Take Your Choice (Judge, 12 May 1900)
Colour lithograph by Victor Gillam in Judge, 12 May 1900. McKinley hoists a striped flag on a pole labelled 'Philippines' while Bryan, with an axe, chops at it; Uncle Sam and a second man watch from a shore labelled 'U.S.'. The caption asks voters to choose a man who will 'maintain them with dignity' or one who will 'cut down Old Glory and make us the laughing-stock of the world'; no third position is offered.
- Date
- May 12, 1900
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Judge (Judge Company, New York), artist Victor Gillam
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Mckinley Administration
- Leader
- William Mckinley
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1900 US Election
- Techniques
- TransferCard stacking
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (published May 1900; Library of Congress rights advisory: no known restrictions on publication)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA; Victor Gillam, Judge v. 38, 12 May 1900 (Judge Company of New York)
Text on the object
Judge PHILIPPINES [on the ground] U.S. [on the shore at left] CUBA [on the far shore] TAKE YOUR CHOICE. Do you want a man who, having raised the stars and stripes on our new possessions, will maintain them with dignity; or a man who will cut down "Old Glory" and make us the laughing-stock of the world? COPYRIGHT 1900 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. VICTOR GILLAM.
