Political Platforms

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No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Print shows a man labeled "Republican War Record" standing in a pond labeled "Republican Corruption Water", yelling to an Irishman wearing a hat labeled "Democracy", gathering up the Republican's clothing label More

Print shows Puck's "Independent Party" figure, holding a hoe labeled "Civil Service Reform" and talking to Uncle Sam who is sitting on a fence while two figures argue on the right, one is labeled "Democrat, Bou More

Print shows a small, rustic room crowded with members of the Democratic Party, some dressed as old women, others drinking and smoking clay pipes; one man, the "Shaughraun" labeled "Democratic Party" is lying on More

Illustration shows several congressmen and senators dressed as women nursing symbols of American industry; Sherman and Blaine feeding "American Swine" as it sits on a rocking horse, William D. Kelley, known as More

Print shows Chester A. Arthur dressed as a dandy, walking on a sidewalk with a young woman labeled "Republican Party" who is carrying a small dog labeled "Protection"; standing behind them, on the sidewalk, is More

Illustration shows Allen G. Thurman on one side of a man labeled "Liquor Interest" and John Sherman on the other side; Thurman represents "The Ohio Democracy is the liquor dealers old friend!!", while Sherman e More

Print shows a group of Democrats on a log raft that is breaking up within sight of land, with two logs labeled "New Jersey [and] New York" coming loose and drifting away; there is a small sail labeled "Democra[ More

Illustration shows Thomas F. Bayard carrying a banner that shows a portrait of Thomas Jefferson and is labeled "Jeffersonian Principles", with a streamer at top that states "A Government of the People, by the P More

Illustration shows Ulysses S. Grant with his "Grant Boom" band comprised of Samuel J. Tilden, Lucius Q.C. Lamar, Roscoe Conkling, William W. Phelps, David Davis, James D. Cameron, John Sherman, James G. Blaine, More

Illustration shows a winter scene with a soldier labeled "Democracy" standing in front of a road sign that points in four directions "Free Trade, To Tariff Reform, To Protection, [and] No Policy", between his f More

Illustration shows Grover Cleveland as a lion with his paw on a monkey labeled "T. Grady" on top of a rock labeled "Civil Service Reform" near a small fire in which are roasting chestnuts labeled "City Spoils, More

Illustration shows Republican revelers in the foreground making music as they pass a reform ark being constructed in the background. Depicted are John Sherman playing pipes labeled "Southern Outrages", John Log More

Illustration shows a woman labeled "Democracy" wearing a blindfold labeled "Stupidity" being pushed by Samuel J. Randall toward a chair labeled "Presidenti[al] Chair", with several eggs in the way on the ground More

Illustration shows Samuel J. "Delilah" Randall sitting in a chair labeled "Protection", holding scissors labeled "41 Democrats" in one hand and hair labeled "Tariff Reform Bill" in the other, his feet are resti More

Illustration shows Grover Cleveland shaking hands with Puck's figure for the Independent Party labeled "Independent Voter"; behind them are bell tents with banners labeled "Reform". In the lower left corner is More

Illustration shows two women, one, on the left, labeled "Republican Party" wearing a hat labeled "War Record" and using a bellows to pump "Reform, Purity and Honesty!!" into the ear of a man labeled "Independen More

Illustration shows John Logan labeled "New Leader" of the Republican Party, the "party of Reform and Puritee", holding a paper that states "Logan Speec[h] at Boston July 1885", standing in the street between th More

Illustration shows "Evarts, Reid, Robeson, Logan, [and] Blaine" and William W. Phelps standing on the remains of a bridge "Washed Away by the Freshet of Nov. 1884" labeled "Partisan Civil Service" and finding i More

Illustration shows President Cleveland handing a paper that states "Re-appointment for Honesty and Efficiency" to Henry G. Pearson for his appointment as Postmaster in New York. Pearson is carrying a box labele More

Illustration shows a group of Tammany "Ward" workers and men identified as "J.R. McLean, Grady, H.O. Thompson, Spinola, [Alexander V.] Davidson, H. McLaughlin, [and a] Chicago Boss", along with Charles A. Dana More

