Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

No party lines when the national honor is in peril

The combined forces of the gold standard supporters, including some newspaper editors, and a reluctant William McKinley, march under the standard “The Nation’s Credit Must Be Upheld,” toward a fort labeled “Fort 16 to 1” flying the banner “Repudiation,” and manned by soldiers armed with pitchforks and scythes. The newspaper editors are staffing the big guns labeled “Sound Money Press.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-07-22

His triumphal progress

A nervous William McKinley rides in a lop-sided chariot with a large gold dollar labeled “Gold Standard” as one wheel and the other wheel a tiny one labeled “Tariff?”. The chariot is being pulled by the Republican “GOP” Elephant with Mark A. Hanna seated on top as the driver. Caption: It is not exactly the sort of chariot he hoped for, but he will get there in it all the same.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-08-05

Uncle Sam’s summer girl for ’95

Uncle Sam flirts with a young woman labeled “The New Tariff.” She is holding a bouquet of flowers tied with ribbons labeled “Prosperity and Good Times” and “Increased Wages.” An elderly woman labeled “Republican Party” is sitting in the background. She appears shocked by Sam’s behavior.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-08-21

Out Nebraska way

Puck, carrying a valise labeled “Sound Money Doctrine,” talks to a hayseed farmer sitting on a fence, reading the “Free Silver Screamer.” In the background, houses and barns labeled “Mortgage” are falling into ruin. Caption: Puck–What’s the matter with you? Why ain’t you getting out your crops? Grain and corn are bringing big prices, and good times have come again. / Farmer Weedly (Silver Fanatic)–No, sir-ree! What’s the use of raising crops for the gold bugs from Wall Street to eat up? Free Silver is the only thing that’ll save us!

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-07-17

A rival who has come to stay

Uncle Sam stands with his arms spread on a solid dock labeled “U.S.” next to a sign that states, “Uncle Sam – The ship builder re-established with great success in 1893. American ships for American commerce!!” A huge steamship appears in the background. Across a body of water is John Bull standing, in a state of shock, on the shore of “England” next to a sign that states, “John Bull – The old reliable ship builder since 1861. Ships for American commerce a speciality.” Caption: John Bull–Good ‘evins! – wotever ‘ll become of my ship-building monopoly, if that there Yankee is going to turn out boats like that right along?

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-07-24

“Peanut Dave, the little defender”

David B. Hill sits on a large pail labeled “Growler” that is lying on its side, spilling the contents. Hill is using a rolled up paper labeled, “Let the Workingman Have His Sunday Beer” to swat a bat labeled “Blue Law Fanatic.” Caption: Here’s a splendid chance to make political capital, and he’s not missing it.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-08-07

Silly old women! – their little brooms can’t sweep back the great big ocean

Several men dressed as maids and holding brooms stand on shore or awash in huge waves labeled “Business Revival” and “Sound Money.” The men are identified on their bonnets or on their brooms as “Hoar War Tariff,” “Bland Free Silver,” “Wolcott Silver,” “Teller Free Silver,” “Jones Free Silver,” “Reid High Protection,” “Stewart Free Silver,” “Carter,” “Peffer,” “Crisp,” and “Blackburn Free Silver.” “McKinley” holds the largest broom labeled “Prohibitory Protection.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-08-14

The opening of the gate

Uncle Sam opens 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 is driving a wagon labeled “Commerce,” pulled by horses labeled “Prosperity” and “Business Revival,” and loaded with such commodities as “Leather, Flour, Jute, Coal, Cotton, Steel, [and] Wool,” through the gate. Caption: Uncle Sam (to the genius of Commerce)–Those tolls ain’t as low as we want ’em; but they’re the best we can do at present. Now let business go on!

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-08-29

Puck’s presidential possibilities. No. III, The czar out of a job

Thomas B. Reed stands on a low platform labeled “Maine,” looking through a bent and crooked telescope, labeled “Presidential Aspirations,” at the White House in the distance. A diminutive “Joe Manley” slips a gavel labeled “Speaker of Next House of Representatives” from Reed’s left hand.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-09-12

The police version of it

A large police officer turns the crank on a large press labeled “Blackmail,” squeezing money out of a variety of merchants labeled “Boot Black, Gin Mill Keeper, Dive Keeper, Merchant, Green Goods, Contractor, Gambler, [and] Pawnbroker.” Caption: “Let no guilty man (or woman) escape – widout dey put up de stuff!”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-10-03

