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An old fable brought up to date

An old fable brought up to date

A “countryman” labeled “Rep. Party” carries a whip and drives a donkey labeled “Taxpayer” who is carrying a large sack labeled “War Tariff” that contains a counter weight labeled “Iniquitous Pensions” on its back. Caption: A countryman having some grain to carry to the mill, was bothered as to how to balance the load upon his donkey’s back. Finally he hit upon the expedient of placing a large stone in the other end of the sack. Thus did he balance matters to his great satisfaction; – but to the doubling of the load on the donkey.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1893-12-13

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

He won’t let go

He won’t let go

A large crow labeled “Bryan” perches on a branch labeled “Denver Convention,” holding a slip of paper labeled “Nomination” in its beak. Sitting on the ground below is a fox labeled “Eastern Democracy.” Caption: A cleverer crow than the bird of Aesop’s fable.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-05-13