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Coxey, Jacob Sechler, 1854-1951

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Coxey'[s … patern]alism”

Coxey'[s … patern]alism”

“Gen. Coxey” carries a sword labeled “Sensation” and leads a band of disgruntled citizens marching under the banner, “We Want $500,000,000 in Irredeemable Money! and Death to Interest on Bonds!” They are chasing soap bubbles and balloons labeled, “Don’t help yourself get the government to help you!, Paternalism, It is the duty of the government to furnish work to the unemployed, [and] The government must pay the freight!” William McKinley, holding a bowl labeled “McKinley’s Soft Soap Bubbles,” Benjamin Harrison, and Thomas B. Reed appear as spirits leading Coxey’s Army toward the edge of a cliff.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-04-18

Creator(s)

Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929

Political pirates

Political pirates

William Jennings Bryan, as a pirate on a ship labeled “Popocracy,” stands on a barrel, playing a violin, attempting to lure a nearby ship labeled “National Prosperity” close enough so that his band of pirates can board it. Among those pirates identified are “Tillman, Altgeld, Lease, St. John, Sewall, Watson, Peffer, Sulzer, Waite, Debs, Bland, Wm. Stewart, Hill, Blackburn, [and] Coxey.” The men are armed with guns, knives, and rifles. Blackburn has a patch labeled “1895” over his right eye. Caption: Trying to lure a rich prize, in good old buccaneer fashion.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-09-23

Creator(s)

Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929

In battle array, – and there’s not much doubt about the result

In battle array, – and there’s not much doubt about the result

William Jennings Bryan rides a donkey labeled “Popocracy,” and holds a sword labeled “16 to 1” and a string attached to a small cannon labeled “Boy Orator,” at the head of a small army of followers. Among those identified are “Stewart, Watson, Coxey, Lease, Peffer, Tillman, [and] Altgeld,” and possibly Joseph C. S. Blackburn. They are armed with farm tools, brooms, and a large sword labeled “Silver Syndicate” carried by Stewart. Their military standards state “Repudiation, Down with the Supreme Court!!, [and] Dishonesty” and “D–n the Savings Banks, The Loan Associations, The Life Ins. Co’s – The Institutions of the Gold Bugs!!” Across a plain is a large army with flags that state “National Honor” and “Allied Armies of the Sound Money Democrats and the Republican Party,” with the U.S. Capitol and the White House in the background.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-09-30

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905