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This political cartoon drawn by Bernard Gilliam was copied from the satirical magazine Judge presents the Republican perception of the People's (Populist) Party. The artist depicts the People's Party as a hot air balloon made up of a patchwork of pieces, with each piece labeled with the name of the political organization or party that has been subsumed under the banner of the Populists. Some of the more recognizable "patches" include the Prohibition Party, the Greenback Party, the Farmer's Alliance, and the Knights of Labor Party. Inside the balloon's basket are two leading Populists from Kansas, William Peffer and "Sockless" Jerry Simpson.
Creator: Judge Magazine
Date: June 6, 1891
This cartoon can be used to illustrate how the People's Party was able to combine several organizations that shared the same beliefs about reform. It would work well as an introduction to the rise of the third-party system. This cartoon also appears in the textbook Kansas Journey.
KS:7th:4.2:Populism (2005)
Item Number: 210800
Call Number: Oversize B P348 v. 2, Peffer Cartoon Scrapbook
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210800
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Farmer's Alliance
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - Republican perspective on Populism
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - Rise of the third-party system
Date - 1890s - 1891
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - Senate - Peffer, William Alfred
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - Senate - Simpson, Jeremiah
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Communist
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Knights of Labor
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Populist
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Prohibition
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Socialist
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Farm movements - Farmer's Alliance
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Populism
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Cartoon
People - Notable Kansans - Peffer, William Alfred, 1831-1912
People - Notable Kansans - Simpson, Jeremiah, 1842-1905
Places - Other States - Ohio - Cincinnati
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890 - 1900
Type of Material - Cartoons - Political
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