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.
- Date
- April 7, 1888
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- W. A. Rogers (artist); Harper's Weekly, New York
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- 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
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.
