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Are these noble statesmen and lawmakers fighting for the interests of the workers? Oh, dear, NO

Political cartoon drawn by Ryan Walker for the socialist newspaper, Appeal to Reason, which was published in Girard, Kansas. The cartoon depicts a concerned worker watching Republican presidential candidate William Taft and Progressive presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt brawl and curse. Socialist candidate Eugene Debs and his running mate Emil Seidel received 6% of the popular vote in the 1912 election.

Creator: Walker, Ryan, 1870-1932
Date: June 1, 1912

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Item Number: 305994
Call Number: Microfilm G212
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 305994

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