The Vote of the Gold Democrats; Their Country's Welfare Before Their Party's Welfare (Puck, 12 September 1900)

Chromolithograph by Louis Dalrymple in Puck, 12 September 1900. Men, one in a 'Sound Money Democrat' sash, step up to a ballot box under a 'Republican Sound Money' banner with McKinley's portrait; at left a small bearded figure holds a ballot under a 'Populist' banner with Bryan's portrait and '16 to 1'; a flag reads 'Democrat: No Nomination'. The caption praises the gold Democrats' choice.

Date: September 12, 1900
Period: Pre-1914
Made by: Puck (Keppler & Schwarzmann, New York), artist Louis Dalrymple
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
Themes: Elections and party politics, Economy and finance
Event: 1900 US Election
Techniques: Bandwagon Name-calling
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights: Public domain (published September 1900; Library of Congress rights advisory: no known restrictions on publication)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA; Louis Dalrymple, Puck v. 48 no. 1227, 12 September 1900 (Keppler & Schwarzmann)

Text on the object

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

PUCK
POPULIST
16 TO 1 [on the left banner]
DEMOCRAT NO NOMINATION [on the centre flag]
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRAT [on the sash]
REPUBLICAN SOUND MONEY [on the right banner]
THE VOTE OF THE GOLD DEMOCRATS;- THEIR COUNTRY'S WELFARE BEFORE THEIR PARTY'S WELFARE.
Dalrymple.
COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY KEPPLER & SCHWARZMANN.

Small labels on the voters' ballots and one sash are not legible.