Puck Collection (page 39)

Home from the wars

Not yet, and probably not soon. Illustration shows a wagon drawn by a single donkey labeled American Consumer chasing a carrot labeled Promised Tariff Reform dangling from a stick held by the wagon

The fountain of taxation

Big Bill Dido and the sailing of Aeneas. Illustration shows William H. Taft as Dido weeping as the ship of Aeneas labeled TR sails away toward the horizon. Date 1909 March 10

After the hunt. Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as the master of the hunt throwing the twisted body of a man labeled Consumer to a pack of hunting dogs labeled Lumber Trust, Fuel Trust

Dragon meat. Illustration shows a knight labeled The New Congressman standing on rocks high in the mountains at the base of a cliff that is protected by a sleeping dragon labeled Special Privilege;

Uneasy Turks. Illustration shows two turkeys, one dressed as a Turk standing among smoking bombs and pumpkins, beneath clouds that rain axes, bombs, vegetables, pies, and rifles upon them

The rakes progress

The safer choice. Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan and William H. Taft standing aboard a ship applying for the job of First Mate to Captain Uncle Sam

The giant squid at bay

On earth peace, good will toward men. Illustration shows Mars dressed as Santa Claus about to depart after placing warships

The master of the hounds. Illustration shows a fox hunting scene with a man labeled Special Privilege riding on a horse labeled Congress through The Peoples Field labeled Trade, Individualism

The smile that won t come on. Illustration shows President William H. Taft speaking from the back of a railroad caboose to a large crowd of skeptical mid-westerners that also includes Jonathan P

In the coming era of socialism. Illustration shows police breaking up a demonstration by capitalists who are turning the tables on the socialists by demanding their rights

Heres how!. Illustration shows a hand labeled Republican Party pouring champagne from a bottle labeled Tariff Revision into a glass held by another hand labeled Protected Interests; two hands labeled

The kept judge. Illustration shows two men, one labeled Political Boss and the other labeled Special Privilege with copies of Blank Injunctions in his pocket

The sphinx and the candidates. Illustration shows Charles Evans Hughes as a sphinx labeled Senate and Assembly in a desert at night with a donkey and an elephant standing in the foreground

Why not introduce a little novelty into the campaign?. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with William Jennings Bryan and William H

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Illustration shows three smiling, bloated monks labeled Food Monopoly, Clothing Monopoly

The national chaperone. Illustration shows a group of dejected young women sitting at the beach with a mannequin dressed in the accoutrements of various industrial trusts

With Hudson up the Hudson. Illustration shows Henry Hudson and crew on the ship Halve Maen (Half Moon) sailing up the Hudson River

Bringing in the Teddy-turk. Illustration shows a chef labeled Special Privilege holding a large platter on which rests a huge turkey with the face of Theodore Roosevelt; he is about to place

The man highest up

Siegfried and the magic fire. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as Siegfried standing at the edge of a ring of fire around a female figure (Brunnhilde)

Dame rumor. Illustration shows an old hag sitting on a large ticker tape machine, on Wall Street, spewing Inside Information, False Financial News and rumors that ensnare large groups of investors

Go home! D yer hear me? Go home!. Illustration shows a man labeled Republican Campaign Manager waving a cane, topped with the head of an elephant

Signs and divinations. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon depicting the presidential candidates for the 1908 election, each learning their fortunes regarding the outcome of the election: Norman E

After the blow. Illustration shows several men emerging from an underground shelter after a tornado labeled November Elections has passed; one man is labeled Special Privilege

Turned out of meh own home!. Illustration shows a woman labeled Democracy carrying a satchel with papers labeled Free Trade is lamenting being turned out of her home into a shower of torn paper

Our Abdul the damned. Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon as the cruel, autocratic Sultan of the Turks, Abdulhamid II, sitting on a throne, smoking a hookah labeled Obstruction, as two men

Rough on cats

The boss bear trainer. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as a hurdy-gurdy player grinding an organ labeled Party Harmony among a group of bears labeled Elkins, Parsons, Dick, Platt, Penrose

The fullest dinner pail. Illustration shows a man labeled Workingman bent over under the weight of an enormous dinner pail labeled Tariff for Graft Only. Date 1908 May 27. The fullest dinner pail

Magnified security. Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding a large magnifying glass labeled National Vanity which he is using to examine a battleship flying an American flag labeled US Navy

If you want to get rid of mosquitos, drain the swamp that breeds them. Illustration shows Uncle Sam, at the edge of a swamp labeled The Tariff in Politics

The republican hare and the democratic tortoise. Illustration shows a turtle with the face of William Jennings Bryan and a rabbit with the face of William H. Taft in a race. Date 1908 July 8

What show have you got, little man?. Illustration shows a man wearing top hat and tuxedo labeled Stock Manipulation, one hand resting on a deck of Marked Cards

Opening of the opera season - drilling the merry villagers

If Moses came down to-day. Illustration shows an angry mob of capitalists, businessmen, and politicians, some shaking their fists at Moses

The cross-continent craze. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon of scenes depicting transcontinental journeys by various modes of transportation

He won t let go. Illustration shows a large crow labeled Bryan perched on a branch labeled Denver Convention and holding a slip of paper labeled Nomination in its beak

Old words to a new air. Illustration shows John Bull, standing with one foot on England and the other on Ireland, holding strings attached to many warships which encircle the United Kingdom

A day with a nervous congressman. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a nervous congressman suspecting everyone he meets to be a spy investigating him; generally

They know the kind of decoys to use. Illustration shows two men labeled Political Boss and Public Service Corporation with shotguns

The father of his country. Illustration shows Uncle Sam looking a bit startled, sitting in a chair, holding a page from a calendar showing February 22 printed in red, for George Washingtons birthday

The return of the scouts. Illustration shows Moses C. Wetmore and Norman E. Mack carrying a shoulder pole labeled For Contributions from which hangs a tiny bag

The Teddyfication of the White House. Illustration shows William H. Taft Bill standing in shock in a large room at the White House where all the furnishings, from animal skin rugs to lamp shades

The tariff wait. Illustration shows on a winters night a small figure labeled Consumer sings Christmas carols at the bottom of the steps to a large federal building where, standing on the steps

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