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title: The consumer consumed
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/consumer-consumed-harpers-weekly-1888/
description: Harper's Weekly cover, 7 April 1888, signed W. A. Rogers. A buyer with a basket marked "Consumer" stands between a "Domestic Goods" counter ("If you buy…
section: Collection
---

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# The consumer consumed

Harper's Weekly cover, 7 April 1888, signed W. A. Rogers. A buyer with a basket marked "Consumer" stands between a "Domestic Goods" counter ("If you buy here you must pay blood-money to a trust") and an "Imported Goods" counter ("If you buy here you must pay war duties"). It argues for tariff reform, the Democratic ticket's position; "blood-money" and "war duties" are loaded labels and only the two charges are shown.

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
HARPER'S WEEKLY / JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION. / NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1888. / DOMESTIC GOODS. / IF YOU BUY HERE YOU MUST PAY BLOOD-MONEY TO A TRUST / IMPORTED GOODS / IF YOU BUY HERE YOU MUST PAY WAR DUTIES / CONSUMER [on basket] / THE CONSUMER CONSUMED.
```

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