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The horrified ghost of “Charles V” observes Práxedes M. Sagasta filling an oil lamp labeled “Spanish Honor” from a container labeled “Bombast.” The lamp sits on the “Map of Spain” on top of a small table. Caption: Shade of Charles V – Is that all that is left of my sun that never set on Spanish soil?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-06-15
A well-dressed couple sit on a sofa before a fire in the fireplace, with the spirits of three young children dancing around a Christmas tree. There are art-nouveau style furnishings (lamp and flower vase) on the table in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896-12-09
A man seated in an alcove, wearing a hat labeled “Vested Interests,” holds a magic lamp labeled “Financial Backing” which he is polishing with his “Check Book.” On one side of him is a ticker tape machine and on the other is a hookah labeled “High Finance.” A gigantic figure, the “Editorial Genie,” is standing on the right labeled “The Reputable Press.” He is holding many papers in his arms, possibly news stories or newspaper headlines, some of which are crossed out and some inscribed “Kill.” The two men are unidentified. Caption: The Editorial Genie — Master, what are your commands?
The presentation by Udo J. Keppler of a “new normal” in the nexus of American politics and journalism is powerful, as a cartoon, but more nuanced than he suggested. The “suggested” stories and “spiked” (killed) articles indicate Keppler’s indictment of reactionary and corporate interests dictating policies to newspapers and magazines.