Not as heavy as Grover, perhaps, but then I have more lemons
Cartoon by Charles Nelan. A caricature of Benjamin Harrison (hat marked "Harrison") works a "Campaign lemon squeezer" that presses a figure tagged "Postmaster" over a barrel of coins, "Campaign fund"; a "List of victims" names manufacturers, postmasters, revenue officers, congressmen and others. It charges Republican fund-raising with extortion and attacks the Republican ticket, so it is grouped on the Democratic side.
- Date
- 1888
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Charles Nelan (artist); publication not recorded
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Individual
- Regime
- Cleveland Administration
- Leader
- Grover Cleveland
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1888 US Election
- Techniques
- Name-callingCard stacking
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain by age (published 1888); LOC rights advisory: No known restrictions on publication
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
Text on the object
LIST OF VICTIMS. / MANUFACTURERS / POSTMASTERS / REVENUE OFFICERS / CONGRESSMEN / CUSTOM OFFICERS / SENATORS / CANDIDATES / PATENT OFFICE CLERKS. / &c &c &c. / HARRISON [on hat] / CAMPAIGN LEMON SQUEEZER [on lever] / POSTMASTER [on tag] / CAMPAIGN FUND [on barrel] / NELAN / "Not as heavy as Grover, perhaps, but then I have more lemons."
