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows an elderly woman labeled "Tariff Revision" angrily shaking her umbrella after being left standing on the railroad station platform as the "Republican Special" departs in a cloud of dust; two ... More

A tip to Fatima Ted / Kep. - Public domain dedication image

A tip to Fatima Ted / Kep. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows a gigantic figure of Bluebeard labeled "Protected Monopolies" holding a set of keys identified as the "Keys to Rate Regulation, Meat Inspection, Pure Food and Anti-Trust Laws"; he is speaking... More

The leader of the minority / Keppler.

The leader of the minority / Keppler.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam trying to get the attention of Joseph G. Cannon who is talking with Joseph B. Foraker and Sereno E. Payne in the House chamber, as a large hand labeled "The Big Interests" wearing "... More

"James" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"James" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon handing a shoe labeled "Stand Pat" to James S. Sherman who is shining shoes labeled "Conservatism, Reactionary, Special Privileges, [and] Vested Interests"; an unidentified m... More

Like a Chinese play, it goes on forever / Frank A. Nankivell.

Like a Chinese play, it goes on forever / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows a Chinese play taking place on a small stage with Joseph G. Cannon and Nelson W. Aldrich offering two small doll-like figures labeled "Small Dealer" and "Consumer" to a dragon labeled "High P... More

The awakening / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The awakening / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a "Middle West" farmer being awakened by Albert B. "Cummins" as a rooster while a man sneaks into the farmer's barn and is caught in the illumination of a lantern beam labeled "Tariff Greed".

The return of the dove to the ark / K.

The return of the dove to the ark / K.

Illustration shows an ark labeled "Democratic Principles" aground in the receding waters of the flood near a landscape labeled "Republican Power"; the ark is full of democrats labeled "Wilson, Parker, Watterson... More

The walls of Jericho / Keppler., Political Cartoon

The walls of Jericho / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows supporters of a "Square Tariff Deal", carried in an ark by "Folk, Clark, Gore, Harmon, [and] Beveridge", march on Jericho, blowing ram-horns labeled "The Voice of the People" causing the wall... More

Puck magazine cover - The sword of standpatocles / K.

Puck magazine cover - The sword of standpatocles / K.

Illustration shows a sword labeled "Removal of Duties on Meat" suspended by a chain labeled "Republican Congress" above a bull labeled "Meat Trust" feeding from a dish filled with coins labeled "Arbitrary Profi... More

The interrupted ceremony / Keppler., Political Cartoon

The interrupted ceremony / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a wedding between Uncle Sam and a woman labeled "Canada" with President Taft as the clergyman; when he gets to the point in the ceremony where anyone who objects to the marriage may speak, al... More

On Uncle Sam's farm / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

On Uncle Sam's farm / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson as a farm-hand on Uncle Sam's farm, driving a horse team labeled "Democratic Senate" and "Democratic House" toward a plow labeled "Tariff Reform Pledges"; Uncle Sam is leaning ... More

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

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

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan trying to open a safe labeled "The Presidency" using a combination from a sheet of paper labeled "16 to 1, Populism, Anti-Imperialism, Predatory Wealth, [and] Anti-Ever... More

Weaning the baby / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Weaning the baby / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows an infant labeled "Protected Privilege" clinging to a nurse labeled "High Tariff" because President Wilson wants to feed her from a baby bottle labeled "Open-Market Competition" carried by "U... More

Uncle Sam gets a reassuring view of what the new tariff will do to him / Kep.

Uncle Sam gets a reassuring view of what the new tariff will do to him...

Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing before two mirrors that distort the reflected image, one mirror is labeled "Seeing is Believing - the Republican Minority" and shows Uncle Sam as a tall, thin, gaunt figure... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Doubly unfortunate-- built on the sand, and divided against itself

Doubly unfortunate-- built on the sand, and divided against itself

"War tariff"; "free whiskey" on planks under elephant. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1932:0029). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 32:640 (Aug. 25, 1888).

Whig harmony - Political cartoon, public domain image

Whig harmony - Political cartoon, public domain image

A severe split within the Whig ranks, between partisans of Henry Clay and those of Zachary Taylor, preceded the party's convention in June 1848. Here Horace Greeley, one of Clay's most influential northern supp... More

Questioning a candidate - Political cartoon, public domain image

Questioning a candidate - Political cartoon, public domain image

Zachary Taylor's stubborn resistance to declaring his views on the major political issues during his candidacy in the 1848 presidential campaign was a favorite theme of the opposition. Here Taylor, in uniform, ... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Puck magazine cover - An old imposition / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - An old imposition / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows President Cleveland as a railroad conductor collecting fares from William McKinley, who is holding a ticket labeled "War Tariff Pass" and an elderly man, dressed as an infant labeled "Infant Industr... More

An old fable brought up to date / Keppler, Jr.

