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Title: Speech of Hon. A.L. Gilstrap, delivered at Kirksville, Mo., June 6, 1863: on the issues involved in the Governor's Proclamation, convening the State Convention at Jefferson City, June 15th, 1863

Title: Gerald J. Boileau and the Progressive-Farmer-Labor Alliance: politics of the New Deal
Date: 1994

Title: JM-021: Mr. American reactionary abroad tries to change the opinion of Europe
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting an American visiting places such as France, Germany, and Italy and hearing praise for Roosevelt, which the American does not agree with.

Title: JM-090: Grosvenor and Platt present different views on McKinley
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Charles Henry Grosvenor and Thomas C. Platt presented as sideshow hawkers speaking to a group of people. They each point to a large banner focusing on President William McKinley behind them. On Grosvenor's banner, McKinley is presented as the "largest man in the world." On Platt's banner, McKinley is presented as the "smallest man in the U.S."

Title: JM-170: Getting scareder and scareder!
Summary: This cartoon depicts President Woodrow Wilson planning his reelection campaign against Charles Evans Hughes during the presidential election of 1916. The first panel shows President Wilson calmly planning to take a passive role in the campaign until he receives a note that the state of Maine voted for Hughes by a narrow majority. The second panel shows a concerned Wilson receiving news that Hughes was addressing crowds in the West, whose vote Wilson was counting on for winning the election. The third panel shows a shocked Wilson learning Hughes was predicted to win the election by a large margin. Despite the assumptions made in this cartoon, Woodrow Wilson would defeat Hughes in the election of 1916, and he became the first democratic president to serve two consecutive terms in a row since Andrew Jackson. Woodrow Wilson appealed to many with his campaign slogan, "He kept us out of war," which appealed to many European (especially German) immigrants who did not wish to have the conflict of loyalty that would come from the United States joining World War I. Despite this, the United States would eventually enter World War I in 1917 during Wilson’s second term. The Chicago Tribune published many articles in support of Hughes and his campaign. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-204: As Uncle Sam prepares to get back in the European game
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Uncle Sam being warned to participate only in an advisory way by U.S. Congress as he climbs over a fence to join a European Reparation Committee.

Title: JM-175: Don't drop the pilot!
Summary: This cartoon show Uncle Sam talking with President Wilson, Force, and Politics. Uncle Sam is insisting these parties do not allow someone to take the principle of arbitration outside the “ship of the state”. Arbitration is a form of dispute resolution that gained popularity during the world wars. It was a quick and efficient way to resolve personal and commercial disputes without the time and effort associated with moving a claim through the traditional judicial system. The United States government began to use arbitration as a way to efficiently solve disputes involving wartime resources. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-039: The radio vote of America
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a politician giving a radio speech. After the speech, his derogatory comments about the American people are overheard, and he is defeated by the greatly populated "Radio Vote", which is shown in the last panel.

Title: JM-038: Hindered progress when horses are different houses
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting the president and Uncle Sam appearing happy when both horses pulling their carriage along are Republican, signifying a Republican Senate and House. When the Senate is a Democrat horse, the carriage is at a standstill and both the president and Uncle Sam both have annoyed, unhappy expressions on their faces.

Title: JM-012: Some idle thoughts on the law
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting six unrelated panels. In the top one, a judge and his staff each point at the person smaller than they are as the person responsible for the leak. In the next panel, Theodore Roosevelt is shown saying he has nothing to say that is fit for publication. In the panel next to him, a large man points to his hand, titled "subsidiary committee" as to the place the blame should go to. In the next panel, a man is being charged $5 under "Anglo-Saxon Law for Chicken Embezzlement". the next panel shows a man, representing a corporation, sitting in a jail cell with his hand hanging outside the bars so only part of the corporation is being punished. The last, bottom panel shows a man on a cart pulled by a donkey waiting for a large train to travel past him.

Title: JM-317: Those purge tactics are hearing an awful political kick-back
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a man reading primary results: purge politics not patriotic.

Title: JM-191: Don't wreck that car!
Summary: This cartoon shows railroad employees fighting with railroad employers in a car named “U.S. Prosperity”, which is carrying the United States in the back seat. There were many railroad employee strikes in the first half of the twentieth century, usually protesting against poor pay and/or working conditions. Railroads were one of the most efficient methods of transportation, especially the transportation of goods. This made railroads critical to the health of the United States economy. In the corner of this cartoon, President Woodrow is yelling at the employers and employees to not wreck the car. While the role was not extensive, the government did take an interest in these railroad disputes, and made sure they were eventually settled. This intervention was usually performed to ensure the railroads would continue to ship American goods throughout the United States. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-287: Uncle Sam will soon be alone with his recovery diet and digestion
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Uncle Sam bloated by huge output of legislation by 73rd Congress.

Title: JM-168: Long distance driving
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Wilson holding reins titled "Wilson policies" of a donkey heading toward the San Francisco Convention, where Bryan is placing a flag of his policies.

Title: JM-259: When Keynoter mentioned the Secretary of Commerce, the convention looked very much like Hoover
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a scene of a large convention hall being addressed by a speaker. The word "Hoover" is written over the heads of the crowd.

Title: JM-093: Sen. Aldrich's wonderful troupe of performing senators.
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting tiny men in suits around a seated figure labeled "Aldrich." Some of the small figures say that they agree with Senator Aldrich. On the wall behind all of the figures, there is a map of the United States with states in the North-Eastern area enlarged. Nelson W. Aldrich was one of the major decision-making Republicans in the United States Senate by the 1890s.

Title: JM-261: The mysterious stranger greets an old friend
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a figure labeled "Missouri" embracing a figure labeled "G.O.P." and an elephant. A figure labeled "Solid South" and a donkey watch with horrified expressions.

Title: JM-197: Record of American war expenditures
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a man upset about the taxes caused by war costs reading a pamphlet "Record of American war expenditures". He becomes more upset as panels progress and throws a desk out of the window at a Democratic parade.

Title: JM-025: Presidential nominees are always chosen in leap year
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a woman titled "Presidential Nomination" asking a man to be hers. In the bottom panel, lots of men chase the Presidential Nomination up a tree. The pursuers are trying to catch her and asking her to be theirs.

Title: JM-037: Two scenes showing the groups supporting Davis and Bryan for president and vice president
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting two scenes of different groups supporting their choice for the presidential ticket. The top panel shows groups supporting Charles W. Bryan for vice president cheering at a large picture of Bryan. The bottom panel shows groups cheering at a large picture for John W. Davis, who was running for president. Davis and Bryan were the official running mates for the Democratic Party in the 1924 presidential race.

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