Illustration shows President Cleveland as a pig farmer getting tangled in leashes attached to the hind legs of several hogs, each with a distinctive brand, labeled "Hugh McLaughlin, H.O. Thompson, Higgins, Beat More

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid on the roof top of a building, looking through a telescope at the sun labeled "Civil Service Reform", and Charles A. Dana on the neighboring roof top checking a "Sun Barometer"; More

Illustration shows a street scene with three monks, Whitelaw Reid, James G. Blaine, and John Logan, walking a few steps ahead of a band of merry revelers composed of Puck, Puck's figure for the "Independent" pa More

Illustration shows President Cleveland as Gulliver with a rope labeled "Good Policy" tied to the ships of the "Republican Party" and pulling them toward the opposite shore where a group of men, among them Ambas More

Illustration shows three men labeled "Wadsworth, Davenport, [and] Genl. Carr" hanging onto each other, standing on "The One Solid Plank" labeled "Financial & Civil-Service-Reform Resolutions" of a shaky platfor More

"If you don't see what you want, ask for it" on sign; "Suit of war taxed common cloth. Tariff 89%" on coat; "Untaxed whiskey, 20 [cents] gal." on jug. Title on verso. Variant title on verso: The McKinley 'all w More

No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

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No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

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Print shows a "countryman" labeled "Rep. Party" with a whip, driving a donkey labeled "Taxpayer" who is carrying a large sack labeled "War Tariff" that contains a counter weight labeled "Iniquitous Pensions" on More

Print shows William McKinley as Napoleon I, looking dejected, sitting on cannon barrels labeled "Jingoism, Paternalism, [and] McKinleyism", behind him is Thomas Reed firing a cannon labeled "Calamity Cry" with More

Print shows Levi P. Morton with cane, holding a "Check Book", and his left arm around a standard that states "Down with the Iniquitous Democratic Party!! It has the Impudence to Tax Prosperity Instead of Povert More

Print shows a doubtful Uncle Sam watching as two horses pass on a racetrack headed for the start of the race. On the first horse labeled "Wilson Bill" is jockey William L. Wilson wearing a ribbon labeled "Tarif More

Print shows "Gen. Coxey" carrying a sword labeled "Sensation" and leading a band of disgruntled citizens marching under the banner "We Want $500,000,000 in Irredeemable Money! and Death to Interest on Bonds!"; More

Print shows Benjamin Harrison standing on the deck of a ship labeled "Republican Party", under sails labeled "Prohibitory Protection"; he is holding a rope that leads to a rowboat labeled "McKinleyism" with Wil More

Print shows Benjamin Harrison sitting atop a chimney, holding rods with metal tips, several others are tied to his body and his hat, hoping to get struck by a lightning bolt labeled "Republican Presidential Nom More

Print shows a woman labeled "Democratic Party" peering through an opening labeled "Jeffersonian Principles" in an underground shelter, while a tornado rages overhead with dark clouds labeled "Indignation, Dissa More

Print shows Uncle Sam flirting with a young woman labeled "The New Tariff"; she is holding a bouquet of flowers tied with ribbons labeled "Prosperity and Good Times" and "Increased Wages". An elderly woman labe More

Print shows several men dressed as maids holding brooms, standing on shore or awash in huge waves labeled "Business Revival" and "Sound Money"; the men are identified on their bonnets or on their brooms as "Hoa More

Print shows William L. Wilson as a nurse feeding an infant labeled "Infant Industries" from a large bowl labeled "Tariff Reform"; entering through a door in the background is William McKinley, also as a nurse, More

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Print shows Uncle Sam holding a paper labeled "Political Guide" and riding on a camel being led by Puck through the "City of Silence", past several silent sphinxes labeled "Tom Reed, Allison, McKinley, Morton, More

Print shows Willima McKinley sitting on the porch of a house labeled "Presidential Hopes", flying a banner that states "The Foreigner Pays the Tax", built on stilts on a sandy beach; a rising tide labeled "Busi More

Print shows Charles A. Dana sitting at a desk on which a diminutive David B. Hill labeled "I am a Democract" is standing next to a large book labeled "Speeches of D.B. Hill"; in a niche in the background is a b More

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Print shows a large female figure holding a cornucopia labeled "Prosperity 1895", floating toward rays of light that illuminate industrial facilities; she hovers above a group of men gathered around a platform More

