Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Mutual sympathy

John Bull and Uncle Sam appear, both bent under the weight of the governing bodies that they are carrying on their backs with papers labeled “Hereditary Right to Obstruct Legislation” and “Senatorial Rules for Obstructing Legislation.” A sign behind John Bull states, “Commons come, Commons go, but the Lords go on forever,” and a sign behind Uncle Sam states, “Notice – the 53rd Congress goes, but the Senate still remains.” Caption: Uncle Sam–I’m sorry for you, John; that’s a terrible load you’ve got to carry! John Bull–Shake ‘ands, old chap; you seem to be ‘avin’ a pretty ‘ard time, yourself!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-02-27

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

“Much ado about nothing”

A marching band plays in front of the “Headquarters of the New Silver Party” next to a notice that states, “Now is the time to join – Step right in,” and a poster that states, “Triumph of the New Silver Party.” Joseph C. Sibley is sitting at a desk in the “headquarters” next to a notice that states “For President Jos. C. Sibley.” Members of the band are identified as “Stewart, Bland, [and] Gen. Warner.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-04-03

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

The delayed dance at Hay Corners

People are gathered in a barn for a Christmas dance party. The fiddler arrives late, a bit intoxicated. Caption: Jabe Gormley–I got ‘im; I got ‘im; – but he’s been to two dances already!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-12-04

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

He won’t budge

Benjamin Harrison stands on a stack of books labeled “Respectable Administration Record, Church and Sunday School Record, War Record, Good Old Republican Party Record, [and] Family Record.” In the background, on the left is William McKinley building “McKinley’s Presidential Fences,” and on the right is Thomas B. Reed holding boards labeled “Reed’s Presidential Fences.” Caption: Harrison–What! – I’ve retired as a candidate? – Not much!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-10-30

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Both satisfied

A female figure labeled “Rep. Party” tries to choose from among three suitors labeled “McKinley, Reed, [and] Harrison.” Another female figure labeled “Dem. Party” is walking in the background with her beau, William Jennings Bryan. Caption: Republican Party–Isn’t it lovely to have so many eligible young men to choose from? / Democratic Party–Well, I’m satisfied with my present escort, – and I don’t worry about the future.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-09-18

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Don’t jump!

A hand labeled “Fifty-Third Congress” holds a frying pan labeled “Democracy” in which is a man labeled “Democrat.” The pan is being held over an open fire labeled “Republicanism,” which is consuming logs labeled “Extravagant Appropriations, Pension Frauds, [and] McKinleyism.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-07-04

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

The dear creatures

An old woman sits on a bench, holding a purse labeled “G.O.P.,” with Benjamin Harrison on the left and William McKinley on the right, vying for her attentions. Caption: Old Party (coyly)–Oh! you presidential aspirants are such flirts!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-06-13

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

An old fable with new application

David B. Hill appears as a jackass wearing a coat with a ribbon that states “I am a Democrat,” standing on rocks, kicking at the moon, which shows the face of Grover Cleveland. Puck and a group of citizens are laughing at him.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-05-23

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

“The right man in the right place”

Stephen B. Elkins walks down an aisle in the “U.S. Senate,” holding a “Certificate of Election to U.S. Senate – Stephen B. Elkins.” Seated on the left are “Teller – Senator on Cash Basis” and “Smith,” and seated on the right are “Brice – Senator by Grace of Boodle” and “Jones Bonanza Senator.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-01-23

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

“United we stand!”

Richard Croker is pictured as a large dog standing over a smaller dog labeled “New York Police.” They are looking at a cat with its back, labeled “Investigation,” arched and tail raised, and wearing a ribbon labeled “New York Senate.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-03-28

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

A hard beast to handle

A silver elephant wearing a ribbon labeled “Currency Problem” stands in a stall with a shackle labeled “Cleveland’s Veto” on one foot. A notice on the wall states, “Look Out for the Elephant – He is Dangerous.” A battered old man labeled “Dem. Majority” lies on the floor, while another man labeled “Rep. Majority” approaches reading a booklet labeled “Republican Method of Handling Financial Elephants.” Uncle Sam taps him on the shoulder in warning. Caption: Uncle Sam–Don’t be over-confident, my friend; – he was too much for that Democratic keeper, and he may be too much for you!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-02-06

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Xmas number 1894

Two young women ice skate and tow a sleigh in which Puck is riding, holding a Christmas tree.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-12-05

