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title: Saved! The Republican Party throws its protecting shield over American labor
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/saved-protecting-shield-american-labor-1888/
description: Los Angeles print. A woman with a flag holds a shield, "Protection to American labor!
section: Collection
---

[Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/)

**Content note:** 1888 Republican cartoon showing free trade and Britain as one hostile figure, with a mocking English-accent caption. This object is shown as it was published. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was)

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# Saved! The Republican Party throws its protecting shield over American labor

Los Angeles print. A woman with a flag holds a shield, "Protection to American labor! Chicago Convention 1888", over a worker and children; a wreath names Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and Logan. A human-faced lion labelled "Free trade" and "'Tis Hengish you know" claws at it with a paw marked "Mills", with a Union Jack tail reading "What England lost under George III". It argues the Republican position.

## Text on the object

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

```
SAVED! / THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THROWS ITS PROTECTING SHIELD OVER AMERICAN LABOR. / PROTECTION TO AMERICAN LABOR! / CHICAGO CONVENTION 1888 / HARRISON [and] MORTON [on banner] / Lincoln, GRANT, Garfield, Logan. / FREE TRADE / 'TIS HENGISH YOU KNOW? / MILLS / WHAT ENGLAND LOST UNDER GEORGE III / AND CHRIS. BUCKLEY / Los Angeles "Cactus" Print. / Carl Browne, del. / COPYRIGHTED BY CARL BROWNE, LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 1888.
```

Small lettering on the banners and wreath is partly illegible and is marked only where it could be read.

[← Public office is a public trust: Democratic campaign banner no. 1](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/public-office-is-a-public-trust-banner-1888/) [The consumer consumed →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/consumer-consumed-harpers-weekly-1888/)

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