Well protected (Puck)
Puck centerfold by Charles Jay Taylor, 7 October 1896. William McKinley walks with a woman labelled 'Gold Standard' past 'Anarchy Slum', escorted by two policemen labelled 'Palmer' and 'Buckner'; a poster reads 'Vote for Bryan, Watson and Repudiation'. Caption: 'Miss Gold Standard and her escort have a brace of strong policemen to see them through the slums of Popocracy.'
- Date
- October 7, 1896
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Puck (Keppler & Schwarzmann), artist C. J. Taylor
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Cleveland Administration
- Leader
- Grover Cleveland
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1896 US Election
- Techniques
- Name-callingFear 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 1896); LOC rights advisory: No known restrictions on publication
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
