The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . uncomfortablesomersault. With a knowledge of these facts the reader bya close examination of this cartoon, which is reproduced inthis volume, will undoubtedly detect the lines along which thelightning change was made. Nevertheless, it will be im-possible for him to deny that the transformation was cleverlydone. Besides being the year of the Presidential campaign, 1892was a year when the thoughts of Americans were turned back-ward four centuries to the time when Christopher Columbusfirst landed on the shore of the Western Hemisphere. Theorig
The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . uncomfortablesomersault. With a knowledge of these facts the reader bya close examination of this cartoon, which is reproduced inthis volume, will undoubtedly detect the lines along which thelightning change was made. Nevertheless, it will be im-possible for him to deny that the transformation was cleverlydone. Besides being the year of the Presidential campaign, 1892was a year when the thoughts of Americans were turned back-ward four centuries to the time when Christopher Columbusfirst landed on the shore of the Western Hemisphere. Theoriginal ships of Columbuss fleet were being brought overthe water from Spain; the Columbus idea was being exploitedeverywhere in topical song and light opera; and it would havebeen strange indeed if it had failed to play some part inpolitical caricature. Gillam in Judge made use of it in thecartoon entitled The Political Columbus Who Will NOTLand in 92. It represents the ship of the Democracy withMr. Cleveland as Columbus gazing anxiously and uneasily. CENTURY IN CARICATURE 3i5 at the horizon. At the bow of the ship is the lions head andthe shield of Britannia, in allusion to Mr. Clevelands allegedpro-English sympathies. The sail upon which the ship isrelying for its progress is marked Free Trade and is awoefully patched and weather-beaten bit of canvas. Thecrew of the ship is a strange assortment which suggests allsorts of mutiny and piracy. In the front of the vessel andclose behind the captain are Dana, Croker, Sheehan, andHill. Beyond them we see the figures of Cochran, Carlisle,
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