The people's welfare my reward - Public domain book scan / engraving

Another Whig campaign badge, featuring a bust-length portrait of presidential candidate Henry Clay, with books, drapery, and the base of a column in the background. Above Clay's portrait is the motto: "The Peoples Welfare---My Reward." Below the portrait is a statement by Clay, conveying his campaign themes of support for protectionism and the creation of a national bank: "Protection to American Industry is necessary to secure the Independence of our Country. And a National Bank is as necessary to a Nation as National Law. H. Clay [facsimile signature]."

Title appears as it is written on the item.

Sullivan and Fischer, p. 76.

Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1844-8.

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01/01/1844

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