Content note: 1884 cartoon with a Chinese-idol caricature. This object is shown as it was published. Why
A little private mutual admiration scheme, - Joss Ben and his only priest, Sun-Sun
Puck cover by Frederick Burr Opper, 27 August 1884: Benjamin F. Butler as a seated Chinese idol ('A Goodman Weighing 250 lbs.') while Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun, as his only priest, burns papers headed 'Butler's praises' and 'Butler's statesmanship'. A clipping at right quotes the New York Sun of 17 September 1878 saying Butler had ceased to be a Democrat.
- Date
- August 27, 1884
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Puck (Keppler & Schwarzmann, New York); artist Frederick Burr Opper
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Arthur Administration
- Leader
- Chester A. Arthur
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Demonize
- Event
- 1884 US Election
- Techniques
- Name-calling
- 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
