President McKinley holds an oil can labeled “Patronage” and turns the crank on a “Prosperity Engine” while Nelson Dingley shovels coal into a damaged “Protection Boiler” labeled “High Tariff Defeat 1890” and “High Tariff Defeat 1892.” Nearby is a brand new and unused “Sound Financial Policy Boiler.” William B. Allison pulls the handle on a large brass “Republican Whistle.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-05-19

Creator(s)

Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909

Language

English

Period

NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Firing up the wrong boiler. [May 19, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288562. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. Firing up the wrong boiler. [19 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288562.

APA:

Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1897, May 19]. Firing up the wrong boiler.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288562.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.

APA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.