Rally round the flag, boys!.
1891
In this lively 1891 political cartoon by Joseph Keppler, a team of determined men—representing key states like Wisconsin and Illinois—strain together to hoist a massive sail boldly marked 'Tariff Reform' for the upcoming 1892 election. Meanwhile, chaos erupts on the other side of the mast as controversial political hot potatoes like 'Silver Coinage,' 'Prohibition,' and the 'Farmer Alliance' are blown away into the stormy sky. Keppler, the founder of the famous *Puck* magazine, uses the Civil War song title 'Rally Round the Flag, Boys!' to suggest that politicians must focus on a single unifying issue to survive the storm, letting the distracting controversies drift away.
- Technique
- Chromolithograph
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- Paper