Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929

An old imposition

President Cleveland as a railroad conductor collects fares from William McKinley, who is holding a ticket labeled “War Tariff Pass,” and an elderly man, dressed as an infant labeled “Infant Industries,” on his lap. The infant holds a pacifier connected to a bottle labeled “Protection Pap.” Caption: Conductor Cleveland–That fellow can’t ride free any longer, Ma’am – he’s big enough to pay for himself!

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1893-11-15

They can’t hold up this train!

President Cleveland, a railroad engineer, drives a locomotive labeled “Administration R.R.” that is roaring out of a tunnel labeled “Business Depression Tunnel,” and knocking out of the way legislators who are placing “Dilatory Admendments” and “Teller’s Dilatory Tactics” on the tracks, trying to derail the train. Among the legislators are Francis M. Cockrell, James Z. George, James L. Pugh, William A. Peffer, George G. Vest, James D. Cameron, William M. Stewart, Henry M. Teller, John P. Jones, and Edward O. Wolcott.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1893-10-11

It doesn’t look much like it

Uncle Sam uses a pitchfork to pile up money labeled “$160,000,000.00 Yearly” as food for a “U.S. White Elephant” wearing a military hat labeled “Pensions.” Caption: “Has the moth of avarice, the canker of greed, so eaten into the hearts of this generation that they are unmindful of these men? God forbid!” (From Harrison’s speech to the G.A.R. encampment.)

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1893-09-20

No rioters need apply!

An “Honest Laborer,” with a “Savings Book” in his coat pocket, sits with his family around a table at dinner. An agitator tries to incite him to adopt the violent practices of anarchy. The laborer looks a bit like Abraham Lincoln, and hanging on the wall in the background is a portrait of George Washington. Caption: Honest Laborer (to Anarchistic Agitator)–Help you to destroy law and order? – not much! – and your stories that we are starving are all false!

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1893-09-06

A nice attitude for a United States Senator!

Senator David B. Hill, on his knees, begs Richard Croker, the “Boss of New York,” and Hugh McLaughlin, the “Boss of Brooklyn,” to use their influence to “Please nominate my friend Maynard for Judge of the Court of Appeals.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1893-08-30

Falling in

The end-of-summer resort crowd returns to the city from their vacations at the beach, ready to resume duties or obligations to employers or social and charitable organizations, and ponder next year’s vacation.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-09-19

She has a presidential pet of her own

A motherly female figure with “New York” on her hat band sits on a bench holding a diminutive Levi P. Morton on her lap. Standing at her feet is a diminutive Benjamin Harrison holding his hat. Caption: New York–It’s no use Benny; you can’t play in our yard!

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-08-14

Among the silent ones

Uncle Sam, holding a paper labeled “Political Guide,” rides on a camel being led by Puck through the “City of Silence,” past several silent sphinxes labeled “Tom Reed, Allison, McKinley, Morton, [and] Harrison.” Includes dialogue between Uncle Sam and Puck that tells how these rulers were turned to stone for being unable to answer the currency question. Caption: Scene–The City of Silence in the Land of G.O.P., ferninst the Great Political Desert. – Enter Uncle Sam with Puck, his Dragoman.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-07-31

A rational law, or – Tammany

The owner of a wine and beer store puts up a sign that states, “As long as it is the law it shall be enforced, Theo. Roosevelt.” A man representing Tammany Hall implies that if Tammany men were running the government, there might be ways to get around the laws without having to repeal them. Caption: Tammany–Goin’ to wait till dem reformers repeal dat law, are yer? Put me back and you won’t need to repeal! See?

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-07-24

A down-hill movement

A wagon labeled “Free Silver” is filled with a group of “free silver” supporters identified as “Tillman, Boies, Sheehan, Bland, Blackburn, Bryan, Sewall, Pattison, Sibley, Jones, Geo. Fred Williams, Peffer, [and] Altgeld.” Tillman holds a pitchfork with flag labeled “Repudiation” and Altgeld holds a burning torch. The wagon had been harnessed to a mule wearing a halter labeled “Democracy.” It has broken loose and is gathering speed as it rolls backwards down a hill. Caption: Silver Lunatics–Hip, hip, hurrah! Just see how much faster we are going since we cut loose!

