McKinley Was Right (poster: 1896 poverty, 1900 prosperity)
Lithograph poster showing McKinley and a second man in front of a large flag. The left side is headed '1896 Poverty Depression' and shows idle factories; the right side is headed '1900 Prosperity' and shows smoking chimneys and a cheering crowd. A scroll held by McKinley reproduces the 'Real Issue' poster. The sheet pairs two years and two conditions as cause and effect, and ends on the slogan 'Prosperity at home, prestige abroad, sound money'. The Library of Congress catalogue notes that a different-slogan variant exists.
- Date
- 1900
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Pro-McKinley campaign poster (lithographers Edwards, Deutsch & Heitmann, Chicago)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Party
- Regime
- Mckinley Administration
- Leader
- William Mckinley
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1900 US Election
- Techniques
- Card stackingGlittering generalities
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (published 1900; Library of Congress rights advisory: no known restrictions on publication)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Text on the object
1896 POVERTY DEPRESSION ONE COUNTRY ONE FLAG McKINLEY WAS RIGHT 1900 PROSPERITY THE REAL ISSUE [on the scroll] PROSPERITY AT HOME, PRESTIGE ABROAD, SOUND MONEY.
Small text on the scroll held by McKinley is not legible at the available resolution.
