Progress and poverty - a decoration day study

Progress and poverty - a decoration day study

Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1890-1900. Veterans--1890-1900. Pensions--1890-1900. Public debt--1890-1900. Beggars--1890-1900.

Print shows waves of veterans marching through a memorial arch on "Decoration Day", carrying banners that state "We will continue to save the country, so long as there is a dollar in the Treasury" and "Army of Pensioners". On the right, Uncle Sam wearing tattered clothes, is sitting on a step with the U.S. Capitol in the background, he is holding out his hat labeled "Deficit" and a sign that states "I Am Busted".
The above political cartoon was drawn six years after Jane Addams opened Hull House. The implication of the cartoon is that the army does not want there to be or care if there is more than a dollar in the treasury, but as long as the treasury is open, and the country still exists, they will fight for it. The soldiers would have a similar mentality about the poor in their country. The soldiers would not care about the hardships the poor were facing as long as someone existed to elevate their status and self-esteem.

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905, artist.

N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann,

Library of Congress - https://www.loc.gov/item/2012648631/

1895 May 29.

No known restrictions on publication.

Print Illustration

English

Still Image. Periodical illustrations 1890-1900. Cartoons (Commentary) 1890-1900. Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900.

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.29011

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