No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Print shows William McKinley as Napoleon I, wearing the hat, coat, and sword in the style of Napoleon, standing on a pedestal labeled "Protection", with a tiny wreath labeled "From Southern Friends" lying on th More

Print shows President Cleveland at the helm of the "Ship of State", it's sails labeled "Honest Pensions, Wilson Tariff Bill, Sound Financial Policy, Adherence to the Traditional Policy of Non-Interference", [an More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan standing on the back of a railroad caboose using a bellows labeled "16 to 1" to blow paraphrased fragments from speeches at rural citizens as the train passes. Traveling with More

Print shows a nervous William McKinley riding in a lop-sided chariot with a large gold dollar labeled "Gold Standard" on one side and a tiny wheel labeled "Tariff?" on the other; the chariot is being pulled by More

Print shows the statue of George Washington, full-length, standing with right arm raised, with fasces, at Federal Hall on Wall Street, New York City, N.Y., and a large crowd of men standing on steps, among them More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan standing on one side of a scale, cranking out speeches labeled "Wind, Weak Speech, Cheap Oratory, Boy Talk, Silly Speech, Free Silver Sophistry, Dangerous Propositions, Mercen More

Print shows an unhappy William McKinley, wearing a military hat with cockade labeled "Protection", at a tailor's shop known as "Hanna, Platt & Co. Political Clothiers", where he is being fitted for a coat with More

Print shows John Sherman, wearing a vintage military uniform, is using a handgun to beat on the bottom of a pan labeled "Jingoism"; next to him, bees from a beehive labeled "Sherman Presidential Hive" join a sw More

Print shows William McKinley sitting on a wooden horse labeled "High Protection" with a "Silverite" on the left and a "Gold Bug" on the right pulling him in opposite directions. Illus. from Puck, v. 39, no. 10 More

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Print shows a "Silverite", a "Democrat", a "Populist", and a "Republican" holding a sheet labeled "Politics" with which they are tossing a "Business Man". Illus. from Puck, v. 39, no. 1005, (1896 June 10), cov More

Print shows a Native encampment of the Democrat/Populist presidential candidate and his followers dancing around a campfire labeled "Repudiation"; depicted are, from left, "Peffer, Jerry Simpson, Teller, Vest, More

Print shows, at center, William Jennings Bryan labeled "16 to 1", standing on a platform "Built by Popo. Platform Silver Syndicate", holding up a paper that states "'We Denounce Arbitrary Interference by Federa More

Print shows a mule and the wreckage of a wagon by the side of railroad tracks and an old man labeled "Silverite" hanging from a sign that states "Danger! Look Out for Sound Money Locomotive"; a train rumbles of More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan riding a donkey labeled "Popocracy", holding 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, More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan sitting on the side of the road "to Washington", his bicycle tires going flat; a vignette in the upper left shows Bryan starting his ride to Washington, labeled "How he starte More

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Print shows a "Silver Mine Owner" as a "silver-tongued ventriloquist" sitting on a box labeled "16 to 1" on a stage, with William Jennings Bryan as a dummy sitting on his lap, holding papers labeled "Free Silve More

Print shows Puck drawing back a curtain to show a "Laborer, Farmer, [and a] Business Man" what is going on behind, with the Bryan campaign's support of the "Silver Trust", as a man shows a paper to a bloated si More

A magazine with a cartoon of a man and a woman, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington More

A book with a cartoon of a turkey on it, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan as a pirate on a ship labeled "Popocracy", standing on a barrel, playing a violin, attempting to lure a nearby ship labeled "National Prosperity" close enough so that his band More

Print shows a trial taking place at the U.S. Supreme Court where the regular justices have been replaced by hayseed justices; in the foreground is a "Waiting Pen for Gold Bugs and Millionaires" where "W. Rockef More

Print shows several men on a ship at sea with a waterspout, labeled "Western Republican Silver Sentiment" and looking like Thomas H. Carter, bearing down on the ship; at the helm, labeled "Sound Money" is John More

No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Print shows David B. Hill dressed as a hayseed with hat and feather labeled "I am a Popocrat", a fake beard labeled "Populism", and a button labeled "16 to 1" on his vest; he is holding a feather labeled "I am More

