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title: Principles of the Prohibition party
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/principles-of-the-prohibition-party-1888/
description: 'Black-and-white lithograph. Portraits of the Prohibition ticket, Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks, sit in medallions above two views of a town: on one…'
section: Collection
---

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# Principles of the Prohibition party

Black-and-white lithograph. Portraits of the Prohibition ticket, Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks, sit in medallions above two views of a town: on one side "Our desire", with a church, a Sunday school and a camp meeting, and on the other "Present situation", with a prison, an insane asylum, saloons and a wine and brewing company. Setting two chosen scenes against each other is selection (card-stacking), and tying the saloon to prison and asylum stages harm to be averted by the party's programme (fear-appeal).

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
PRINCIPLES OF THE PROHIBITION PARTY. / CLINTON B. FISK [and] DR. JOHN A. BR[...] [medallion labels, partly legible] / NO NORTH, NO SOUTH. / OUR DESIRE / SUNDAY SCHOOL / PRESENT SITUATION / PRISON / INSANE / SALOON / COPYRIGHTED 1888
```

Small lettering on buildings and signs is not fully legible and is transcribed only where read.

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