Democratic tickets, "Go it, ye Cripples!" and "Stop Van!!!" (Ohio electors, Van Buren and Johnson), 1836
Sheet carrying two identical Ohio Democratic tickets for Van Buren and Johnson, each with a hog-race woodcut. Left: Webster, Harrison and White trail Van Buren on pigs under 'Go it, ye Cripples!'. Right: a rider calls 'Stop VAN!!!' and is answered 'No, I'm bound to beat.' Tells: a derisive label for rivals and balloons that announce the outcome ('Van will beat', 'The People will tell').
- Date
- 1836
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Ohio Democratic presidential electors ticket for Van Buren and Johnson (printer not stated; LOC: Cincinnati?)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Leaflet
- Issuer type
- Party
- Regime
- Jackson Administration
- Leader
- Andrew Jackson
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1836 US Election
- Techniques
- Name-callingBandwagon
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain: published 1836, US; LOC rights note: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Text on the object
PRESIDENTIAL RACE—Tune, Three pluck one. [Balloon] Van will beat [Balloon] That's a Fact [Balloon] The story is told !!! [Balloon] The People will tell [Labels on the pigs] Webster / Harrison / White / Van Buren Go it, ye Cripples! Democratic Ticket. FOR PRESIDENT, MARTIN VAN BUREN. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, RICHARD M. JOHNSON. OHIO ELECTORS. John M. Goodenow, Othniel Looker, Jacob Felter, James B. Cameron, David S. Davis, James Fife, John J. Higgins, Joseph Morris, James Sharp, John McElvain, William Trevitt, David Robb, Hugh McComb, Robert Mitchell, James Mathews, Joshua Seney, Stephen N. Sargent, Thomas J. McLain, Noah Frederick, Jacob Ihrig, James Means. [Balloon] Stop VAN !!! [Balloon] No, I'm bound to beat. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, MARTIN VAN BUREN. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, RICHARD M. JOHNSON. OHIO ELECTORS. John M. Goodenow, Othniel Looker, Jacob Felter, James B. Cameron, David S. Davis, James Fife, John J. Higgins, Joseph Morris, James Sharp, John McElvain, William Trevitt, David Robb, Hugh McComb, Robert Mitchell, James Mathews, Joshua Seney, Stephen N. Sargent, Thomas J. McLain, Noah Frederick, Jacob Ihrig, James Means.
Read from the 1,280-px scan; typeset ticket text is clear, balloon text in the vignette is small. Pig labels are partly illegible at this resolution; the printed order read here is Webster, Harrison, White, Van Buren. Both tickets list the same electors, shown once in the transcription each.