An old fable brought up to date / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows a "countryman" labeled "Rep. Party" with a whip, driving a donkey labeled "Taxpayer" who is carrying a large sack labeled "War Tariff" that contains a counter weight labeled "Iniquitous Pensions" on... More

"Who laughs last laughs best" / Dalrymple.

"Who laughs last laughs best" / Dalrymple.

Print shows Grover Cleveland driving a stagecoach labeled "Administration Coach" carrying "Columbia" and being pulled by two horses labeled "Honest Principles" and "Sound Policy"; it is stuck in a hole labeled ... More

The opening of the gate / Dalrymple.

The opening of the gate / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam opening the "Protection Gate" at the "U.S. Custom House" where a sign states "Reduction of Tolls from 50 to 38 Percent. Wool, Lumber, Twine, and Fresh Fish, Free!!. The Roman god Mercury i... More

America's partisan "patriots" / C.J. Taylor., Political Cartoon

America's partisan "patriots" / C.J. Taylor., Political Cartoon

Print shows Benjamin Harrison pointing to himself, John Sherman with a sign that states "The Sherman Bill Did It!", William McKinley holding a sign that states "The McKinley Bill Did It!", and Thomas B. Reed po... More

The inconsistency of the protectionist believer / Dalrymple.

The inconsistency of the protectionist believer / Dalrymple.

Print shows a wealthy businessman with his family boarding a steamer "to Europe", a porter carries their single bag of luggage. When the family returns home, at the end of their summer shopping spree, the busin... More

We four and no more - Drawing. Public domain image.

We four and no more - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The open sesame / C.J. Taylor. - coin, public domain photograph

The open sesame / C.J. Taylor. - coin, public domain photograph

Print shows William McKinley as Ali Baba kneeling before a slightly opened door in the "High-Tariff Robber Barons Cave", holding a bag labeled "McKinley Boom Fund", which is being filled with coins issuing from... More

Crowning the abomination / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Crowning the abomination / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a huge figure labeled "Tariff for Trusts" wearing a quilted cape labeled with products and percentages, holding papers labeled "Concessions", and sitting between the Senate and House chambers, with ... More

A troublesome infant - he grows faster than his god-fathers expected / Dalrymple.

A troublesome infant - he grows faster than his god-fathers expected /...

Print shows a crying infant labeled "Dingley Tariff" wearing clothing labeled "Deficit from July 1st to Nov. 15th $44,411,144", sitting in a high chair, holding a tiny pair of pants labeled "Dingley Tariff". A ... More

All a question of the scale we do it on / F. Opper.

All a question of the scale we do it on / F. Opper.

Print shows a vignette cartoon depicting how the economies of scale of an operation or event determines public opinion, for instance, "no. 9" shows a handful of criminals robbing a citizen on the street, they a... More

They can't be hitched to the same carriage J.S. Pughe

They can't be hitched to the same carriage J.S. Pughe

Print shows President William McKinley at the reins of a carriage labeled "Administration" carrying Uncle Sam and Columbia; three men labeled "Hanna, Lodge, [and] Dingley" are having difficulty harnessing two u... More

The guns of reciprocity - Political cartoon, public domain image

The guns of reciprocity - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt sitting in front of the U.S. Capitol reciting his June 13, 1902 message to Congress. On the left is a Cuban cannon firing a shot through a rolled sheet of paper, "Cuban reciproc... More

Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief, Political Cartoon

Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... More

Landed / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Landed / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Alton B. Parker pulling a donkey to safety across a bridge constructed of planks labeled "Conservatism, Sanity, Tariff Reform, Anti-Trust, [and] Financial Plank" that is breaking apart; falli... More

Farthest north / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image

Farthest north / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows the frozen heads of Joseph G. Cannon, Leslie M. Shaw, Nelson W. Aldrich, and Joseph B. Foraker around two shipwrecks labeled "Philippine Free Trade" and "Tariff Reform"; other heads are label... More

The consumer's only chance / Frank A. Nankivell.

The consumer's only chance / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows a woman mooring an airship to the chimney on the roof of her home by the light of a full moon; on board the airship are "American Goods Bought in England" that are being smuggled into the U.S... More

The coming lava / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon

The coming lava / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows in the left background, "Mount Sam" erupting, spewing lava labeled "Revolt Against Cannonism, Havens' Victory in New York, Indiana Upheaval, Increased Cost of Living, Demand for Lower Tariff,... More

Bearers of evil tidings / Kep with apologies.

Bearers of evil tidings / Kep with apologies.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Protected Monopoly" lying on a bench in an Egyptian temple, with a large bloody sword labeled "Closed Mills" with which three man have been slain, one labeled "Labor", each lyi... More

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! / Keppler.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! / Keppler.

Illustration shows a large man labeled "Monopoly", standing behind a panel, reaching around with his right arm, holding a diminutive figure labeled "Aldrich" who is pointing to an image labeled "What will happe... More

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