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

A painful prophetic vision

A well-dressed, grand old woman sits in a chair, with a comb labeled “Republican Party” in her hair, and newspapers on the floor around her with headlines “Evening Reporter – Commerce Picking Up All Along the Line” and “Morning Verity – Trade Getting Brisk Since the Passage of the Wilson Bill.” She is holding the “Daily Facts – Increased Activity in Business on Account of the New Tariff.” There is a steaming pot of tea on the table next to her. She is imagining a scene where a street in the business district is filled with a procession of women shoppers carrying placards that state, “Under the Democratic Tariff We Live in a Golden Age of Business!!!”, “1896 – We, the Shopping Women of America, Favor the Democrats Because Their Tariff Bill Favors Our Pocket Books!!!”, and “Thanks to the Democrats Shopping is Now a Joy Forever.” Caption: The Republican Party sees the Democrats, in 1896, winning back their old and powerful ally, the “shopping woman.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-10-24

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Peffer’s populistic boom

William A. Peffer grabs for the ropes of a hot air balloon labeled “Populism” that has burst in two places while high above the Washington, D.C., area.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-10-10

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Just the same here as in Asia

William L. Wilson appears as a soldier wearing a helmet labeled “Tariff Reform” and holding a rifle labeled “Enlightenment” with fixed bayonet, with which he prevents William McKinley from advancing. McKinley is dressed as a Chinese man with a hat labeled “McKinleyism,” an amulet labeled “Monopoly,” and a medal that states “The Foreigner Pays the Tax.” He is holding a large sword labeled “Fallacious Arguments” and a shield labeled “Trusts,” and his long pigtail is wrapped around a post labeled “Played Out Protection Ideas.” Caption: Superstition and old-fogyism must be conquered in the end by enlightenment and progressiveness.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-09-05

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Father Knickerbocker’s next job

Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, tosses an old man with a long beard out of a building labeled “N.Y. City.” Papers labeled “Anti Local Option, Blue Laws, Hayseed Legislation, [and] Anti Home Rule Laws” fall out of his hat labeled “Hayseed Legislator.” Sitting on the ground outside the building is Richard Croker, the Tammany Hall boss, rubbing his head. The State House labeled “Albany” is visible in the distance. Caption: He got rid of Tammany rule, and now, if he gets rid of Hayseed rule, he will be ready for home rule.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-08-28

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

“He laughs best who laughs last”

A portly laborer carrying a full dinner pail and a “Bank Book” in his coat pocket stands on the roadway with factories spewing smoke in the background. On the left a sign states, “Voluntarily Increased Wages Thanks to Cleveland,” and on the ground a sign states, “Reduced Wages Thanks to McKinley.” On the right a sign states, “High Wages and Steady Employment Under Cleveland,” and on the ground a sign states, “Strikes and Lockouts Under McKinley.” Caption: “The McKinleyites poked lots of fun at me a while ago, ‘cos I voted for Cleveland; but I’m doing the laughing now!”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-05-22

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Puck’s presidential possibilities – No. 1, The national knife-grinder

Presidential hopeful John Sherman, wearing a tall stove-pipe hat, stands in the middle of a village street, operating a grinding wheel labeled “Nomination” and sharpening a large knife labeled “Law-Breaking Strikers.” Papers in his pocket are labeled “Speeches,” and a sign attached to his wheel states, “Please help a poor perennial aspirant to get to the White House.” Just up the street, leaning against a fence, is a man labeled “Striker.” Along the street are buildings labeled “Silverites, Womans Rights, Populists, [and] Protectionists” with people standing in windows or at the door, holding large knives to be sharpened.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-08-15

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

“And John, he pays the freight”

Queen Victoria holds up an infant labeled “Little New Duke of York. Christening Robe Cost £300.” She presents the baby to John Bull who is holding a paper that states “Heavy Expense Account – Royal Family.” In the background is a castle labeled “Royal Nursery.” The baby is probably Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-07-25

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

Two kinds of fool Americans

Puck stands between two types of Americans depicted on large sheets of paper. On the left are “The Jingoes” identified as “Reid, Frye, Hoar, [and] Lodge” among others. Reid carries a flag that states “We Will Stand No Nonsense from Tyrannical England!!! Our Blood is Always Boiling.” Atop a tall pedestal is an effigy of John Bull with an eagle labeled “U.S.” perched on his chest. On the right are “The Anglo-Maniacs” who prostrate themselves before everything British, such as “English Clothes, English Manners, English Fiction, English Lord, English Actor, English Butler,” even “‘is Royal ‘ighness.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-04-24

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896