A dead failure so far

William McKinley appears as Napoleon I, looking dejected, sitting on cannon barrels labeled “Jingoism, Paternalism, [and] McKinleyism.” Behind him is Thomas Reed firing a cannon labeled “Calamity Cry” with a paper labeled “Speech.” The cannonball falls far short of the target labeled “Presidency 1896.” Reed rests his left hand on the top of the hat of Benjamin Harrison who is holding a sword labeled “1888.” On the right, George F. Hoar, also looking dejected, is sitting on a large shell labeled “Reciprocity.” In the background on the right, standing near a sign labeled “Republican Testing Grounds for New Issues,” are John Sherman next to a cannon labeled “Sectionalism” and Levi P. Morton looking through a telescope. Beyond them is another man, possibly Matthew S. Quay. Caption: Trying to find a gun that will do for the coming campaign.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-10-10

Caught in his own trap

David B. Hill is caught in a large claw-type animal trap labeled “Nomination for N.Y. Governorship.” A sign posted next to the trap states, “This trap was set by David B. Hill to catch an Anti-Snapper.” Two groups of men are standing to the right and left. Among them are Charles S. Fairchild, Carl Schurz, Edward M. Shepard, William R. Grace, and Oswald Ottendorfer. They are laughing at him.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-10-17

Tariff reform tonic

Uncle Sam is shown before and after taking a “Tariff Reform Tonic.” “Before taking” he is listless and fatigued. “After taking” he is vigorous and healthy, sitting in a chair next to the table with the “Tariff Reform Tonic Prescribed by Dr. Cleveland.” Under the bottle of tonic is a notice that states, “The necessaries of life should be Greatly Cheapened. Cleveland Message 1887.” Caption: Uncle Sam has only had one sip, but it has already done him good.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-10-24

Will she be rescued?

An ape-like figure wears a hat labeled “Militarism” and holds a stone labeled “Forgery.” He is wounded in the side with an arrow labeled “J’Accuse,” and he is holding a female figure labeled “French Republic.” The ape may represent Alfred Dreyfus or one of several French military officials involved in the Dreyfus affair.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899-01-18

School begins

Uncle Sam, a teacher, stands behind a desk in front of his new students who are labeled “Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, [and] Philippines.” The students do not look happy to be there. At the rear of the classroom are students holding books labeled “California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, [and] Alaska.” At the far left, an African American boy cleans the windows, and in the background, a Native American boy sits by himself, reading an upside-down book labeled “ABC.” A Chinese boy stands just outside the door. A book on Uncle Sam’s desk is titled “U.S. First Lessons in Self-Government.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899-01-25

The burden of the Latin races

A diminutive man labeled “Latin Races” carries a hefty clergyman on his shoulders.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899/02/01

The idol of the aunties

Emilio Aguinaldo stands at center, wearing military uniform, and holding a flag and a sword. Around him are many old men dressed as women, supplicating themselves and tossing roses at his feet. Among them are Carl Schurz, John P. Jones, Charles A. Boutelle, Edwin L. Godkin holding a paper labeled “N.Y. Evening Post,” William B. Cockran, Eugene Hale, George G. Vest, Donelson Caffery, George F. Hoar playing a lyre labeled “Sen. Hoar,” William Lloyd Garrison Jr. reading his “Ode to Dear Aguinaldo,” George F. Edmunds, Joseph Pulitzer, Oswald Ottendorfer, [and] William Jennings Bryan. A bundle of “Editorials” lies on a rock in the left foreground.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899-05-10

W-h-o-a!!!

William McKinley drives a large circus carriage labeled “McKinley’s Presidential Band Wagon” pulled by the Republican Elephant labeled “G.O.P.” The carriage has come to a stop in front of a sign at the edge of an abyss, which states, “Danger! Results of the McKinley Bill. Decline of wages. Desperate Labor Strikes, and Lock Outs. 1,000,000 Men Out of Employment. Falling off of Customs Revenues $157,000,000. Disappearance of Treasury Surplus of $100,000,000. Net Loss of Gold in Exports $200,000,000.” The abyss blocks McKinley from reaching the United States Capitol, seen at far right. The “Band” in the wagon is comprised of “M.A. Hanna,” Andrew “Carnegie,” John D. “Rockefeller,” Theodore and possibly Henry O. “Havemeyer,” and Whitelaw Reid playing a drum labeled “N.Y. Tribune.” Marching behind the wagon are men carrying banners labeled “Trusts” and “Monopoly.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-04-29

The fearless toreador

Émile Zola, as a bullfighter holding a cape labeled “La Vérité” and a quill pen labeled “Zola,” faces a charging bull that is wearing a phrygian cap labeled “France” and has been stabbed in the back of the neck with a banderilla labeled “La Débâcle.” After a military investigation and trial acquitted Ferdinand Esterhazy of treason, placing the guilt on Alfred Dreyfus, Zola published an open letter to the president of France demanding that the truth be made known and that the miscarriage of justice, “La Débâcle,” that has come to be known as the Dreyfus Affair, be corrected.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-02-16

A new crime

New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck is a judge and Richard Croker is a policeman, holding a club labeled “Tammany,” bringing a man labeled “Reform” before the judge in a courtroom.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-02-23