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-08-12

Under one flag

William Jennings Bryan stands on a tree stump labeled “Demagogism” and waving a flag labeled “Repudiation.” On the left is an anarchist labeled “Dynamite” holding a “Bomb” and a torch, and standing on papers labeled “Law” and “Order.” On the right is a man with a long beard, who may represent a western silver mine owner, standing on papers labeled “Contracts” and “Debts.” Caption: The stump-orator candidate and his allies.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-08-05

The boss of the bosses

A fireworks display forms a chariot or wagon labeled “McKinleyism” driven by “boss” Mark A. “Hanna.” Thomas Collier “Platt,” Matthew S. “Quay,” and Joseph H. “Manley” appear in the display as chained, submissive prisoners following Hanna. Caption: A Republican Fourth of July display of fireworks, now arousing the wonder and admiration of the entire people.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-07-08

Politics makes strange wheel-fellows

Grover Cleveland and Thomas B. Reed ride down the “Sound-Money Road” on a bicycle built for two, with tires labeled “Gold Standard,” and honking horns labeled “Ki-Yi Gun” at a small dog labeled “Silverite.” Caption: “In my opinion, Speaker Reed is the strongest and brainiest man in your (the Republican) party.” President Cleveland to Congressman Milliken, as per N.Y. World.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-07-01

Fun for the politicians, but rough on the business man

A “Silverite,” a “Democrat,” a “Populist,” and a “Republican” hold a sheet labeled “Politics” with which they are tossing a “Business Man.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-06-10

The next thing in order

A large group of well-dressed ladies are gathered for the “First National Congress for the Advancement of the Interests of Boarding-House Keepers.” A woman is speaking at a podium before a large audience of women. Disgruntled tenants are seated in the “Boarder’s Gallery” in the balcony. It is “Resolved that boarders have no rights that we are bound to respect.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-04-07

Pride and humility

Three women cyclists are labeled “Republican Party, Dem. Party, [and] Populist Party.” The Democrat has hit broken glass and ruined her front tire and the Populist is having a bumpy ride on the rocks along the side of the road. They cannot keep up with the Republican cyclist. Caption: Democratic Party–She needn’t put on so much style; – the wind may soon get out… [text missing].

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-07-03

Too much like Cæsar

Benjamin Harrison appears as Caesar, standing in the foreground, wearing a Roman toga and a laurel wreath. Thomas B. Reed as Cassius and William McKinley as Brutus are standing in the background, wearing Roman togas, conversing. Reed holds a knife. Caption: Cassius Reed (to Brutus McKinley)–Upon what meat doth this our Benjamin feed, that he hath grown so great?

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-06-19

Presidential aspirants take to the wheel!

Print shows the interior of the “Bicycle Academy” which offers “Special Facilities for Presidential Candidates.” Trying out bicycles are several candidates labeled “Harrison, Sherman, Allison, Morton, Tom Reed, McKinley, Stewart, [Hill], Flower, Cullom, [and] Peffer.” Morton rides a motorized bicycle, Allison rides a tricycle, Flower has put his head through the front spokes, Stewart hangs on to a column, McKinley appears to be hanging onto Reed, and Hill’s tires are leaking air. On the wall is a poster for an “1896 Scorcher” cycle. Caption: The bicycle vote has got to be catered to, and the best wheelman will make the best run.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-06-12

In the hands of his philanthropic friends

Uncle Sam walks between two bloated businessmen labeled, on the left, “Monopolies,” and on the right, “Trusts.” Each one is picking a pocket while Uncle Sam is blissfully unaware.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-03-10

The wealthy sabbatarian fanatic

In this vignette cartoon is a man who firmly believes in observing the Sabbath, as he tells his friends. In the surrounding vignettes, he insists that his Sunday newspaper be delivered earlier, that the gardener put out flowers on the tables and in all the rooms, that the bootblack shine his shoes faster, that his driver be available for the entire day, and that the barber add more chairs so he will not have to wait so long for a haircut on Sunday. Caption: He wants everybody to rest on Sunday, except those who serve him personally.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-05-22