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).
- Date
- September 11, 1888
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Raabe (associated name on LOC shelflist card); copyright 1888
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Issuer type
- Party
- Regime
- Cleveland Administration
- Leader
- Grover Cleveland
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1888 US Election
- Techniques
- Card stackingFear appeal
- 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 1888); LOC rights advisory: No known restrictions on publication
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
Text on the object
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.
