The Collapse of King Boycott, 1888
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- Box 1, Folder 15
- Scope and content:
bound issue from May 2, 1888; Vol XXIII, no. 582. Lithographs address various topics, including: 1886 boycotts; war tariffs held over from the Civil War; the 1888 Republican party nominees for President. Lithographs include "The Collapse of King Boycott" (title page; shows a vignette of Justice/Order popping a large, oversized balloon-like man labeled "Boycott" and wearing a hat labeled "Violence." The main image shows Puck standing with a oversized pen above the deflated Boycott's body); "The Tariff Cow--the Farmer Feeds Her--the Monopolist Gets the Milk" (shows a well dressed man labeled "Monopolist" milking a large cow labeled "Protection;" the milk buckets below him are labeled "Profits." In front, a farmer feeds the cow hay labeled "War Taxes"); "Not Wanted" (shows a poorly dressed, tired old woman labeled "Republican Party" standing with a troop of [presumably] orphaned children in front of the White House. The children, who are depicted as members of the GOP Senate, are fighting each other, playing instruments, and being generally chaotic. In front, Uncle Sam is seen as a landlord stating the woman cannot enter the house. Behind them, the U.S. Capitol is seen in the distance)
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