Content note: 1884 cartoon with a stock Native American caricature of John Kelly. This object is shown as it was published. Why
A flag the Independents will fight under
Puck centerfold by Joseph Keppler, 16 July 1884, at the Democratic convention in Chicago: a Democratic Party figure points to a banner reading 'For President G. Cleveland' while Benjamin F. Butler as a clown and John Kelly of Tammany Hall as a Native American weep in each other's arms in the foreground. Puck's own caption reads 'When party lifts a flag like this on high, small wonder clowns and demagogues should cry.'
- Date
- July 16, 1884
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Puck (Keppler & Schwarzmann, New York)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Arthur Administration
- Leader
- Chester A. Arthur
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1884 US Election
- Techniques
- Name-callingTransfer
- 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 1884); LOC rights advisory: No known restrictions on publication
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