Print shows William McKinley dressed as a nurse, perspiring, sitting in a rocking chair with an infant labeled "Gold Standard" on his lap and another child labeled "High Protection" crying on the floor. Captio More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan casting a vote for the nomination of J.B. Weaver, the Populist Party candidate in 1892, instead of the Democratic Party candidate, Grover Cleveland. Bryan supported the "Popul More

Print shows William McKinley walking down a street in the neighborhood of "Anarchy Slum" with a tall, well-dressed female figure labeled "Gold Standard" on his arm and two policemen labeled "Palmer" and "Buckne More

Print shows William Bourke Cockran, labeled "Democratic Sound Money League" delivering a speech at Madison Square Garden in New York City, during which he presses down upon the back of William Jennings Bryan wh More

Print shows the Tammany Tiger wearing a campaign button that states "16 to 1 Bryan and Sewall", and a watch chain with a "Pawn Ticket" instead of the watch, bemoaning the fact that the Republican Party platform More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan being carried in a chair by four men, two are labeled "Tillman" and "J.F. Williams", down a street, behind a group of crazed men labeled "Free Silver, Riot, Repudiation, Popul More

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Print shows President Cleveland standing on the right, holding an axe labeled "Political Wisdom", in a forest where he has been cutting trees labeled "Gold Standard"; approaching from the left is a procession l More

No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Print shows "Captain Bill McKinley" standing at the bow of a steamboat labeled "High Protection" and "Monopoly & Co. builders" that has been patched in several places, listing to the stern, and is overloaded wi More

Print shows a group of Democrats, identified as "Hill, Murphy, Vest, Bland, Matthews, Morgan, Harris, Crisp, Tillman, Altgeld, Campbell, [and] Stevenson", some wear fezes, others are wearing turbans and other a More

No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Print shows a wagon labeled "Free Silver" filled with a group of "free silver" supporters identified as "Tillman, Boies, Sheehan, Bland, Blackburn, Bryan, Sewall, Pattison, Sibley, Jones, Geo. Fred Williams, Pe More

Print shows a diminutive William Jennings Bryan standing on a street before two gigantic men representing labor and business, waving a red flag labeled "Repudiation" and a paper that states "We demand that the More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan as a puppet being manipulated by a well-dressed man sitting on a large money bag labeled "Silver Mining Syndicate" and listing names and dollar amounts, "Hearst $75,000,000, F More

Print shows an old man labeled "Silverite" riding on the Democratic Donkey labeled "Dem. Party", racing toward an "Abyss of Political Mania" with a policeman chasing him on horseback labeled "Sound Money Democr More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan riding on the shoulders of the "Tammany" Tiger, carrying a banner that states "Repudiation and National Dishonor"; accompanying him are, on the left, John P. "Altgeld" holding More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan and James K. Jones digging up a grave labeled "16 [to] 1 Free Silver. Politely executed by a large and enthusiastic body of voters Nov. 1896"; other tombstones in the cemetery More

Print shows, on the left, a fat businessman labeled "Monopolist" being welcomed into the "U.S. Senate", and on the right, a "Tax Payer" being booted out by a large shoe labeled "Tariff Legislation". Illus. fro More

Print shows a gladiator labeled "Sound Money", holding a sword labeled "Currency Reform", standing over a fallen gladiator labeled "Free Silver" who appeals to the crowd for mercy, but instead receives the thum More

Print shows the Democratic donkey wearing a harness labeled "Democratic Party" and bandages labeled "Defeat in 1896", "Free Riot Plank", "Bryanism", and "Free Silver", sitting in front of a revolving saw blade More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan kneeling on steps labeled "Socialism, Inflation, [and] Paternalism" with his back to a statue of an old man labeled "Populism" sitting in a chair labeled "Free Silver" that is More

Print shows President William McKinley asleep in bed dreaming of William Jennings Bryan riding the Democratic donkey and leading members of the Democratic Party down the path of "Anti-American Foreign Policy", More

Print shows William Jennings Bryan as the Democratic Donkey with the bit end of a bridle in his mouth, trying to climb out of a hole constructed of blocks labeled "Aguinaldoism, Anti-Trust, Anti-Imperialism, Fr More